Subfab

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The area underneath a semiconductor fabrication plant

    "Line A involved a 121,000 ft 2 area, with downdraft laminar flow and flow-through ventilation from fab to subfab areas; the facility uses an open bay and chase design, such that SEGs may overlap within process bays or maintenance chases."

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"Line A involved a 121,000 ft 2 area, with downdraft laminar flow and flow-through ventilation from fab to subfab areas; the facility uses an open bay and chase design, such that SEGs may overlap within process bays or maintenance chases."

Etymology

From sub- + fab.

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