What is semiconductor welding?
Semiconductor welding is the welding of components and assemblies involved in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices such as transistors and integrated circuits. Semiconductors are the backbone of virtually all modern technology. If electricity flows through it, there are semiconductors in it: diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, chips and all types of microelectronic assemblies. Things as seemingly simple as the lights in our houses are semiconductor driven.Critical to the assembly of these ubiquitous devices is welding. Further, critical to the manufacturing of semiconductors are the machines themselves. Semiconductor manufacturing relies on chemical compounds that can be highly reactive and toxic. Welds in semiconductor manufacturing machinery are typically demanding.
Whether on the part itself or the machine making the part, the semiconductor industry demands welds that evince high levels of accuracy and precision. The joins involved can be miniature in scale, measured in nanometers, but can also be on much larger assemblies used in the chip manufacturing machines themselves. Further, the welded connections made must have high reliability and strength to withstand whatever stresses the semiconductor will encounter in its service life, or the machine will undergo during countless duty cycles.