1. a process in semiconductor manufacturing where impurities are removed or trapped to improve material purity
Usage: technical; electronics

Examples

• The gettering process removed unwanted metal impurities from the silicon wafer.
• Proper gettering techniques are essential for high-quality semiconductor production.
• The engineer optimized the gettering parameters to achieve better device performance.
• Phosphorus gettering is commonly used in solar cell manufacturing.
• The gettering layer effectively trapped iron contamination in the substrate.