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Using Predictive Maintenance To Boost IC Manufacturing Ef...
Smarter tools enable smarter fabs but the logistics of predictive maintenance challenge implementation.
Published on May 14th, 2024 by Laura Peters

The Future Of Fault Coverage In Chips
System-level test offers speed and lower cost, but there are limits to what it can do.
Published on May 14th, 2024 by Gregory Haley

Doing More At Functional Test
New approaches for cutting costs and improving reliability for increasingly complex chips.
Published on May 14th, 2024 by Anne Meixner

IC Test And Quality Requirements Drive New Collaboration
Tight integration of test equipment, monitors, and analytics are beyond the scope of one company, accelerating data sharing and the breakdown of si...
Published on April 9th, 2024 by Laura Peters

Progress In Wafer And Package Level Defect Inspection
Advances in imaging systems aim to improve throughput without sacrificing measurement accuracy.
Published on April 9th, 2024 by Anne Meixner

New Strategies For Interpreting Data Variability
Engineers are using multiple visual and statistical methods to separate anomalies from critical data.
Published on April 9th, 2024 by Gregory Haley

DTCO/STCO Create Path For Faster Yield Ramps
A holistic approach can improve reliability and reduce defects, but it has to start early in the design cycle.
Published on March 12th, 2024 by Laura Peters

AI/ML Challenges In Test and Metrology
New tools are changing the game, but it will take time and collaboration for them to achieve their full potential.
Published on March 12th, 2024 by Gregory Haley

Strategies For Detecting Sources Of Silent Data Corruption
Manufacturing screening needs improvement, but that won't solve all problems. SDCs will require tools and methodologies that are much broader and d...
Published on March 12th, 2024 by Anne Meixner

Adaptive Test Ramps For Data Intelligence Era
Timely changes to test programs will speed throughput, but one big hurdle remains.
Published on February 8th, 2024 by Laura Peters

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Round Tables

Doing More At Functional Test
New approaches for cutting costs and improving reliability for increasingly complex chips.
Published on May 14th, 2024 by Anne Meixner

Inspection, Metrology Issues In Advanced Packages
How to ensure that chips and chiplets will work as expected inside a package.
Published on February 8th, 2024 by Gregory Haley

Applying ML In Failure Analysis
When and where machine learning is best used, and how to choose the right model.
Published on November 20th, 2023 by Anne Meixner

Isolating Critical Data In Failure Analysis
Why a shortage of data often impedes root-cause analysis.
Published on November 1st, 2023 by Anne Meixner

Streamlining Failure Analysis Of Chips
Identifying nm-sized defects in a substrate, mixing FA with metrology, and the role of ML in production.
Published on October 10th, 2023 by Anne Meixner

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Multimedia

Overlay Optimization In Advanced IC Substrates
How analytics can improve yield in high-volume manufacturing of panels.
Published on April 29th, 2024 by Ed Sperling

Cost And Quality Of Chiplets
Why adaptive test is becoming necessary in heterogeneous designs.
Published on March 19th, 2024 by Ed Sperling

Yield Tracking In RDL
How to identify defects in panel-level packages, and why that's needed for generative AI in data centers.
Published on February 7th, 2024 by Ed Sperling

Reducing Power In Data Centers
New approaches to improving utilization while reducing guard-banding.
Published on January 16th, 2024 by Ed Sperling

Using Deep Data For Improved Reliability Testing
Using internal data to determine failure rates and how close an individual device is to failure.
Published on January 8th, 2024 by Ed Sperling

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