Process Window Optimization

By Ed Sperling - 07 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

David Fried, vice president of computational products at Lam Research, examines increasing process variation and interactions between various types of variation, why different approaches are necessary to improve yield and continue scaling. » read more

5 Steps To Data-Driven Manufacturing

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 06 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

There is a lot of hype surrounding “Industry 4.0,” “Smart Manufacturing,” “the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),” and other associated terms, but it all boils down to one question: How do I become a data-driven manufacturer? Companies strive to be data driven, realizing that decisions will be more objective and more likely to achieve the desired results. In fact, many compani... » read more

Using Better Data To Shorten Test Time

By Ed Sperling - 06 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 1

The combination of machine learning plus more sensors embedded into IC manufacturing equipment is creating new possibilities for more targeted testing and faster throughput for fabs and OSATs. The goal is to improve quality and reduce the cost of manufacturing complex chips, where time spent in manufacturing is ballooning at the most advanced nodes. As the number of transistors on a die incr... » read more

Big Data Trends Shaping Industry 4.0

By Optimal Plus - 05 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

In today’s highly competitive economy, automotive OEMs are under pressure to shorten production cycles and fully leverage production capacities, with no compromising of quality and safety. This ebook covers the three big data mega trends for the automotive value chain: ML and AI to streamline processes Actionable Insights Optimized product reliability Don’t lag be... » read more

Manufacturing ADAS Cameras Calls For Analytics

By Peter Hodgins - 09 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Automotive camera design and manufacturing is one of the most difficult undertakings in hardware. Not only do you need to deal with the usual difficulties of high performance mechanical and electrical designs, but now highly specialized and sensitive optics are added into the equation. Complicating factors is that you won’t know how good the product is until it’s been completely assembled, ... » read more

Smart Manufacturing Solutions: Build or Buy?

By Optimal Plus - 08 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Enterprise smart manufacturing platforms have become an important part of the manufacturing ecosystem, especially in domains such as semiconductors and electronics. McKinsey & Company estimates, for example, that the quantity of process, product, and machine data collected on a daily basis in a typical fab quickly exceeds terabytes. If you add to this in-line and end-of-line inspection as w... » read more

Thinking Differently About IIoT Analytics

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 17 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Manufacturers are rushing to keep up with the latest technology trends and perhaps the most significant ones are around the smart factory. Whether you call it Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), what all these initiatives have in common is the desire to maximize value from manufacturing data and improve overall manufacturing efficiency. With the ave... » read more

Test Moving Forward And Backward

By Ed Sperling - 11 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Test, once considered an important but rather mundane way of separating good chips from the not-so-good and the total rejects, is taking on a whole new life. After decades of largely living in the shadows behind design and advancements in materials and lithography, test has quietly shifted into a much more critical and more public role. But it has taken several rather significant shifts acro... » read more

Gaps Emerge In Automotive Test

By Ed Sperling - 07 May, 2019 - Comments: 1

Demands by automakers for zero defects over 18 years are colliding with real-world limitations of testing complex circuitry and interactions, and they are exposing a fundamental disconnect between mechanical and electronic expectations that could be very expensive to fix. This is especially apparent at leading-edge nodes, where much of the logic is being developed for AI systems and image se... » read more

Data Sharing And Digital Threads

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 07 May, 2019 - Comments: 0

Electronics and the components that power them are more complex and advanced than ever. With these products an integral part of our daily lives, their reliability has become nothing less than mission-critical. As the demand for components accelerates, it is important that quality is not compromised under the pressure to meet quantity requirements. Otherwise we’re going to be seeing a lot of r... » read more

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