Controller chip

Description

The idea behind the microcontroller unit is its role as a cost-effective and energy-efficient processor designed for specific applications. Over the past few years, some of these devices have significantly increased in capability, leading to a blurring of the traditional definition of a microcontroller. Nowadays, controller chips are integrated into various devices such as Metal Detectors, Wearables, SSDs and CPUs.

Recipes

The starting point for the controller chip is a n-type Silicon Wafer with a SiO2 layer.

Step 1.1 Get the Mask (Ctrl 1st well) from the Mask Writer.

Mask Writer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Mask (Ctrl 1st well)	Aluminum Nugget

Step 1.2 Use the Silicon Wafer (N-type) SiO2, Mask (Ctrl 1st well), Vial (Positive Photoresist) and a UV bulb in the Contact Printer to imprint the etching pattern and obtain the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 1.

Contact Printer

Step 1.3 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 1 and Vial (Ammonium Fluoride Etchant) in the Chemical Processor to etch the 1st wells and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 2.

Chemical Processor

Step 1.4 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 2 and Vial (Photoresist Stripper SPM) in the Chemical Processor to remove the photoresist and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 3.

Chemical Processor

Step 1.5 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 3 in the Wafer Washer to clean the wafer of photoresist residues and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 4.

Wafer Washer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Silicon Wafer Ctrl 4	Silicon Wafer Ctrl 3

Step 1.6 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 4, a bag of boron and Mask (Ctrl 1st well) in the Ion Bean to seed the 1st well with ions and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 5.

Ion Beam

Step 1.7 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 5 and an Oxygen Cartridge in the O2 furnace to grow a SiO2 layer in the wafer and obtain Wafer Ctrl 6.

O2 Furnace

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Silicon Wafer Ctrl 6	Silicon Wafer Ctrl 5 Cartridge (Oxygen)	1

Step 2.1 Get the Mask (Ctrl 2nd well) from the Mask Writer..

Mask Writer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Mask (Ctrl 2nd well)	Aluminum Nugget

Step 2.2 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 6, Mask (Ctrl 2nd well), Vial (Positive Photoresist) and a UV bulb in the Contact Printer to imprint the etching pattern and obtain the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 7.

Contact Printer

Step 2.3 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 7 and Vial (Ammonium Fluoride Etchant) in the Chemical Processor to etch the 2nd wells and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 8.

Chemical Processor

Step 2.4 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 8 and Vial (Photoresist Stripper SPM) in the Chemical Processor to remove the photoresist and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 9.

Chemical Processor

Step 2.5 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 9 in the Wafer Washer to clean the wafer of photoresist residues and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 10.

Wafer Washer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Silicon Wafer Ctrl 10	Silicon Wafer Ctrl 9

Step 2.6 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 10, a bag of phosphorus and Mask (Ctrl 2nd well) in the Ion Bean to seed the 2nd well with ions and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 11.

Ion Beam

Step 3.1 Get the Mask (Ctrl Metal 1) from the Mask Writer..

Mask Writer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Mask (Ctrl Metal 1)	Aluminum Nugget

Step 3.2 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 11, Mask (Ctrl Metal 1), Vial (Positive Photoresist) and a UV bulb in the Contact Printer to imprint the etching pattern and obtain the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 12.

Contact Printer

Step 3.3 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 12 and Vial (Ammonium Fluoride Etchant) in the Chemical Processor to etch the metal contacts and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 13.

Chemical Processor

Step 3.4 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 13 and Vial (Photoresist Stripper SPM) in the Chemical Processor to remove the photoresist and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 14.

Chemical Processor

Step 3.5 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 14 in the wafer washer to clean the wafer of photoresist residues and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 15.

Wafer Washer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Silicon Wafer Ctrl 15	Silicon Wafer Ctrl 14

Step 3.6 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 15 and a copper nugget for Atomic Layer Deposition to create a copper layer in the wafer and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 16.

Atomic Layer Deposition

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Silicon Wafer Ctrl 16	Silicon Wafer Ctrl 15 Copper Nugget	1

Step 4.1 Get the Mask (ctrl Metal 2) from the Mask Writer..

Mask Writer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Mask (Ctrl Metal 2)	Aluminum Nugget

Step 4.2 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 16, Mask (Ctrl Metal 2), Vial (Positive Photoresist) and a UV bulb in the Contact Printer to imprint the etching pattern and obtain the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 17.

Contact Printer

Step 4.3 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 17 and Vial (Copper Etchant) in the Chemical Processor to etch the excess copper and obtain Silicon Wafer Ctrl 18.

Chemical Processor

Step 4.4 Use the Silicon Wafer Ctrl 18 and Vial (Photoresist Stripper SPM) in the Chemical Processor to remove the photoresist and obtain the Unwashed Controller Die Wafer.

Chemical Processor

Step 4.5 Use the Unwashed Controller Die Wafer in the Wafer Washer to clean the wafer of photoresist residues and obtain the Controller Die Wafer.

Wafer Washer

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Controller Die Wafer	Unwashed Controller Die Wafer

Step 4.6 Use the Controller Die Wafer in the Stone Cutter to obtain the Controller Die.

Stonecutter

Outputs	Components	Recipe
Controller Die	Controller Die Wafer	16

Step 4.7 Use a Controller Die, the Enclosure and the Interconnection Array in the Crafting Table to obtain the Controller Chip.

History

Semiconductor module 1.0

Gallery

References

Microcontroller Wikipedia page