Semiconductor Substrates – Intro to Materials Science
An important concept when working with materials is how to represent their properties. Phase diagrams are often used for this. I have found watching lectures to be an easier way of getting into a field as new (to me) as microfabrication. This Intro to Phase Diagrams {Texas A&M: Intro to Materials} video, for example, was an easier introduction to the topic than the notes in the microfabrication book I was reading.
This video was also my first introduction to the types of issues studied in the materials science space. The next topic in the microfabrication book I was reading was crystallography. I wanted to get an overview of the area before delving into the microfabrication aspect of crystallography. A YouTube search led me to this Lecture – Intro to Crystallography from my alma mater (interestingly, from the materials science department again)!
After watching these videos, I did a quick search for material science in the Amazon books section, hoping to see the types of topics people study in this field. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction looks like a great candidate (cost aside)! Looks like this is an area folks in semiconductor manufacturing need to have a handle on… More to come on crystallography as it pertains to semiconductors.