Published On: August 8, 2021

Photo by L N on Unsplash THE KNOWN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING STRUGGLES The cost of semiconductor manufacturing is doubling every four years. The major driving factor for the rising cost is the product complexity due to the introduction of new technology-node and packaging technologies. Electrical testing also has played a role in increased manufacturing costs due to the demand for advanced automated equipment. All such costs are directly associated with the increase in transistor density with shrinking die area. The increase in transistor density has also lead to several semiconductor manufacturing struggles. These struggles (have been around for decades) are an indispensable part of the semiconductor manufacturing process. Advanced and automated equipment often helps solve the unknown and known struggles. However, the demand to increase the number of lots processed per […]