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Plasmas in Manufacturing

Podcast: NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast
Published: Jul 21, 2025
Duration seconds: 1293
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Summary

The fourth state of matter, plasma, is involved in several aspects of how modern microelectronic components are manufactured. Jeremiah Williams, a professor at Wittenberg University and a program director at the U.S. National Science Foundation, discusses how plasmas are used in semiconductor manufacturing and how understanding plasma physics spurs industrial innovation.