The semiconductor industry has been diligently searching for alternative metal line materials to replace the conventional copper dual damascene scheme, because as interconnect dimensions shrink, the ...

Process engineers and integrators can use virtual process modeling to test alternative process schemes and architectures without relying on wafer-based testing. One important aspect of building an ...

Advances in process modeling have given industry the tools to better understand the complex operations used to make medicines. The challenge now is understanding how best to combine the various ...

Use of machine learning and feed-forward neural networks presents a new and exciting opportunity to develop high-accuracy CMP models of complex, advanced deposition processes. Machine learning (ML), ...