2 days ago · Deep insights into the increasingly complex task of designing, testing, integrating, and manufacturing semiconductors. Explore the latest in Semiengineering and cutting-edge chip technology.

12 hours ago · Markets and Money. Acquisitions: Nova completed its $60 million acquisition of Sentronics Metrology, a provider of backend wafer metrology tools for a variety of critical dimension applications.; Accuron Technologies, a precision engineering and technology group, acquired a majority stake in Trymax Semiconductor Equipment, a specialist in plasma-based and UV-based process equipment and ...

2 days ago · AI is exceptionally good at spotting anomalies in semiconductor inspection. The challenge is training different models for different inspection tools and topographies, and knowing which model to use at any particular time. Different textures in backgrounds are difficult for traditional algorithms ...

1 day ago · As an IC designer focused on automotive applications, reliability is likely one of your top priorities. The components you develop need to withstand extreme environmental conditions, maintain performance over extended lifetimes, and meet rigorous industry standards.

Jan 16, 2025 · The stage is set for a year of innovation in the chip industry, unlike anything seen for decades, but what makes this period of advancement truly unique is the need to focus on physics and real design skills. Planar scaling of SoCs enabled design and verification tools and methodologies to mature on ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Products and Partnerships. Advantest launched an integrated known-good-die test cell designed to maximize die-level test yields for wide-bandgap devices used in power semiconductors.. Synaptics extended its Veros IoT connectivity family with a dual-core Bluetooth 5.4 and IEEE 802.15.4 system on chip.The Matter-compliant SoC supports Bluetooth Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, and Thread ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Reticle size limitations are forcing chip design teams to look beyond a single SoC or processor in order to achieve orders of magnitude improvements in processing that are required for AI. But moving data between more processing elements adds a whole new set of challenges that need to be addressed ...

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