Effective fabrication of complex, high performance semiconductor devices is highly dependent on the use of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). This process is used to planarize the wafer surface ...

As any integrated circuit (IC) designer knows, design rules are the “first line of defense” foundries provide in the effort to ensure all IC designs are ultimately manufacturable. Coming in a close ...

Copper interconnect was introduced to the mainstream at 130nm because of its significant advantages compared to aluminum, such as reduction in resistivity and power consumption and resistance to ...

Machine learning (ML), neural networks (NNs), and deep learning have many applications in different areas of modern industry and life. Their ability to “learn” how to analyze and predict imprecise ...