Semiconductor fabrication facilities risk substantial financial exposure from incoming wafers defects. With typical lot sizes of 25 wafers and finished wafer values ranging from $4,000 to $17,000, ...

ASML (ASML) controls over 90% of the EUV lithography market with machines costing up to $400M each. The Trump administration is investing up to $150M in xLight to develop rival laser technology that ...

The shift from planar SoCs to 3D-ICs and advanced packages requires much thinner wafers in order to improve performance and reduce power, reducing the distance that signals need to travel and the ...

Abstract: Burrs, cracks, and scratches are often produced on silicon carbide (SiC) wafers during various processing stages, such as rolling and cutting. To address these challenges, edge grinding ...

Laser Photonics and its recently acquired subsidiary, Control Micro Systems, Inc. (CMS Laser), today announced the expansion of theiris expanding its Laser Wafer Marking technology research and ...

4 keys to writing modern Python Here’s what you need to know (and do) if you want to write Python like it’s 2025, not 2005. How to use uv, the super-fast Python package installer Last but not least, ...

German wafer manufacturer NexWafe GmbH announced it achieved a power conversion efficiency of 24.4% for a heterojunction (HJT) solar cell built with its ultrathin wafers. The company said the ...