Of course, no manufacturing technology is perfect and the intricate process of fabricating semiconductor chips inevitably ...

Defects continue to negatively impact the performance ... manufacturing process to create intricate patterns on silicon wafers. It acts as a stencil, blocking certain areas of the wafer from ...

This approach not only further reduces defects but also enables precise control over material ... Now, imec has exploited the III-V nano-ridge engineering concept to demonstrate the first full ...

By analyzing data from in-line measurements, wafer sort, and final test, AI algorithms can identify trends, classify defects, and correlate process deviations with yield-impacting outcomes. “The ...