Semiconductor Industry Glossary

A semiconductor fabrication plant where integrated circuits are manufactured.

A company that manufactures semiconductor devices for other companies that design them.

Integrated Device Manufacturer - a company that designs, manufactures, and sells its own chips.

A thin slice of semiconductor material used as the substrate for microelectronic devices.

A specific semiconductor manufacturing process and its design rules (e.g., 5nm, 7nm).

Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act - U.S. legislation providing funding and tax credits for semiconductor manufacturing.

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography - an advanced semiconductor manufacturing process used for the smallest node sizes.

The part of semiconductor manufacturing where the active components are fabricated on wafers.

The part of semiconductor manufacturing involving assembly, packaging, and testing of chips.

An individual rectangular section of a wafer containing a complete integrated circuit.

Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test - companies specializing in back-end manufacturing services.

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit - a chip designed for a specific application rather than general purpose use.

Integrated circuits that perform computational tasks, like CPUs and GPUs.

Integrated circuits designed to store data, like DRAM, NAND, or NOR flash.