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Advanced Packaging Drives Test And Metrology Innovations
By Gregory Haley - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 1

Advanced packaging has become a focal point for innovation as the semiconductor industry continues to push for increased transistor density and better performance. But the pace of change is accelerating, making it harder for the entire ecosystem to keep up with those changes. In the past, major developments were roughly on an 18-month to 2-year cadence. Today, this is happening every few mon... » read more

Yield Management Embraces Expanding Role
By Laura Peters - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

Competitive pressures, shrinking time-to-market windows, and increased customization are collectively changing the dynamics and demands for yield management systems, shifting left from the fab to the design flow and right to assembly, packaging, and in-field analysis. The basic role of yield management systems is still expediting new product introductions, reducing scrap, and delivering grea... » read more

Balancing Parallel Test Productivity With Yield & Cost
By Anne Meixner - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

Parallel test is used for nearly every device produced by fabs and OSATs, but it can reduce yield and increase the cost of test boards and operations. This is a well-understood tradeoff for ensuring consistent test accuracy across multiple sites and reducing test time. Collectively, ATEs and multi-site test boards — DUT interface boards (DIBs), probe cards, and load boards — significantl... » read more

FTIR Detects Counterfeit Electronics
By Inga Koehler - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

FTIR spectroscopy detects counterfeit electronics fast and effectively.[1] It provides a critical solution in the fight against counterfeit products that threaten various sectors of our economy. As counterfeits infiltrate industries like fashion, pharmaceuticals, and luxury goods, they pose serious risks. With the advancement of technology, counterfeit components in electronics are becom... » read more

Silicon Carbide And Gallium Nitride Bring New Challenges For Semiconductor Test
By Jeorge Hurtarte - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

In the era of megatrends such as electric vehicles (EVs), new technologies are emerging to keep up with evolving demands. One example of this is the evolution of compound semiconductors that use silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for high-performance power systems. Innovating test protocols to handle wide bandgap materials For many power-related applications, the semiconductor in... » read more

A Renaissance Of Innovation
By Keith Schaub - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

Innovation in semiconductor testing plays a critical role in the advancement of the semiconductor industry, ensuring that the chips and components that power modern technology are reliable, efficient, and capable of meeting the ever-increasing demands of various applications. As semiconductors become more complex, the methods and technologies used to test them must also evolve to maintain quali... » read more

Outsmarting Silent Data Corruption In AI Processors With Two-Stage Detection
By proteanTecs - 12 Nov, 2024 - Comments: 0

Silent data corruption is on the rise following advancements in semiconductor technology. The explosion in AI for speech, image, video, and text processing leads to a growing complexity and diversity of hardware systems, bringing an increased risk to data integrity. SDC rate is much higher than software engineers expect, undermining the hardware reliability they used to take for granted. Rec... » read more

AI’s Power To Transform Semiconductor Design And Manufacturing
By John Kibarian - 28 Oct, 2024 - Comments: 0

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have immense power to transform semiconductor design and manufacturing for a variety of broad and far-ranging applications. Just consider the volume of data generated by design and manufacturing each year. With increasingly complex products, machines, processes and supply chains, the overall amount of data associated with semiconductor making... » read more

The Long Climb: Bringing Through Glass Vias (TGV) To High-Volume Manufacturing
By Keith Best - 15 Oct, 2024 - Comments: 0

The semiconductor industry is a land of peaks and valleys. It’s a place where each innovation represents the culmination of a long and often difficult climb to the summit. In the case of glass substrates, the peak of the mountain is in sight. The arrival of glass substrates comes at an opportune time, as the industry eyes new process innovations to meet the incredible demand for high perfo... » read more

Advancements In Silicon Device Technology And Design Driving New SLM Monitor Categories
By Ash Patel - 15 Oct, 2024 - Comments: 0

Silicon, the foundation of modern electronics, has seen continuous advancements since the early days of integrated circuits. The pace of innovation has been driven by the relentless quest for miniaturization, increased performance, and efficiency. However, Moore’s Law is no longer a given and silicon is facing functional limitations as technology scales. To address these challenges and conti... » read more

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