A pair of studies on birth defects among semiconductor workers in Taiwan published ... among the children of male workers. They didn’t see the same elevated risk in female workers, however ...

Failure analysis (FA) is an essential step for achieving sufficient yield in semiconductor manufacturing, but it’s struggling ...

Defect states refer to electronic energy levels that arise from imperfections or irregularities in the crystal structure of materials, particularly in semiconductors and insulators. These ...

More information: Volodymyr Shamraienko et al, Weak Spots in Semiconductor Nanoplatelets: From Isolated Defects Toward Directed Nanoscale Assemblies, Small (2024). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202411112 ...

a new defect review system designed to enhance the analysis of nanoscale defects in advanced semiconductor chips. This system utilizes cutting-edge "cold field emission" (CFE) technology for high ...

Applied Materials has introduced a new defect review system to help semiconductor manufacturers continue pushing the limits of chip scaling. The company’s SEMVision H20 system combines sensitive ...

Semiconductor manufacturers have previously introduced inspection systems for detecting surface defects on glass substrates, but this is the industry's first system capable of inspecting both the ...