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Big Data In The Fab
By Michael Watts - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

A modern fab is a very complicated place, with a huge amount of information required to correctly process wafers. But even more data is created to characterize the equipment and wafers. The idea is if there is complete knowledge of the fab then everything should be predictable, including yield, and running it an optimal fashion is possible. The challenges with big data all revolve around co... » read more

EUV Still Matters…But Less
By Ed Sperling - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

For all the chatter and occasional tirades about EUV missing its market window—it's true, EUV will have missed five market windows by 10nm—it still matters. And the sooner EUV hits the market with a viable power source, the better off the entire semiconductor manufacturing industry will be. But even EUV is a sideshow to some important shifts underway in technology. While technologically ... » read more

Is Multi-Patterning Good for You?
By David Abercrombie - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

I think we can all remember growing up and our parents making us take nasty-tasting medicines, or eat foods we didn’t like, or endure painful things like shots, all under the banner of “It is good for you!” We didn’t like it then, and we still don’t like it as adults. We would all prefer a way to lose weight while eating anything we want, or building strong muscles and aerobic health ... » read more

Time To Look At SOI Again
By Mark LaPedus - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

Chipmakers have the luxury of looking at several process options when developing chips at the 28nm node and beyond. Using bulk CMOS, for example, chipmakers can scale planar transistors down to 20nm. Then, at 20nm, planar runs out of gas due to the so-called short-channel effect. At that point, IC makers must migrate towards finFETs at 16nm/14nm and beyond. Another process option is fully... » read more

Semiconductor Materials Market To Surpass $46 Billion In 2015
By Lara Chamness - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

By Lara Chamness By all accounts 2014 is going to be a good year for the semiconductor industry; current semiconductor revenue forecasts point to mid- to high single digit growth and quarterly device revenues and silicon shipments are stronger when compared to the same period last year. SEMI believes that the semiconductor materials market will trend with the device market, resulting in an inc... » read more

Another Inventory Glut?
By Jim Feldhan - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

For nearly a year, Semico’s IPI index has been indicating that the fundamental demand in the second half of 2014 would be seasonally weak. Back in early 2013, our initial view for 2014 was a 10% market growth. However, as the IPI declined in the second half of 2013 we revised our semiconductor revenue forecast down to 7.3% heeding the warning that was projected by the Semico IPI index. This w... » read more

Custom Print For Multi-Column Inspection
By eBeam Initiative - 16 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

By Tony Luo What are the challenges in optical inspection? Let's take a closer look. Click on the video below to find out. [youtube vid=vzFSyHwD_AU] —Tony Luo is the founder of Singapore-based Maglen. » read more

How Chip Vendors Counter Security Vulnerabilities In The IoT
By Tony Massimini - 18 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

The objective of the Internet of Things is connectivity and interoperability of many connected devices. There is a large amount of data that is being generated. This data is transmitted from end devices, the “things,” through a network of gateways, routers, smartphones, PCs and other devices up to the cloud into vast databases. Many sources of little data develop into Big Data. Information ... » read more

Materials Matter
By SEMI - 18 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

By Pushkar Apte Despite formidable technical and economic challenges, the semiconductor technology engine continues steaming ahead, changing the way we work and play in amazing ways. This engine primarily ran on the “Moore’s Law track” for nearly half a century – but now, the tracks are diverging for digital logic and memory, and “More-than-Moore” devices. Continuing progress requi... » read more

How To Buy Used Fab Tools
By Mark LaPedus - 18 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

Buying used equipment is a good way to find viable tools at reasonable prices. But the used equipment market is not a simple place to shop for good deals. As reported in this article, it’s a complex market. For example, buyers of fab tools can procure used gear from several sources—an OEM; a used equipment company; a broker; and through eBay. Some IDMs also sell used equipment. So what a... » read more

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