Semiconductor and Technology Videos
The Award Winning Silicon Run Video Series
Seven Educational DVDs on Semiconductor and Computer Manufacturing
About Silicon Run Productions
The Silicon Run series had its beginnings in 1986 when Ruth Carranza produced the original Silicon Run for her master’s degree at Stanford University. Her advisor, Jim Plummer, Dean of Engineering, enthusiastically supported her goal to produce a film about microelectronics, incorporating the principles taught in academic courses with the fascinating images of live manufacturing.
The result was an award-winning film that launched the Silicon Run Series. The film Silicon Run I with its technical yet entertaining style, set a new standard for instructional films on semiconductors. Its success led to grants from industry and the National Science Foundation for the production of Silicon Run II and its distribution to the National Electrical Engineering Department Heads Association.
Request from users resulted in the production of Silicon Run Lite created for less technical audiences, and to the creation of process specific videos which provide a more detailed look at the chemical and physical nature of semiconductor processes.
About the Filmmaker
Ruth Carranza, the creator of the Silicon Run Film Series, has always been fascinated by making the invisible, visible. The world of semiconductors was especially interesting for Ruth because, while microchips were becoming a part of everyday life, few people understood how they were made or how they worked. Ruth Carranza has been creating the Silicon Run Series so that anyone can see and understand a world that is ordinarily inaccessible. In addition to her MA in Communication/Film Production from Stanford University, Ruth holds a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Davis.
