Week-5 5.2 Review Assignment

Before you begin, be sure to review the following resources:

• Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems (7th edition)
  • Chapter 26: Heat Treatment of Metals
  • Chapter 33: Processing of Integrated Circuits

• Q.26.7 What is the most important heat treatment for hardening steels? (1) Name the heat treatment, (2) explain why it is important, and (3) describe briefly the heat treatment process.

• Q 26.11What are the four quenching media used in the quenching of steel to produce martensite? (1) Name the four quenching media and (2) compare their pros and cons (you may use and cite credible sources on the Internet).

• Q 26.18How does carburizing work? (1) Point out the purpose of carburizing, (2) describe briefly the process, and (3) explain how a carbon-rich environment is created.

• Q 33.5 Describe the planar process in IC fabrication. (1) Describe the process , (2) explain why it is called "planar", and (3) discuss briefly its advantages.

• Q 33.11What is the difference between a positive photoresist and a negative photoresist? (1) Define a photoresist and (2) compare the difference between them.

• Q 33.19What are the important design functions of IC packaging?