Congratulations to alumnus Bryan Root (ElEngr’84), who was recently elevated to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow for leadership in improving semiconductor reliability test ...

Semiconductor aging refers to the slow loss of electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device as a result of continuous use or prolonged exposure to various environmental conditions like ...

As the prevalence of semiconductor use continues to increase, aging is a major issue. Semiconductor aging can contribute to significant malfunction as its electrical properties change. Aging refers to ...

Prashanth Paladugu, a leading testbench architect at Micron, is transforming semiconductor design with his revolutionary approach to verification methodologies. "With the changing semiconductor ...

The floodgates for chiplet-based design have officially opened. Over the past several quarters, manufacturing test flows have been validating 2.5D package architectures, and production volumes are ...

Final electrical test remains one of the best ways to assess a circuit’s ultimate viability. But we know that, unfortunately, even 100% end-of-line electrical testing of semiconductor wafers will not ...

1. What is a semiconductor? Generally speaking, the term semiconductor refers to a material – like silicon – that can conduct electricity much better than an insulator such as glass, but not as well ...

Wire bonding is widely used in electronic devices, the semiconductor industry, and microelectronics. It enables interconnections between the die and other electronic components in an integrated ...

During standardized chip fabrication, integrate circuit (IC) testing is conducted repeatedly to inspect the chips once they are manufactured. IC testing begins with wafer penetration before etched ...