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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products S8.5.8 - operating cutting, grinding and smoothing machinery Slice crystals into wafers
Description
Operate wire saw machines to slice the silicon crystals into ultra thin wafers of approximately 2/3 millimeters thick.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Semiconductor processorSemiconductor processors manufacture electronic semiconductors as well as semiconductor devices, such as microchips or integrated circuits (IC's). They may also repair, test, and r…
Related skills
- Polish wafers
- Quality standards
- Monitor manufacturing quality standards
- Ensure conformity to specifications
- Carry out shipping orders for parts
- Microelectronics
- Inspect quality of products
- Apply technical communication skills
- Clean wafers
- Resolve equipment malfunctions
- Keep records of work progress
- Meet deadlines
Last updated on February 18, 2026
