1. Thin Film Applications
Semiconductors :
Ability to control composition
(lattice constant, bandgap)
Ability to control thickness
Ability to control doping
From Ohring, Fig. 7-15, p. 328

2. Semiconductor Thin Films
from Panish & Temkin, Fig. 1.6, p. 12

3. Thin Film Applications
Optoelectronic devices
Semiconductor diode lasers
Thin film transistors, HBTs
from Panish & Temkin, Fig. 1.2, p. 4

4. Thin Film Applications
Metals :
Device contacts
From

5. Thin Film Applications
Dielectric Materials :
Thin film filters (TFFs)
AR coatings
Bandpass filters
Dielectric mirrors
Implantation or diffusion masks
Interlayer dielectrics between
metallization levels
Passivation layers
Capacitive dielectrics
Etch masks
Planarizers