Researchers have designed a robust image-based anomaly detection (AD) framework with illumination enhancement and noise suppression features that can enhance the detection of subtle defects in ...

Subtle defects in the immune system may lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes, a study of mice suggests. Mice gained weight and developed health problems when they carried a genetic defect that dampens ...

Electric vehicles are supposed to be the low‑maintenance workhorses of the energy transition, yet a growing trail of recalls, ...

Wafers can be inspected for large, obvious defects, or for small, subtle ones. The former is referred to as macro-inspection, while the latter is micro-inspection. These processes use different ...

"The era of error-prone quality control is over," said Keven, CEO of UnitX. "With FleX, we achieve optimal accuracy with the easiest deployment tools--minimize downtime, enable scalable deployment, ...

Solid-state batteries promise safer, lighter, and more energy-dense power packs for everything from smartphones to long-range electric cars, yet their real-world performance keeps falling short of the ...

At-speed testing and delay defect analysis have become increasingly critical in ensuring the reliability and performance of modern integrated circuits. As circuit complexity grows alongside rapid ...

Figure 1. Enertis Applus+ technicians performing terrestrial nighttime EL inspection on a PV plant (left), while an aerial night-time EL inspection is being conducted using a drone (right). Image: ...

Synopsys chose the International Test Conference to highlight two significant initiatives: defect-detection enhancements in TetraMAX ATPG through slack-based cell-aware test capability, and a new STAR ...

Electron-beam inspection is proving to be indispensable for finding critical defects at sub-5nm dimensions. The challenge now is how to speed up the process to make it economically palatable to fabs.