NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teradyne, a leading provider of automated test equipment, has partnered with ficonTEC, a global leader in production solutions for photonics assembly and test, ...

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the successful production of the world’s first semiconductor wafer whose ...

SV Probe, a supplier of high-performance probe cards, has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of the wafer-test business of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, a supplier of semiconductor wire-bonding ...

Although it requires a new generation of test equipment, testing MEMS devices is challenging but not impossible. Since the early days of the IC industry, wafer-level test has been possible using ...

I’ve had a fairly varied early part of my career in the semiconductors business: a series of events caused me to jump disciplines a little bit, and after one such event, I landed in the test ...

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 ...

The huge number of ICs used in today’s electronic products is difficult to comprehend, and each one has to be tested. Traditionally, testing starts at the wafer level to determine gross defects. By ...

Taiwanese semiconductor wafer probe card maker WinWay Technology has entered a long-term supply agreement with Italy's Technoprobe, a leading probe card manufacturer, and Greater China distributor MS ...

Hermes Testing Solutions Inc. (HTSI), a provider of semiconductor wafer testing solutions, said demand for flexible and highly customized testing equipment is increasing as advanced process nodes ...

Test is a dirty business. It can contaminate a unit or wafer, or the test hardware, which in turn can cause problems in the field. While this has not gone unnoticed, particularly as costs rise due to ...