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Very Large Scale Integration “VLSI” is a process that lays down the foundation for producing the smallest and most operational integrated circuits. Ever wondered how companies create a single chip with trillions of transistors? VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) explained…

Foundries test the reliability of manufactured chips and package them effectively before sending them to the inventories The fifth article in the semiconductor manufacturing series discusses quality control and electrical die sorting. These are among the final procedures of microfabrication.…

A wafer in a foundry cannot “electrically” behave like a semiconductor. In fact, a material’s conductivity is a function of added impurities. Doping is the process of making semiconductors more conductive, in simple words, converting wafers into semiconductors. What is…

Each semiconductor chip has a circuit design to operate and perform its designated function. These circuits are first designed, simulated, and tested on EDA (electronic design automation) tools. In fabrication facilities (fabs or foundries), circuits are often called patterns. The…

Pulsiv Limited, the Cambridge (UK) power electronics innovator, has announced the availability from stock of its Pulsiv OSMIUM microcontrollers through global electronic components distributor, DigiKey. Using a patented switching technique, Pulsiv has developed an entirely new method for converting AC to…

Siemens Digital Industries Software unveiled Tessent™ RTL Pro, a software solution developed to help integrated circuit (IC) design teams streamline and accelerate a broad array of critical design-for-test (DFT) tasks for their next-generation designs. As IC designs continue to grow in both…

The word “wafer” points to the semiconductor manufacturing process. In fact, a wafer is the foundation of semiconductor fabrication. But did you know that a semiconductor manufacturing plant transforms “sand” into a wafer, eventually leading to the “small black chip”?…

Semiconductor Manufacturing is a critical industrial process that leads to mankind’s easy tech-based lifestyle through consumer electronics, appliances, electrical vehicles, IoT, and many more applications. This five-part article series details the process of semiconductor manufacturing straightway from the books to…

Electronic design automation (EDA) tools are available to engineers working at integrated circuit, printed circuit board, and system level. This article looks at how EDA has contributed to electronic product development until now, and how it might continue to do…