Many chipmakers face a difficult trade-off — improve quality without affecting yield. Traditional testing methods fail to navigate this challenge due to their limited visibility below the pass/fail ...
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Semiconductor wafer defect pattern recognition and classification is a crucial area of research that underpins yield enhancement and quality assurance in microelectronics manufacturing. The discipline ...
In addition to surface and subsurface defects, residual stress represents a concern. Over time, these stress points, ...
The big picture: During his tenure as Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger sought to correct a critical strategic misstep that allowed TSMC to surpass Intel in process technology. Gelsinger promised that ...
Portable 3D optical inspection with 4Di InSpec transforms surface metrology, enhancing defect detection and quality assurance ...