August Technology Corp. today introduced the AXi series of automated wafer inspection tools designed to be utilized in front end wafer fabs detecting defects 0.5 microns in size and larger “The AXi's ...

Unpatterned wafer inspection, which has flown well under the radar for most of the semiconductor industry, is becoming more critical amid the need to find defects earlier in the manufacturing process ...

The wafer inspection business is heating up as chipmakers encounter new and tiny killer defects in advanced devices. Last month ASML Holding entered into an agreement to acquire Hermes Microvision ...

November 24, 2013. Rudolph Technologies has announced that it has won orders for its AWX FSI unpatterned wafer inspection system at both a major Southeast Asia-based outsourced assembly and test (OSAT ...

Defect inspection scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology and The Chinese University of Hong Kong make a thorough review of new perspectives and ...

France-based company Unity-SC, which specializes in optical inspection tools for semiconductor wafer production, says that its new system will be able to increase yields in laser diode manufacturing.

As the automotive electronics market continues to grow, spurred by developments such as semi-autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles, the demand is increasing for power semiconductor components with ...