Shin Etsu Handotai Sdn. Bhd.
- Role: Trainee (Internship)
- Location: Shah Alam
- Duration: Apr 2006–Jun 2006 (2 mo)
About the company
S.E.H. Malaysia has supplied silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry since 1973; its Shah Alam facility (where this internship was based) opened in 1994, and the group’s Malaysian operations are among the largest silicon wafer processing plants in the world.
Role & Responsibilities
Internship at a semiconductor silicon wafer plant, during his mechanical engineering degree at Universiti Tenaga Nasional.
- Analyzed silicon ingot cutting machine vibrations and worked on countermeasures to minimize rejects.
- Monitored the chemical properties of slurry, the abrasive substance used in cutting brittle material.