3,816 technical terms and definitions
XRF mapping, micro-XRF mapping, x-ray fluorescence imaging, elemental mapping XRF, wafer XRF mapping, quantitative XRF microscopy
X-ray fluorescence mapping builds a spatially resolved elemental picture by rastering a focused or collimated excitation beam across a specimen and recording an energy spectrum…
xpeem, photoemission electron microscopy, x-ray peem, xpeem semiconductor, chemical imaging peem, magnetic domain xpeem
X-ray photoemission electron microscopy turns a surface-sensitive electron-yield measurement into a full-field image. Tunable X-rays illuminate a field of view, a cathode lens…
CDSAXS, XRR reflectometry, GISAXS grazing incidence, synchrotron lab source, buried structure measurement, sub nanometer sensitivity, model robust metrology
X-ray scatterometry uses X-ray diffraction and scattering, rather than visible or near-visible light, to measure nanoscale semiconductor structure dimensions — and the entire…
x-ray absorption near-edge structure, xanes spectroscopy, xanes oxidation state, xanes semiconductor, xanes metrology
X-ray absorption near-edge structure is the strongly featured portion of an absorption spectrum around an element-specific core edge. A few tens of electronvolts can carry…
xrd wafer stress, xrd crystal quality, rocking curve analysis, semiconductor xrd
Spectroscopic ellipsometry and inline optical wafer metrology constitute the non-destructive physical measurement and defect detection disciplines that govern yield control across…
metrology improving x-ray fluorescence (xrf) accuracy for composition analysis, metrology improving x-ray, improving x-ray fluorescence, x-ray fluorescence (xrf), metrology improving
Metrology: Improving X-ray fluorescence (XRF) accuracy for composition analysis Introduction & Motivation Metrology: Improving X-ray fluorescence (XRF) accuracy for composition…
xrf, x-ray fluorescence, xrf metrology, xrf thin film composition, xrf film thickness
X-ray fluorescence converts the discrete energies and intensities of emitted characteristic X-rays into an elemental account of a film, coating, wafer, or bulk material.…
die yield, semiconductor yield, Poisson yield model, Murphy yield model, defect density, wafer sort, manufacturing yield
Yield is the fraction of manufactured devices that work, usually expressed as the percentage of dies on a wafer that pass testing, and it is the number that decides whether…
continuous yield improvement, semiconductor pareto loop, fab yield analytics, yield excursion closure
Yield Learning Loop is the closed loop method for rapid yield ramp through pareto analysis, root cause isolation, and corrective action. What It Covers Core concept: combines test…
yield improvement semiconductor, defect reduction fab, yield ramp strategy, systematic random yield loss
Yield Learning Loop is the continuous improvement cycle in semiconductor manufacturing where defect inspection, electrical test, failure analysis, and process adjustment operate…
production, power law learning curve, doubling rule, cumulative wafer count, mature yield ceiling, foundry competitive advantage, defect density reduction, diminishing returns, capacity investment
Yield learning rate describes how die yield improves as cumulative production volume grows, typically following a learning-curve pattern where defect density falls by a roughly…
yield, defect density, poisson yield, negative binomial, murphy model, critical area, semiconductor yield, die yield, wafer yield
Yield is the fraction of manufactured units that work — most commonly die yield, the share of dies on a wafer that pass test. It is the number that turns a process into…
die yield, wafer yield, defect density
Yield is the fraction of dies on a processed wafer that meet the required electrical, performance, and reliability specifications. In semiconductor manufacturing, yield is more…
metrology
Zeta Potential is the electrokinetic potential measured at the hydrodynamic shear plane surrounding a charged particle in suspension, determining whether particles in CMP…
Federico Faggin, Z80 maker, semiconductor startup, 8-bit processor company, microprocessor company
Zilog is a semiconductor company founded in 1974 by Federico Faggin, the engineer who had led the design of the Intel 4004 and 8080, created expressly to build a better 8080-class…
inspection, optical inspection, e-beam, aoi, process control, semiconductor metrology, kla, defect detection
Metrology & Inspection: Seeing the Unseen — Nanoscale Defect Physics, Machine Vision & Yield Economics In semiconductor manufacturing, you cannot improve what you cannot measure.…