For quality control purposes, wafers, such as semiconductor or flat-panel display (FPD) chips, need to be examined under a microscope to verify that they meet specifications related to both circuit ...

In this section, the manufacturing requirements associated with advanced semiconductor lithography are discussed. This is followed by a discussion of lithographic approaches being used or being ...

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Centrios HX Circuit Edit System. This state-of-the-art ...

Semiconductor wafer defect pattern recognition and classification is a crucial area of research that underpins yield enhancement and quality assurance in microelectronics manufacturing. The discipline ...

Forming circuits involves the use of cylindrical pieces of semiconductor material. These cylinders are sliced into thin, circular pieces known as bare wafers. The bare wafers are then oxidized before ...

When power generators transfer electricity, they lose almost 10 percent of the generated power. To address this, scientists are researching new diamond semiconductor circuits to make power conversion ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anchor Semiconductor Inc. today introduced an easy-to-adopt Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) acceleration tool that will significantly shorten OPC cycle time ...

As the complexity of IC designs continues to grow, moving critical checks earlier in the design cycle helps designers identify and resolve issues before they escalate, streamlining the overall ...

Semiconductor chips consist of dozens of layers, packing immense computing power into a compact form. They store and retrieve data for signaling and control and are essential in creating central ...

As the automotive industry races towards a future of connected, autonomous, and electrified vehicles, the complexity of integrated circuits (ICs) powering these innovations is reaching unprecedented ...