For quality control purposes, wafers, such as semiconductor or flat-panel display (FPD) chips, need to be examined under a microscope to verify that they meet specifications related to both circuit ...

The witec360 Semiconductor Edition is a high-end confocal Raman and photoluminescence (PL) microscope specifically configured for the chemical imaging of semiconducting materials. It helps researchers ...

Applied Materials has launched a new generation of optical semiconductor wafer inspection machines that incorporate big data and AI techniques. These multimillion-dollar machines are used in chip ...

Some industry sectors such as automotive and medical continue to push for higher and higher reliability levels; however, many fabs are having difficulties achieving them. Current inspection regimes ...

Wafers can be inspected for large, obvious defects, or for small, subtle ones. The former is referred to as macro-inspection, while the latter is micro-inspection. These processes use different ...

As semiconductor manufacturers aim to produce devices at the 5-nanometer node, the ability to find tiny defects created inadvertently during the fabrication process becomes harder. In addition, there ...

Semiconductor circuits (patterns) printed on semiconductor wafers (substrates) are shrinking, while such substrates are becoming larger in physical size. Over the years, the inspection of patterned ...

Ever since 17th century scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek peered at microbes through a crude optical microscope, the quest for higher performance has been relentless. Just as Leeuwenhoek’s microscope ...

Austin, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Semiconductor Inspection Microscope Market Size & Growth Insights: According to the SNS Insider,“The Semiconductor Inspection Microscope Market size was ...

Vamsi Velidandla, VP of Marketing for Zeta Instruments, talks to AZoNano about the applications of their unique metrology technology. Tell us about Zeta Instruments and the type of products you ...