New process trends are creating new challenges for the equipment in the subfab, particularly vacuum pumps and gas abatements systems that must now handle new types of materials and their process byproducts, and at greater volumes
Wafer Fab Equipment: 2024 Revenue Holds Steady, Poised for 2025 Surge
Yole Group announces a 2024 revenue (calendar year) to increase by 1.3% year-on-year, reaching $108.1 billion, despite a 12% quarter-to-quarter drop in Q1 2024.
Optimizing Risk Mitigation in the Fab and Sub-Fab
Service is starting to come into the risk mitigation category, said Alex Smith, Vice President of Marketing, Semiconductor Service at Edwards.
KLA: 40 Years of Broadband Plasma Inspection
Broadband plasma inspectors use advanced optical and data processing technologies to discover critical defects on patterned wafers during chip manufacturing.
Bechtel: Now Is the Time for Digital Integration
We recently caught up with Dr. Evann Smith, the digital solutions manager for Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology business unit where they lead the strategic development and deployment of the digital ecosystem.
Edwards: How Cryogenics and High-Speed Vacuum Pumps Enable High Aspect Ratio Etch
Edwards has a new cryogenic chiller called Polycold that provides cryogenic wafer chuck cooling. The company also announced a new line of turbopumps.
SCREEN Focuses on Sustainability, New Coat/Develop Track Systems
SCREEN offers a diverse range of systems, from its flagship models for 300mm wafers, offering high functionality and superior productivity for the cutting-edge device market, to 200mm and under models that handle wafers of various sizes and shapes for the IoT device market
How to Solve Top ALD and ALE Semiconductor Processing Challenges
The key to precisely controlling the chemicals used in ALD and ALE during the thousands of “on and off” steps to deposit or etch one layer is the valve design.
Managing Complex Logistics in Today’s Semiconductor Industry
The complexity of the semiconductor manufacturing process is well known, but the logistics of supplying a megafab with equipment and materials can be equally complex. Delivering just one EUV lithography tool, for example, takes three Boeing 747 cargo planes, 40 freight containers and 20 trucks.
The Impact of AI and ML on Embedded Systems
AI and ML are fundamentally reshaping the landscape of embedded technology by enabling these devices to learn from data, make intelligent decisions, and adapt to their surroundings.
