A medical device manufacturer ditched a clunky ERP module for quality inspection, opting instead for specialized statistical process control software. Upgrading to new software costs time and money ...

Advanced packaging is transforming semiconductor manufacturing into a multi-dimensional challenge, blending 2D front-end wafer fabrication with 2.5D/3D assemblies, high-frequency device ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

There is a boom in the volume of semiconductor devices being manufactured, and the boom is primarily credited to the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT)-based devices in our daily lives. IoT ...

New process device profiles have been added by ODVA to the EtherNet/IP specification to provide end users with another tool to help optimize plant operations. According to ODVA, the new process device ...

Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world that would "make ...

Onto Innovation is a long-time holding of Bridge City Capital. However, over the last year, the share count has climbed from just over 8,000 shares one year ago to the current holding of more than ...

Jon Herlocker, co-founder and CEO of Tignis, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about how AI in advanced process control reduces equipment variability and corrects for process drift. What ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...