A LOOK AT MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA
29 Jul 2015
On 10 July, 30 students from the Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Microelectronic & Nanotechnology option and 20 students from the Chemical & Life Sciences had the privilege of visiting Micron Semiconductor Asia located at North Coast Drive.
Micron, a global memory manufacturer is into 3D NAND production. Its expanded memory fabrication facility in Singapore accounts for almost 75 per cent of Micron's global NAND production.
Recently, Micron moved into new high-capacity triple-level-cell (TLC) NAND that provides efficient and high-performance storage. The new TLC NAND is built on their 16-nanometer (nm) process and delivers a balanced set of features for applications like USB drives and consumer solid state drives.
HR Manager, Ms Dawn, who was formerly an engineer in Micron, shared her knowledge of semiconductor industry, the career progression in Micron, and her working experience in Micron. A video showed an insight into the products made and tested by Micron and the working environment and culture in Micron. The students were thrilled to learn that solid state drives (SSD) sold around in the world are made by Micron.
The Fab tour had the students learning about cleanroom functions, processes and the workings of the high tech machines in the Fab.
Some of the feedback gathered from the visit:
- It was an eye opener as the Fab was a lot bigger than expected and comes with high-tech machinery. Didn’t expect all the processes to be run by machines.
- Interesting & entertaining. We got to know the working environment & importance of cleanroom.
- It was an eye opener as the Fab was a lot bigger than expected and comes with high-tech machinery. Didn’t expect all the processes to be run by machines.
- It’s really an eye-opener for me especially when I am interested in the semiconductor industry.
- Micron manufactures SSDs that are used in pretty much most if not all electronic devices we use daily.
- The Fab was very fascinating. To see everything move fast and automated using high-tech machines.
- The amount of job opportunities available for diploma holders in Micron after graduation.
- I understand more about semiconductor industry. I will engage Micron directly regarding career prospects in the semiconductor are in future.
- I have learned that Micron technology produces memory storage products that are used in handphones and PCs. I also learnt about the improvement in technologies over the years.
- Fab Tour in Micron is very good. Micron is very high-tech in making SSD. Am seeing an industrial Fab for the first time.
The Micron Fab Tour was meaningful as the students understood the importance of semiconductor chip makers that fabricate products that people use for daily life. It has widened their learning experience and they had the opportunity of experiencing a real-life cleanroom fabrication working environment.