Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: April 23


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=216 /] Find last week’s technical paper additions here. » read more

High-NA EUVL: Automated Defect Inspection Based on SEMI-SuperYOLO-NAS


A new technical paper titled "Towards Improved Semiconductor Defect Inspection for high-NA EUVL based on SEMI-SuperYOLO-NAS" was published by researchers at KU Leuven, imec, Ghent University, and SCREEN SPE. Abstract "Due to potential pitch reduction, the semiconductor industry is adopting High-NA EUVL technology. However, its low depth of focus presents challenges for High Volume Manufac... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Dec 18


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=176 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

A Framework For Improving Current Defect Inspection Techniques For Advanced Nodes


A technical paper titled “Improved Defect Detection and Classification Method for Advanced IC Nodes by Using Slicing Aided Hyper Inference with Refinement Strategy” was published by researchers at Ghent University, imec, and SCREEN SPE. Abstract: "In semiconductor manufacturing, lithography has often been the manufacturing step defining the smallest possible pattern dimensions. In recent ... » read more