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New Insights Into IC Process Defectivity
Engineers are finding better pathways for tracking down killer defects earlier in the manufacturing process.
DRAM Test And Inspection Just Gets Tougher
Increased size, faster interfaces, and 2.5D/3D packages puts squeeze on inspection and test methods.
Rebalancing Test And Yield In IC Manufacturing
Functional testing is gaining traction in the pursuit of known good die.
Isolating Critical Data In Failure Analysis
Why a shortage of data often impedes root-cause analysis.
Applying ML In Failure Analysis
When and where machine learning is best used, and how to choose the right model.
Videos
Total Overlay With Multiple RDLs
Unexpected problems that can develop throughout the whole RDL stack.
Blogs
Onto Innovation’s Vamsi Velidandla explains how to measure more data points on a wafer without impacting overall fab throughput, in Addressing Trench Structures And Larger Wafers For Power Devices.
Synopsys’ Ramsay Allen examines the ideal characteristics of a DFT connectivity checking solution, identifying the root cause of failures while minimizing false violations and noise, in Connection Perfection.
NI’s Alejandro Escobar Calderon digs into the importance of FiRa certification for test vendors, in Ensuring A Connected World With FiRa-Certified Solutions.
Teradyne’s Regan Mills looks at the systems and guardrails needed to identify inaccurate AI/ML results, in The Power Of AI To Drive Productivity Gains.
Bruker’s Xia Stammer provides a brief history of quantum dots and their various applications, in Tiny Dots, Big Impact: The Luminous World Of Quantum Dots.
Sponsor White Papers
Automated Constraint Management For Faster Designer Productivity
A timing constraints manager can help when transforming constraints from one form to another.
X-Ray And Acoustic Inspection
What different device types look like under X-ray and acoustic imaging.
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