Early detection of faulty process steps through process diagnosis is critical to the semiconductor industry. The AC-ID methodology can isolate the root causes of yield loss by combining end-of-line tests with process history information. The ACID software tool automates this methodology and is fully operational at several industry production sites.
Published in:
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
(Volume:24
,
Issue:
4
)
Date of Publication: July-Aug. 2007