A technical paper titled “SEMI-PointRend: Improved Semiconductor Wafer Defect Classification and Segmentation as Rendering” was published (preprint) by researchers at imec, University of Ulsan, and KU ...
As semiconductor chip technology advances towards nanometre and sub-nanometre scales, the demands becomes exponentially more ...
The first step for semiconductor chips is visual inspection using an optical microscope or electrical measurements. 2 Mechanical probing, electron beams, emission microscopy, liquid crystal, etc., are ...
TOKYO, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) today unveiled the E5620 Defect Review Scanning Electron Microscope (DR-SEM), ...
Final electrical test remains one of the best ways to assess a circuit’s ultimate viability. But we know that, unfortunately, even 100% end-of-line electrical testing of semiconductor wafers will not ...
Within the meticulous and layered journey of manufacturing semiconductor wafers, which could encapsulate anywhere from hundreds to thousands of steps over one to two months, even a minor defect or ...
Modern advanced packaging processes and shrinking semiconductor device sizes mean that it is vital to consistently eliminate sub-20 nm defects and surface contaminants. To do this effectively, the ...
Researchers and industries have been using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study semiconductors' stacking and dislocation faults. This article considers the analysis of crystal structures.