This used to be done by the machine ink-spotting bad die! Trouble at t’mill So that’s the why and how of automated IC test and the development process; back to our story!

Data from testers and test equipment, combined with data analytic platforms, enable engineers and technicians to have a more responsive customization. With cleaning being essential to both wafer and ...

Keithley Instruments has announced the S510, a high-channel-count, turnkey semiconductor reliability test system for use in lifetime modeling of advanced ULSI CMOS processes at the 65-nm node and ...

The wafer and integrated circuits (IC) shipping & handling market is expected to grow substantially over the forecast period on account of the rising demand for ICs in communication systems and ...

Fonon’s BlackStar offers a solution to these challenges, providing for a higher yield of dies per wafer and maximizing throughput while maintaining the integrity of the material.

Chip manufacturers including AMD and Cypress Semiconductor are testing high purity silicon wafers which could reduce IC operating temperatures considerably. US materials firm Isonics is supplying the ...

Tight integration of test equipment, monitors, and analytics are beyond the scope of one company, accelerating data sharing and the breakdown of silos.

FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment, today announced ...

The IC industry has been on a mission to pare down older capacity (i.e. ≤200mm wafers) in order to produce devices more cost-effectively on larger wafers. In its recently released Global Wafer ...

In 2008, 300mm wafers took over as the industry's primary wafer size in terms of total surface area used. Furthermore, the number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to grow ...

Nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019, five of them in China. March 18, 2019 -- IC Insights recently released its Global Wafer Capacity 2019-2023 report that provides in-depth analyses ...

Fabless IC firms have decided to place orders for 8-inch wafer capacity for the year's hot seasons in the first quarter of 2015, as they anticipate 8-inch foundry capacity will remain tight ...