Suggested preparation: Semiconductor physics, chemistry and engineering mathematics.
Optional preparation: Free MIT Course: Circuits and Electronics Fundamentals.
About this course
Study the physical processes used to manufacture silicon devices. The available lectures examine wafers, oxidation, interfaces, dopant diffusion, thin films and epitaxial growth.
Topics and lesson examples
- 3. Crystal Growth, Wafer Fabrication, and Basic Properties of Si Wafers (cont.)
- 8. Dopant Diffusion – Need for Abrupt Profiles, Fick's Laws, Simple Analytic
- 13. Ion Implantation and Annealing – Physics of E Loss, Damage, Introduction to TED
- 18. Thin Film Deposition and Epitaxy – CVD Examples and PVD
- 23. Growth and Processing of Strained Si/SiGe and Stress Effects on Devices
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 21 |
| Video duration | 25h 3m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Semiconductor physics, chemistry and engineering mathematics.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Beginner
Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Semiconductor Microfabrication and Silicon Processing | Professional | 3. Crystal Growth, Wafer Fabrication, and Basic Properties of Si Wafers (cont.) · 8. Dopant Diffusion - Need for Abrupt Profiles, Fick's Laws, Simple Analytic · 13. Ion Implantation and Annealing - Physics of E Loss, Damage, Introduction to TED | 25h 3m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Solid-State Chemistry and Materials Science | Intermediate | 1. Introduction (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) · 9. Lewis Structures I (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) · 18. Introduction to Crystallography (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) | 30h 58m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Circuits and Electronics Fundamentals | Beginner | MIT Course: Circuits and Electronics Fundamentals | 21h 23m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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