A professional who operates variety of semiconductor processing, testing, and assembly equipment to assist engineering staff in development and fabrication of prototype, custom-designed, electronic circuitry chips in research laboratory, using knowledge of microelectronic processing equipment, procedures, and specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Operates equipment to convert integrated circuit layout designs into working photo masks; clean, coat, bake, align, expose, develop, and cure photoresist on wafers; grow layers of dielectric, metal, and semiconductor material on masked areas of wafers; clean, etch, or remove materials on areas not covered by photoresist; and implant chemicals to selective areas of wafer substrate to alter substrate electrical characteristics.
• Operates various test equipment to verify product conformance to processing and company specifications.
• Operates equipment to assemble, dice, clean, mount, bond, and package integrated circuit devices.
• May perform some assembly and packaging operations manually.
• May assist in interpretation and evaluation of processing data and in preparation of related reports.
• May assist in technical writing of semiconductor processing specifications.