Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Get semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and components

Develop relationships with suppliers of semiconductor fabrication materials and components for repair and replacement parts, consulting services for parts and chemical processes, and for parts for hard-to-fit components.

I recommend: AMPS Abundant bills itself as a replacement parts specialist for thyristors and rectifiers, power modules, diodes, and testing equipment for silicon and diode controlled rectifiers. AMPS replaces semiconductor parts and matches semiconductor components. Partner with Evident Technologies to gain access to their cutting edge patent portfolio. Evident fabricates quantum dot semiconductor nanomaterials and corresponding products. They produce prodcuts in commercial quantities to meet exact product specs.

Choose semiconductor fabrication services

Integrated circuit foundry services take your design, produce prototypes and execute full production runs. Consulting services for product design are not part of the package, so you must have your own design ready to go when you contact a foundry for fabrication services.

I recommend: Universal Semiconductor is a veteran and pioneer semiconductor fabrication company. Universal offers individual chip IC solutions by combining custom selected technologies on a single chip. Services include diffusion, deposition, etching, photo lithography, metal deposition, doping and MEMS. Contact Syagrus Systems for post processing solutions. Syagrus facilitates the transition from wafer to usable die. They work with multidie and bumped wafers. They also provide dicing, grinding, inspection and packaging of high and low volume runs.

Contract for services within the semiconductor fabrication industries

Semiconductor fab companies consult with you to determine your semiconductor production needs and then design a product to match. Good semiconductor fab companies oversee every aspect of the product life cycle, from design to execution, to delivery and maintenance.

I recommend: Contact Siemens for a one-stop approach to semiconductor manufacturing needs. Siemens determines your needs, designs a semiconductor product to meet those needs, produces and tests the semiconductors and delivers them to you on schedule. Siemens also maintains their product post delivery. API Electronics is a manufacturer of thick, thin and hybrid film Hi-Rel semiconductors. API works on a consulting basis to match you with the exact product you need, and with predetermined chip specifications.

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Look for a semiconductor fabrication service that offers customized options with a semiconductor fabrication plant capable of handling your run's specifications in-house to avoid time delays and potential damage caused by third-party outsourcing.