Even after 20 years or so, process control continues to be a confusing or misunderstood technology. A short description of process control is an accurate one—It’s a means of controlling manufacturing ...

Increasingly tight tolerances and rigorous demands for quality are forcing chipmakers and equipment manufacturers to ferret out minor process variances, which can create significant anomalies in ...

Successful manufacturing is inextricably linked to process control. If processes are not controlled, the eventual output may not fall within the required parameters. Using baking as an example, when ...

Abstract: Precise dimension control technology for the fabrication of silicon photonics devices was established. The dimension control technology is based on the devices fabrication using 40-nm-node ...

Designers rely on the accuracy of Process Design Kits (PDK¡¦s) for their IC designs. This paper describes independent verification of the PDK accuracy using a low-cost Die Level Process Monitor (DLPM) ...

If you can figure out what process is tying up the CPU by studying Task Manager, you're pretty smart. If you've replaced Task Manager with Process Explorer 11 (Free, ) you're even smarter. Sometimes, ...