Driven by new major sustainability program, Rockwell’s model predictive control solution spearheaded process digitalization efforts. Driven by a new major sustainability program, a model predictive ...

Increasingly tight tolerances and rigorous demands for quality are forcing chipmakers and equipment manufacturers to ferret out minor process variances, which can create significant anomalies in ...

Don Cowan and Mahyar Mohammadnezhad of Kiwa PI Berlin explain the importance of upstream diligence in ensuring long-term PV ...

Overlay control based on DI metrology of optical targets has been the primary basis for run-to-run process control for many years. In previous work we described a scenario where optical overlay ...

When customers feel that they can count on the consistent quality of your products, they're more likely to give you their repeat business. Consistent quality takes hard work, attention to detail and ...

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Customer satisfaction determines customer loyalty, customer purchase intentions and in turn, a company's revenue stream. Product quality improves customer satisfaction. Reducing variation in both key ...

Quality is the process of producing products that meet specifications. It is but one of three elements of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), the other two being uptime and rate. It is fair to say ...

It is becoming more and more difficult in nanometer designs to reliably print the image intended by the designer. This task is demanding enough under normal conditions; maintaining pattern fidelity ...