Microelectronics Manufacturing: The Nigerian Content

Abstract

For several years now, Nigeria has been vocal on what she called ‘’Transfer of Technology’’. This is a good idea but the question is; have those technologies been transferred?. No one gives his secret of success and livelihood to another. The technology so sought must be home grown. This article is intended to find out what are available in Nigeria in the area of Microelectronic Manufacturing. Part one, presented in this volume, is titled Semiconductor Materials: The production of semiconductor material is the basis for microelectronic manufacturing. All the semiconductor materials are identified, projections are on their sources in Nigeria. Methods of preparation are explained from the perspective of methods employed in developed economies. The aim is to get at where in the manufacturing processes that we can deploy appropriate technology.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n12p77