As design rules shrink to 55 nm and below, IC manufacturers need automatic macro inspection systems that can detect critical defects while providing the throughput necessary for production lines. Yet, ...

Partially defective, marginal die can still be functional enough to pass final electrical test. Some of these “walking wounded” chips get past final testing, but in the customer’s end product, under ...

According to news reports, Samsung and TSMC are expected to enter 5nm process mass production in 2020. The competition in 5nm wafer yield and market share will be very intense. A brand new wafer ...

It is no mystery that the semiconductor industry is always advancing, with specifications becoming increasingly stringent as defects become increasingly more difficult to discover. This is especially ...

SiC is extensively used in microelectronic devices owing to its several unique properties. However, low yield and high cost of the SiC manufacturing process are the major challenges that must be ...

What is the Market Size of Wafer Defect Inspection System? BANGALORE, India, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2024, the global market size of Wafer Defect Inspection System was estimated to be worth ...

Wafers produced for products as diverse as LEDs and MP3 players vary greatly in function, but they have one thing in common: They often undergo optical inspection after they pass an electrical test.

To make the top-of-the-line chips for Apple's iPhone, such as the A14, or Nvidia's A100 series AI processors, with billions of transistors, it takes a factory that costs $16 billion to build and ...

The "Semiconductor Wafers Market - Global Forecast 2025-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The semiconductor wafers market is undergoing significant transformation as ...