Pattern matching (PM) was first introduced as the semiconductor industry began to shift from simple one-dimensional rule checks to the two-dimensional checks required by sub-resolution lithography.

In 1959, Bill Smith was an apprentice learning how to build the wooden patterns that foundries use to crank out everything from cast-iron cornbread skillets to the steel wheels on U.S. Tim Omarzu ...

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Monday, May 16, 2022 3:43 p.m. | Monday, May 16, 2022 3:43 p.m. The people in these images truly are men and women of steel. They are individuals who labored to create the ...

A lithographic (litho) hotspot is a defect on a wafer that is created during manufacturing by a combination of systematic process variation and resolution enhancement technology (RET) limitations.

Design for manufacturability (DFM) is a hot topic for designers contemplating a move to advanced silicon processes. Fortunately, the foundries are a step ahead of them. TSMC has rolled out two ...

SecureFoundry, a U.S.-based semiconductor technology company enabling secure, mixed-volume manufacturing, today introduced its Hyper-Beam Array (HBA) lithography system, based on a proven architecture ...

Intel Foundry Services (IFS) launched the next phase of its Accelerator ecosystem program. The IFS Cloud Alliance will enable secure design environments in the cloud, improving foundry customer design ...