Several vendors are ramping up new inspection equipment based on infrared, optical, and X-ray technologies in an effort to reduce defects in current and future IC packages. While all of these ...

For decades, quality inspection on most production lines has run on rules. A vision system checks whether a weld falls within a fixed tolerance band. A gauge flags a part if a dimension crosses a ...

Detecting macro-defects early in the wafer processing flow is vital for yield and process improvement, and it is driving innovations in both inspection techniques and wafer test map analysis. At the ...

Selling a property in Alberta comes with a legal requirement to disclose certain kinds of defects.