Over the past few years we’ve seen several impressive projects where people try to manufacture integrated circuits using hobbyist tools. One of the most complex parts of this process is lithography: ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — TEA Systems Corp. introduced Weir PW, a software suite for process control in lithography applications. Using custom models for wafer and field systematic applications, the software ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An inexpensive photolithography process has been discovered that enables nanocrystalline “porous” silicon to be stabilized for chip making without significant loss of the ...

The manufacture of semiconductors has attracted a lot of interest of late, especially because the U.S. produces such a small global share of the most advanced chips. Dutch company ASML’s standout ...

Fig. 1 The lithography process. The projection lithography system. The advancement of semiconductor manufacturing is a key driver of electronic device innovations. As Moore’s Law progresses, ...

Concept of mask/wafer co-optimization by moving the shot with mask and wafer double simulation to minimize wafer error. VSB shot configurations and its corresponding ...

Imagine a machine so advanced it operates with light invisible to the human eye, etching circuits onto silicon wafers at scales smaller than a virus. This is the world of EUV lithography, a ...

Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography represents a transformative advancement in semiconductor fabrication, utilising 13.5‐nm wavelength light to achieve remarkably fine feature sizes far below the 10 ...

What is Block Copolymer Lithography? Block copolymer lithography is a nanofabrication technique that utilizes the self-assembly properties of block copolymers to create ordered nanostructures. Block ...

Experts at the Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and other next-generation fab technologies with Jerry Chen, head of global business ...