One of the main challenges in developing semiconductor chip technology is making electronic components smaller and more effective. This difficulty is most noticeable in lithography, which is the ...

Asymmetries in wafer map defects are usually treated as random production hardware defects. For example, asymmetric wafer defects can be caused by particles inadvertently deposited on a wafer during ...

With typical lot sizes of 25 wafers and finished wafer values ranging from $4,000 to $17,000, depending on complexity, a ...

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The shift from planar devices to finFETs enables chipmakers to scale their processes and devices from 16nm/14nm and beyond, but the industry faces several challenges at each node. Cost and technical ...

Modern-day high-volume semiconductor manufacturing is a complex process that spans numerous stages and nodes. And with the ever increased focus on quality and cost, the manufacturing supply chain is ...

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., claims to have successfully produced fully functional, high yielding product wafers in its CMOS22, 0.22-micron process technology. The wafers were delivered to one of ...

As the solar industry comes of age, dealing with the growing volume of products reaching end of life is already a research priority at universities and institutes the world over. Many different ...