Cognex at Semicon Japan announced the In-Sight 1820 vision-based wafer pre-aligner. Utilizing proprietary Cognex NotchMax alignment technology, the 1820 vision system provides precise noncontact ...
One of the contributors to layer-to-layer overlay in today’s chip manufacturing process is wafer distortion due to thin film deposition. Mismatch in the film specific material parameters (e.g., ...
It’s no secret that a successful yield ramp directly impacts integrated circuit (IC) product cost and time-to-market. Tools and techniques that help companies ramp to volume faster, while also ...
Semiconductor manufacturing depends heavily on the ability of machine-vision systems to correctly locate, identify, and align wafers and circuits for testing. Inaccuracy in any of these activities can ...