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S
sulfur
SA
surface area; subresolution assist; structured analysis
S/A
sensor/actuator
SAA
static automated analysis
SAB
sensor/actuator bus
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers
SAM
scanning auger microscopy
SAT
spray acid tool
SAW
surface-acoustic wave
Sb
antimony
SB
strong base ion exchange
Sc
scandium
SC1
Standard Clean 1
SC2
Standard Clean 2
SCA
surface charge analysis
SCALE
SEMATECH Cell Application Learning Environment
SCBA
self-contained breathing apparatus
SCC
strategic cell controller
SCCS
source code control system
SCE
saturated calomel electrode
SCF
super critical fluid
SCI
surface charge imaging
SCIC
semiconductor integrated circuit
SCM
scanning capacitance microscopy
SCOE
SEMATECH Center of Excellence
SCP
single chip package
SCR
silicon controlled rectifier
SD
small dual in-line package; structured design
S/D
source/drain
SDFL
Schottky-diode FET logic
SDLC
synchronous data link control
SDM
Specific Device Model for SAB
SDS
smart distributed system
SDSI
synchronous data-link control
Se
selenium
SE
spectroscopic ellipsometry; secondary electron
SEAJ
Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan
SEC
size exclusion chromatography
SECS
Semiconductor Equipment Communications Standard
SEG
selective epitaxial growth
SEIM
software engineering improvement method
SEM
scanning electron microscopy; specific equipment model
SEMI
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
SemiSPIN
Semiconductor Software Process Improvement Network
SEP
software engineering process
SEPG
Software Engineering Process Group
SEQDB
Semiconductor Equipment Database
SETEC
Semiconductor Equipment Technology Center
SFC
supercritical fluid chromatography
SFCS
shop floor control system
SFCS I/F
shop floor control system interface
SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGMM
Semiconductor Generic Manufacturing Model
SGMRS
Semiconductor Generic Manufacturing Requirements Specification
Si
silicon
SIA
Semiconductor Industry Association
SIDP
sputter ion depth profiling
SIL
Systems Integration Lab (was ATF)
SIMO
single input, multi output
SIMOX
separation by implantation of oxygen
SIMS
secondary ion mass spectroscopy
SIP
SEMATECH Internal Program
SIRIJ
Semiconductor Industry Research Institute of Japan
SISO
single input, single output
SIV
sensors in vacuum
SL
specification limit
SLAM
scanning laser acoustic microscopy; single layer alumina metallization
SLC
surface laminar circuit
SLOC
source lines of code
SLSI
super large scale integration
Sm
samarium
SM
stress migration
SMB
single-mask bumping
SMC
surface-mounted components
SME
subject matter expert; software maintenance engineer
SMG
screen management guide
SMIF
standard mechanical interface
SMPM
SECS message protocol machine
SMR
semiconductor mask representation
SMS
SECS message service
SMTS
Strategic Material Transport System
s/n
serial number
S/N
signal-to-noise
Sn
tin
SNMS
sputtered neutral mass spectroscopy
SNOM
scanning nearfield optical microscopy
SNR
signal-to-noise ratio
SO
small outline (package)
SOD
spin-on-dielectric
SODAS
SEMATECH Organized Damage Analysis Software
SOG
spin-on glass
SOI
silicon on insulator
SOIC
small outline integrated circuit
SOM
scanning optical microscopy; sulfuric acid-ozone mixture
SOP
standard operating procedure
SOS
silicon on sapphire
SOW
statement of work
SPC
statistical process control
SPI
Software Process Improvement
SPICE
simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis
SPIDER
SEMATECH Process Induced Damage Effect Revealer
SPIDER-MEM
SPIDER-Manufacturing Equipment Monitor
SPIN
Software Process Improvement Network
SPM
scanning probe microscopy
SPP
single-phase printing
SPR
semiconductor process representation
SPS
surface preparation system
SPT
shortest processing time
SPV
surface photo voltage
SQC
statistical quality control
SQL
Structured Query Language
SQPMM
Software Quality and Process Maturity Model
Sr
strontium
SRAC
Supplier Relations Action Council
SRAM
static random access memory
SRC
Semiconductor Research Corporation
SRP
spreading resistance probe
SRPT
shortest remaining processing time
SRS
software requirements specification
SSA
Semiconductor Industry Association
SSE
sum squared error
SSEM
Stepper Specific Equipment Model
SSI
small scale integration
SSM
strategic sourcing methodology
SSQA
Standardized Supplier Quality Assessment
SSRL
SEMATECH Software Reuse Library
SSRP
SEMATECH Software Reuse Program
STAR
simultaneous transmitted and reflected
STEL
short-term exposure limit
STEM
scanning transmission electron microscope/microscopy
STM
scanning tunneling microscopy
STP
standard temperature and pressure; system test plan
SU
subresolution attenuated
SUT
system under test
SVD
singular value decomposition
SWAT
Software Action Team
SWEAT
standard wafer-level electromigration accelerated test
SWI
static walkthrough/inspection
SWIM
Semiconductor Workbench for Integrated Modeling
SWP
single wafer processing
SWR
semiconductor wafer representation
SWV
square wave voltammetry