🏭 Category 1: Industry Eras
The digital revolution that brought computers and automation to factories.
What is Industry 3.0?
The step where silicon is sliced and polished into thin wafers.
What is wafer manufacturing?
This technology uses machines to perform repetitive tasks automatically.
What is automation?
The goal of sustainability in manufacturing.
What is reducing environmental impact?
He’s known as the father of Information Theory.
Who is Claude Shannon?
This revolution introduced water and steam power to drive machines.
What is Industry 1.0?
The process that grows a thin silicon-oxide layer on the wafer surface.
What is oxidation?
3D printing is this type of manufacturing process.
What is additive manufacturing?
This company is building a large chip fab in Clay, NY.
What is Micron Technology?
These engineers program and maintain systems that control automated machines.
Who are automation engineers?
The emerging era focused on human–AI collaboration and sustainability.
What is Industry 5.0?
The process that uses UV light and photoresist to create circuit patterns.
What is photolithography?
This system connects devices to share data and monitor performance.
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The reason cleanrooms are essential during chip fabrication.
What is to prevent contamination?
A worker responsible for inspecting finished chips for defects.
Who is a quality control inspector?
The current era defined by smart sensors, AI, and IoT in factories.
What is Industry 4.0?
The step that removes unwanted material to form transistor structures.
What is etching?
This field enables machines to make data-driven decisions.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
One major reason companies like Micron invest in U.S. fabs.
What is to reduce supply chain risks and create local jobs?
This role in a fab requires wearing a bunny suit to prevent contamination.
Who is a semiconductor technician?
The era when electricity and assembly lines allowed mass production.
What is Industry 2.0?
The process that adds impurities to change electrical conductivity.
What is doping (ion implantation)?
The process of integrating sensors and data systems for smart factories.
What is Industry 4.0 (or smart manufacturing)?
This material layer protects and insulates wafers during chip production.
What is silicon dioxide (from oxidation)?
The skills most needed for a career in advanced manufacturing.
What are technical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills?