Integrated Circuit

In electronics, an integrated circuit (also known as IC, microcircuit, microchip, silicon chip, or chip) is a miniaturized electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well as passive components) that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material.

Cmos chip structure in 2000s

Integrated circuits are used in almost all electronic equipment in use today and have revolutionized the world of electronics. (source: Wikipedia)

Rapid Thermal Processing [RTP] in the Levitor is a key process step towards smaller device structures (More Than Moore’s law)