Other topics this year include overcoming supply chain disruption, boosting the European semiconductor industry, managing advanced semiconductor fabs, preparing for the advent of quantum computing, and more.
You’ll have an opportunity to meet leaders, collaborate on your firm’s next big project, and make connections up and down the supply chain. Then, visit the Entegris booth and learn how we’re making silicon carbide (SiC) production into a more efficient process.
Join Us | Silicon Saxony Hall C1 | Booth C1219
Meet Entegris experts at our co-exhibition with Silicon Saxony, Europe's largest microelectronics cluster focusing on the technological trends of the present and future. Our team will be on hand to tackle your toughest challenges, exchange tips on innovation, and explore exciting collaborations.
This year, our experts will be presenting in partnership with Porsche Consulting on SiC manufacturing, one of the most interesting and challenging topics in the semiconductor industry. Don't miss out — scroll down for more information!
Want to learn more about SiC before the show? Join us for a webinar concerning “Challenges in Scaling SiC Power Chip Manufacturing: A Material Supplier's Perspective,” taking place on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 10 – 11:00 a.m. ET. This presentation will provide even more detail about overcoming obstacles in SiC production, including polishing, handling, implantation, thermal processing, and more. Register now, and make sure to bring your questions to our featured presentation at SEMICON Europa, where you’ll meet a panel of SiC leaders discussing their own challenges and solutions.
Attend SEMICON Europa free of charge: Contact europe@entegris.com to get a voucher and redeem it online.
Featured Session
November 14 | 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Executive Forum, Hall C2
Cultivating a Thriving SiC Market: Tackling Key Challenges Across the Value Chain
The burgeoning demand for efficient power electronics, fueled by global megatrends like environmental crises and AI, drives the necessity for SiC power semiconductors. Particularly vital in automotive applications, SiC offers superior technical benefits over traditional silicon solutions. However, SiC chip manufacturing faces hurdles that range from material hardness and brittleness to implantation and thermal processing difficulties. Tackling challenges in product development, process optimization, and raw material management is vital for fostering a sustainable SiC market. Insights from industry leaders highlight these challenges and propose solutions to enable SiC power chips to achieve their anticipated role in future technology ecosystems.
Following the Porsche Consulting and Entegris presentations, a panel discussion will delve deeper into these topics, bringing together experts to discuss the current state and future prospects of SiC technology in power electronics.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR AND PRESENTOR
Mark Puttock Ph.D., Senior Director, Advanced Technology Engagements, Office of the CTO
Mark has worked in the semiconductor industry for over 30 years with a background in physics and plasma processing. As a team member of Entegris’ office of the CTO since 2014, Mark has followed technology trends and collaborated with Entegris’ global product development teams to develop timely and differentiated new materials, chemistries, and components for all the world’s semiconductor manufacturers.
Event Related Content
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As automotive electronics become more complex and prevalent, the cost of failure in these devices rises. Hidden defects caused by small particles, gels, metal ions, and organic contaminants can lead to failures throughout the vehicle’s life, escalating costs and increasing risks. How can you prevent hidden defects?
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To achieve these goals and improve long-term reliability, they look to semiconductor manufacturers and the automotive component supply chain to collaborate and assure the functional safety of new modes of transportation.
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Wafers are continuously transported and stored through the front and back end of semiconductor manufacturing lines. Entegris solutions prevent corrosion that may lead to reliability failures and wafer breakage during these critical steps, helping to reduce wafer and component defects.