--- title: Blog | CORIAL | Plasma Processing Technology description: Plasma Processing Technology | Blog | CORIAL --- [![CORIAL-PT-LOGO-2021 v6](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CORIAL-PT-LOGO-2021%20v6.png?width=3397&height=1147&name=CORIAL-PT-LOGO-2021%20v6.png "CORIAL-PT-LOGO-2021 v6")](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en) Menu - [ABOUT](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/about-corial) - Blank wrapper - [Plasma-Therm Website](http://plasmatherm.com/) - [TECHNOLOGIES](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/plasma-technologies) - blank - blank-inner - Plasma etch - blank-inner - [RIE](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/reactive-ion-etching-rie) - [ICP-RIE](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/icp-rie-inductively-coupled-plasma-reactive-ion-etching) - [DRIE](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/drie-deep-reactive-ion-etching) - blank - blank-inner - blank-inner - [ICP-CVD](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/icp-cvd-inductively-coupled-plasma-chemical-vapor-deposition/) - [PECVD](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/pecvd-plasma-enhanced-chemical-vapor-deposition) - blank - blank-inner - blank-inner - [ALE](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/ale-atomic-layer-etching) - [ALD](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/technologies/ald-atomic-layer-deposition) - [BLOGS](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog) - Blank wrapper - [CORIAL Blog](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog) - [Plasma-Therm Blog](https://blog.plasmatherm.com) - [CONTACT US](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/contact-us) - Blank wrapper [![Wafer Singulation FAQ](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/hubfs/wafer-singulation-faq.png)](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/wafer-singulation-faq) ## [Wafer Singulation FAQ](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/wafer-singulation-faq) Mar 9, 2022 | [Plasma Processing Technology](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/plasma-processing-technology), [Wafer Singulation](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/wafer-singulation) What is wafer singulation? Wafer singulation is the process of cutting or dicing a finished wafer into individual chips. Integrated circuits are typically built on a thin, round wafer of silicon used as the substrate for wafer processing for semiconductor manufacturing. The slices of silicon can be up to 18 inches and contain hundreds to thousands of individual die. The dicing process, or singulation process, is where a wafer dicing technique is used to cut each die with a diamond blade, laser, or plasma into individual chips that can be later mounted and assembled in advanced packaging.... 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[Learn More +](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/corials-top-5-blog-posts-of-2021) [![How to Resolve Vacuum Chamber Issues](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/hubfs/shutterstock_1950637291.jpg)](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/how-to-resolve-vacuum-chamber-issues) ## [How to Resolve Vacuum Chamber Issues](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/how-to-resolve-vacuum-chamber-issues) Oct 5, 2021 | [Featured Solutions](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/featured-solutions), [Plasma Processing Technology](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/plasma-processing-technology) Few issues haunt plasma processing quite like vacuum chamber problems. Plasma etching and plasma deposition tools require vacuum to be able to maintain the plasma and control the gas composition in the process. Other non-plasma deposition processes such as physical vapor deposition require a vacuum for the deposition species to reach the substrate without colliding with gas in the chamber. Creating and maintaining the vacuum can be complicated but is crucial to the success of the process.... [Learn More +](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/how-to-resolve-vacuum-chamber-issues) [![3 Specialized Etch Processes for Photonics Fabrication](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_250853593.jpeg)](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/3-specialized-etch-processes-for-photonics-fabrication) ## [3 Specialized Etch Processes for Photonics Fabrication](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/3-specialized-etch-processes-for-photonics-fabrication) Sep 29, 2021 | [Plasma Processing Technology](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/plasma-processing-technology), [Deposition Tools](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/deposition-tools), [Etching Tools](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/etching-tools) There are typical etch processes that are used in nearly every process flow, but there are also specialized etch processes that are specific to unique aspects of the application. Photonics manufacturing is no exception. Whether fabricating image sensors or photonic circuits, dry etch processes will be key to creating features with excellent optical properties.... [Learn More +](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/3-specialized-etch-processes-for-photonics-fabrication) [![How to Minimize Downtime for Etch and Deposition Equipment](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/hubfs/etch-desposition-downtime.jpg)](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/how-to-minimize-downtime-for-etch-and-deposition-equipment) ## [How to Minimize Downtime for Etch and Deposition Equipment](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/how-to-minimize-downtime-for-etch-and-deposition-equipment) Sep 1, 2021 | [Plasma Processing Technology](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/plasma-processing-technology), [Deposition Tools](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/deposition-tools), [Etching Tools](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/etching-tools) Semiconductor plasma etch and deposition equipment has drastically different usage profiles when used in industry as compared to its use in research and academia. While the physics governs both applications, their end uses are different, and thus require different considerations for optimization.... [Learn More +](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/how-to-minimize-downtime-for-etch-and-deposition-equipment) [![Working with Gallium Nitride (GaN): Interview with Prof. Daniel Feezell](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/hubfs/daniel-feezell.jpg)](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/working-with-gallium-nitride-gan-interview-with-prof.-daniel-feezell) ## [Working with Gallium Nitride (GaN): Interview with Prof. Daniel Feezell](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/working-with-gallium-nitride-gan-interview-with-prof.-daniel-feezell) Mar 30, 2021 | [Plasma Processing Technology](https://corial.plasmatherm.com/en/blog/tag/plasma-processing-technology) Prof. Daniel Feezell is currently an Optical Science & Engineering Professor at the University of New Mexico. Prior to UNM, he was a Project Scientist in the Solid-State Lighting and Energy Center at the University of California Santa Barbara and a Senior Device Scientist at Kaai/Soraa, Inc., where he developed high-performance GaN-based laser diodes and LEDs. He has also published a GaN VCSEL review in Compound Semiconductor Magazine titled The Evolving GaN VCSEL.... 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