{"id":2451,"date":"2026-04-19T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:02:01","slug":"why-do-semiconductor-equipment-rely-on-granite-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/2026\/04\/19\/why-do-semiconductor-equipment-rely-on-granite-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do semiconductor equipment rely on granite bases?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Semiconductor manufacturing is a game of nanoscale precision, and granite is the only cost-effective structural material that simultaneously meets the requirements of ultra-stability, ultra-flatness, vibration resistance, low thermal expansion, and long-term dimensional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I. Precision Requirements for Semiconductors: Nanometer-level; a difference of 1ns scrapping<br>Semiconductor lithography, etching, inspection, bonding, probe stations\u2026<br>The required precision is:<br>\u00b10.1\u03bcm to tens of nanometers<br>While ordinarl structures:<br>Cast iron creeps, rusts, and expands with heat<br>Aluminum has poor rigidity and expands with heat<br>Steel is too heavy, magnetic, and prone o resonance<br>Artificial marble has a loose structure and poor stability<br>Only high-grade black granite can hold this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>II. 6 &#8220;Irreplaceable&#8221; Advantages f Granite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Extremely low and uniform coefficient of thermal expansion (most critical)<br>Granite: \u22484.5\u00d710\u207b\u2076 \/\u2103<br>Alumnum: \u224823\u00d710\u207b\u2076 \/\u2103<br>Cast iron: \u224810\uff5e12\u00d710\u207b\u2076 \/\u2103<br>A temperature fluctuation of 1\u2103 causes aluminum to de5 times more than granite.<br>Even a 0.5\u2103 temperature fluctuation inside semiconductor equipment<br>causes aluminum\/iron structures to drift by several microns, directly scrappine chip.<br>Granite barely &#8220;wanders&#8221; with temperature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extremely high damping, naturally vibration-resistant (chips fear vibration most)<br>Inside semiconductor equipment:<br>High-speed motors<br>Air-bearig platforms<br>Vacuum pumps<br>External factory vibrations<br>Granite&#8217;s internal damping is 5\uff5e10 times that of cast iron,<br>causing vibrations to quickly attenuate without resonmplification.<br>Vibration >10nm affects lithography alignment and imaging.<br>Granite is a natural &#8220;anti-vibration base&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-term stability: no deformation decades<br>Granite is natural rock, naturally aged over hundreds of millions of years,<br>with no internal stress, no creep, and no relaxation.<br>Cast iron and aluminum alloys undergo slight deforma after a few years,<br>while granite:<br>Precision drift &lt; 0.5\u03bcm over 10 years<br>For semiconductor equipment, it is a &#8220;permanent reference&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hgh rigidity, sufficient self-weight, and resistance to deformation<br>Semiconductor equipment often has moving parts weighing several tons,<br>requiring a base that does not bend, twist, or<br>Granite has high density and rigidity,<br>so even large platforms with large spans have minimal deflection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-magnetic, non-conductive, and rust-proof<br>Litd inspection equipment have high-precision optical systems,<br>laser interferometers, and capacitance sensors,<br>as well as strong electric and magnetic fields.<br>Cast iron and steel are magnan interfere with precision sensors.<br>Granite: completely non-magnetic, insulating, rust-proof, and resistant to acids and alkalis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can be machined to extremeigh flatness and maintain it<br>Super-grade granite can be ground to:<br>Flatness 0.2\u03bcm\/m\u00b2 or higher<br>Surface roughnes 0.02\u03bcm<br>Once this precision is achieved,<br>it requires almost no recalibration for decades.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>III. Where in Semiconductor Equipment Must Granite Be Used?<br>Almost all precision workstations depend<br>Lithography machine base &amp; worktable base<br>Nanometer-level alignment; a slight error scrapping the entire wafer<br>Probe station and test station bases<br>Needle tipsact the chip; vibration directly damages the wafer<br>Dicing machine, thinning machine, and bonding machine bases<br>High-speed motion precision positioning<br>AOI optical inspection equipment platsual imaging must be absolutely stable<br>Precision supports inside etching and thin film deposition equipment<br>Chamber environments are harsh; requires corrosion resistance stability<br>It can be said:<br>Without ganite bases, advanced process semiconductor equipment simply cannot be manufactured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IV. Why not use more advanced materials?<br>Such as ceramic, Invar, or carbon fiber?<br>Ceramic: Brittle, expensive, prone to cracking in large sizes<br>Invar: Extremely expensive, heavy, difficult to machine<br>Carbon fiber: Complex thermal drift characteristics, poor damping<br>Artificial marble: Far less stable than natural granite<br>Considering cost, performance, and size comprehensively, granite is the only optimal solution.<br>V. One-sentence summary<br>Semiconductor equipment requires<br>nanometer-level stability, nanometer-level flatness, and nanometer-level vibration resistance<br>Granite is precisely the naturally perfect material that is<br>low thermal expansion, high damping, high rigidity, stress-free, non-magnetic, and corrosion-resistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u82b1\u5c97\u5ca9\u6784\u4ef6-14.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semiconductor manufacturing is a game of nanoscale precision, and granite is the only cost-effective structural material that simultaneously meets the requirements of ultra-stability, ultra-flatness, vibration resistance, low thermal expansion, and long-term dimensional stability. 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Precision Requirements for Semiconductors: Nanometer-level; a difference of 1ns scrappingSemiconductor lithography, etching, inspection, bonding, probe stations\u2026The required precision is:\u00b10.1\u03bcm to tens&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":35,"label":"NEWS"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5.png",744,947,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"jinxing6611@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/author\/jtlcnc\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":35,"name":"NEWS","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":35,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":147,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":35,"category_count":147,"category_description":"","cat_name":"NEWS","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451\/revisions\/2454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtlcnc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}