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Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) – also known as planarization – has long been the most commonly employed technique for smoothing and flattening wafer surfaces during the fabrication of semiconductor integrated chips (IC). This approach has been common practice for decades. During this time, post-CMP evaluation has become the standard means of ensuring adequate planarity of IC layers, as well as the most common approach to confirming their compliance with planarity requirements. Conventi...

By Everest GroupTata Consultancy Services has been recognized as a Leader in the Everest Group PEAK Matrix for Semiconductor Engineering Services. In an assessment of 16 leading providers of semiconductor engineering services, TCS was placed highest for its vision and capability. Highlighted as a key strength was TCS comprehensive portfolio of offerings covering all service segments and product categories catering to different types of clients. According to the report, TCS proactively and ...

Soldiers are deployed to disinfect China Airlines headquarters at Taoyuan International Airport. CNA photo May 2, 2021 Taipei, May 11 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) said Tuesday that only about 10 percent of its cargo services will be affected by a government order to bring home all its pilots for a 14-day quarantine period, amid a COVID-19 outbreak among its flight crews. In compliance with the Central Epidemic Command Centers (CECC) order on Monday, CAL said, its flight crews will be recalled and...

2021/05/07 14:38 Taiwans economy did surprisingly well in 2020, and so did its wealthiest citizens, says Forbes  Taiwans economy did surprisingly well in 2020, and so did its wealthiest citizens, says Forbes  (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — According to the latest list published by Forbes Magazine, a little-known shoemaker, Zhang Congyuan (張聰淵), is Taiwan’s wealthiest individual with a fortune estimated at US$13.8 billion (N...

ACL Digital Partners with Mobiveil, a High-Speed Silicon IP Platform Leader Value SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ACL Digital, an ALTEN Group Company, a leader in technology consulting and product engineering services, today announced its partnership with Mobiveil, a leader in high-speed silicon intellectual property (IP), application platform and related engineering services. The strategic partnership will accelerate growth and create value for both companies and their cus...

Silicon Carbide Versus Silicon for Electric Vehicles and Electronics Due to the ever-increasing for electric vehicles (EVs), manufacturers are comparing two semiconductor technologies for power electronics applications: silicon carbide and silicon. Image credit: Buffaloboy/Shutterstock.com Silicon carbide (SiC) offers high temperature resistance, reduced power consumption, stiffness, as well as supporting smaller, thinner designs that EV power electronics require.  Examples of...

2021/04/08 00:14 Terry Gou speaking at Hon Hai Research Institute. Terry Gou speaking at Hon Hai Research Institute. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Terry Gou (郭台銘), the founder of Hon Hai Precision, known outside of Taiwan as Foxconn, has retaken the crown as Taiwans richest person on the Forbes annual worlds billionaires. In its list, titled "The Richest in 2021," Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos took the top spo...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. ASE Wins Sustainability Award SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 6, 2021-- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) announced today that it has received the 3D InCites 2021 Sustainability Award. This inaugural award honors exemplary achievement in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy use, water use, and waste to landfill and recognizes the long-term, stringent sustainability goals...

Foundries started limited usage of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for high-volume manufacturing (HVM) of chips in 2019. At the time, ASMLs Twinscan NXE scanners were good enough for production, but the full EUV ecosystem was not quite there. One of the things that impacted EUV was the lack of protective pellicles for photomasks, which limited usage of EUV tools and affected yields. Fortunately, the situation with pellicles has finally improved thanks to the recent introduction of product...

Predicting And Avoiding Failures In Automotive Chips Experts at the Table: New approaches rely on more and better data, but it also requires sharing of data across the supply chain. Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss automotive electronics reliability with Jay Rathert, senior director of strategic collaborations at KLA; Dennis Ciplickas, vice president of advanced solutions at PDF Solutions; Uzi Baruch, vice president and general manager of the automotive business unit at OptimalPlus...