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Why Improving Auto Chip Reliability Is So Hard
Aging, adaptation, and new processes and technology require big changes on every level.
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Automotive Test Moves In-System
Ensuring safety-critical systems continue to function is complex but necessary.
Data Issues Mount In Chip Manufacturing
Master data practices enable product engineers and factory IT engineers to deal with variety of data types and quality.
Blogs
Editor in Chief Ed Sperling observes that optimization removes some of the baseline measurements for chips in intelligent systems, in What Do Feedback Loops For AI/ML Devices Really Show?
Onto Innovations’ Xuandong Cao summarizes the different ways automatic defect classification can benefit a manufacturing operation, in Demystifying ADC.
Synopsys’ Stephen Crosher describes how to assess product performance, utilization, and longevity with in-chip monitoring, in A View Across The Siliconscape.
Advantest’s Dieter Ohnesorge digs into how the latest Wi-Fi standard, which adds more channels and bandwidth, is creating new testing challenges, in Parallel RF Test For Next-Generation Communications.
FormFactor’s Dan Rishavy explains testing a key technology for 3D sensing capabilities in smartphones and automotive, in Testing VCSEL Devices On-Wafer.