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Grinding of silicon wafers: a review from historical perspectives

Pei, Zhijian J.; Fisher, Graham R.; Liu, J. (2009-11-25)

The majority of semiconductor devices are built on silicon wafers. Manufacturing of high quality silicon wafers involves several machining processes including grinding. This review paper discusses historical perspectives ...
Grinding wheels for manufacturing of silicon wafers: a literature review

Liu, J. H.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Fisher, Graham R. (2009-11-25)

Grinding is an important process for manufacturing of silicon wafers. The demand for silicon wafers with better quality and lower price presents tremendous challenges for the grinding wheels used in the silicon wafer ...
A grinding-based manufacturing method for silicon wafers: decomposition analysis of wafer surfaces

Lu, W. K.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Fisher, Graham R. (2009-12-01)

It is difficult for the lapping-based manufacturing method currently used to manufacture the majority of silicon wafers to meet the ever-increasing demand for flatter wafers at lower costs. A grinding-based manufacturing ...
Limitations to laser machining of silicon using femtosecond micro-Bessel beams in the infrared

Grojo, D.; Mouskeftaras, A.; Delaporte, P.; Lei, Shuting T.
Mathematical Model of Innate and Adaptive Immunity of Sepsis: A Modeling and Simulation Study of Infectious Disease

Shi, Z. Z.; Wu, Chih-Hang J.; Ben-Arieh, David; Simpson, S. Q.
Mechanical drilling processes for titanium alloys: a literature review

Zhang, Pengfei; Churi, N. J.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Treadwell, C. (2009-12-01)

Titanium and its alloys (Ti) are attractive for many applications due to their superior properties. However, they are regarded as hard-to-machine materials. Drilling is an important machining process since it is involved ...
Near-infrared femtosecond laser machining initiated by ultraviolet multiphoton ionization

Yu, Xiaoming; Bian, Qiumei; Zhao, B.; Chang, Zenghu; Corkum, P. B.; Lei, Shuting (2013-05-06)

We report on the experimental study of microstructures fabricated on the surface of fused silica by two femtosecond laser pulses, a tightly focused 266 nm beam followed by a loosely focused 800 nm beam. By setting the ...
On monitoring of multiple non-linear profiles

Chou, Shih-Hsiung; Chang, Shing I.; Tsai, Tzong-Ru (2014-12-03)

Most state-of-the-art profile monitoring methods involve studies of one profile. However, a process may contain several sensors or probes that generate multiple profiles over time. Quality characteristics presented in ...
Periodic and uniform nanogratings formed on cemented carbide by femtosecond laser scanning

Lian, Yunsong; Deng, Jianxin; Xing, Youqiang; Lei, Shuting; Yu, Xiaoming (2013-09-27)

Periodic and uniform nanogratings are fabricated by femtosecond laser scanning on cemented carbide. Specifically, three experiments are designed to study the influence of single pulse energy, scanning speed, and scanning ...
Preliminary study on rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP/Ti stacks

Cong, Weilong; Pei, Zhijian J.; Treadwell, C. (2014-09-16)

Reported drilling methods for CFRP/Ti stacks include twist drilling, end milling, core grinding, and their derived methods. The literature does not have any report on drilling of CFRP/Ti stacks using rotary ultrasonic ...
Real-time detection of wave profile changes

Chang, Shing I; Tavakkol, Behnam; Chou, Shih-Hsiung; Tsai, Tzong-Ru (2014-10-16)

A statistical process control (SPC) framework is proposed to detect potential changes of a wave profile on a real-time basis. In regular profile monitoring, change detection takes place when a complete profile is generated. ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites: using cutting fluid versus cold air as coolant

Cong, W. L.; Feng, Q.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Deines, Timothy W.; Treadwell, C. (2012-09-28)

Drilling is involved in many applications of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites. Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) has been successfully employed to drill holes in CFRP using either cutting fluid or cold ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer: feasibility study

Feng, Q.; Cong, W. L.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Ren, C. Z. (2012-11-12)

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) has been widely used in aircraft components, automotive parts, and sporting goods. Hole machining is the most frequently employed operation of secondary machining for fiber-reinforced ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP composites: a study on power consumption

Cong, W. L.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Deines, Timothy W.; Srivastava, Anil; Riley, L.; Treadwell, C. (2013-01-14)

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites are very difficult to machine. A large number of holes need to be drilled in CFRP for many applications. Therefore, so it is important to develop cost-effective drilling ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP using cold air as coolant: feasible regions

Cong, W. L.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Deines, Timothy W.; Treadwell, C. (2012-05-03)

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites are in demand for a variety of applications due to their superior properties. Drilling is involved in many CFRP applications. Experiments have been successfully conducted ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP/Ti stacks using variable feedrate

Cong, W. L.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Deines, Timothy W.; Liu, D. F.; Treadwell, C. (2013-08-16)

Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) has been successfully used to drill Ti (titanium and its alloy), CFRP, and CFRP/Ti stacks. In all studies on RUM reported in the literature, feedrate was fixed during each experimental ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP: a comparison with twist drilling

Cong, W. L.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Feng, Q.; Deines, Timothy W.; Treadwell, C. (2012-05-02)

Drilling is involved in many applications of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite. Twist drilling is widely used in industry. Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) has been successfully tested to drill holes in ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of optical K9 glass using compressed air as coolant: a feasibility study

Zhang, Chenglong; Cong, Weilong; Feng, Pingfa; Pei, Zhijian J. (2014-07-02)

Optical K9 glass has been used in a variety of applications, including optics, electronics, thermodynamics, and fluidics. It has been regarded as a difficult-to-cut material because of its superior mechanical properties. ...
Rotary ultrasonic machining of titanium alloy: effects of machining variables

Churi, N. J.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Treadwell, C. (2009-12-01)

Titanium and its alloys are finding prime applications in industries due to their unique properties. However, high cost of machining is one of the limiting factors for their widespread use. Tremendous efforts are being ...
Simultaneous double side grinding of silicon wafers: a literature review

Li, Z. C.; Pei, Zhijian J.; Fisher, Graham R. (2009-11-25)

Silicon wafers are the most widely used substrates for fabricating integrated circuits (ICs). The quality of ICs depends directly on the quality of silicon wafers. A series of processes are required to manufacture high ...