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A die in the context of integrated circuit
Integrated circuit

In electronics, an integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin Wafer of semiconductor material....
s is a small block of semiconducting material, on which a given functional circuit is fabricated. Typically, integrated circuits are produced in large batches on a single wafer
Wafer (electronics)

A wafer is a thin slice of semiconductor material, such as a silicon crystal, used in the Semiconductor fabrication of integrated circuit and other microdevices....
 of electronic-grade silicon (EGS) through processes such as photolithography
Photolithography

Photolithography is a process used in microfabrication to selectively remove parts of a thin film . It uses light to transfer a geometric pattern from a photomask to a light-sensitive chemical on the substrate....
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A die in the context of integrated circuit
Integrated circuit

In electronics, an integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin Wafer of semiconductor material....
s is a small block of semiconducting material, on which a given functional circuit is fabricated. Typically, integrated circuits are produced in large batches on a single wafer
Wafer (electronics)

A wafer is a thin slice of semiconductor material, such as a silicon crystal, used in the Semiconductor fabrication of integrated circuit and other microdevices....
 of electronic-grade silicon (EGS) through processes such as photolithography
Photolithography

Photolithography is a process used in microfabrication to selectively remove parts of a thin film . It uses light to transfer a geometric pattern from a photomask to a light-sensitive chemical on the substrate....
. The wafer is cut into many pieces, each containing one copy of the circuit. Each of these pieces is called a die.

There are three commonly used plural forms: dice, dies, and die.

See also


  • Integrated circuit
    Integrated circuit

    In electronics, an integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin Wafer of semiconductor material....
  • Semiconductor fabrication
    Semiconductor fabrication

    Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to create chips, the integrated circuits that are present in everyday electrical and electronics devices....
  • Wafer dicing
    Wafer dicing

    Wafer dicing is the process by which individual silicon chips or integrated circuits on a silicon wafer are separated following the processing of the wafer....
  • Die preparation
    Die preparation

    Die preparation is a step of Fabrication during which a Wafer is prepared for IC packaging and IC testing. The process of die preparation typically consists of 2 steps: wafer mounting and wafer dicing....