Semiconductor manufacturing is the foundation for technologies ranging from smartphones and electric vehicles to artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The process demands extreme precision in ...

Cluster tool scheduling occupies a pivotal role in semiconductor manufacturing, enabling the efficient coordination of complex multi-chamber systems that integrate processing and cleaning operations.

The challenges before semiconductor fabs are expansive and evolving. As the size of chips shrinks from nanometers to eventually angstroms, the complexity of the manufacturing process increases in ...

Semiconductor manufacturing, as it currently stands, faces a critical challenge: the lack of immediate, comprehensive feedback on the quality of its outputs. Traditionally, manufacturers have been ...

Continue reading to explore the role of automation in semiconductor manufacturing, as well as its challenges, advantages, and future directions. Like in many industries, automation came in ...

As the semiconductor industry moves to smaller scales, it must overcome several technical challenges. In 2025, we expect three key developments to make headlines: Gate-All-Around transistor designs, ...

The semiconductor manufacturing process involves many steps, including, but not limited to, film deposition, photolithography, etching, and chemical mechanical polishing (CMP). Contamination can ...

In the fast-paced world of semiconductor manufacturing, achieving higher yields and reducing costs are constant challenges. Ideally, yield should only be impacted by unavoidable defects when ...

Jinjun Xiong, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has been elevated to fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The ...