As chipmakers ramp up the next wave of processes and grapple with how to reduce defect levels, they are encountering problems from an unlikely source—components inside of the fab equipment. Defects ...

TSMC and NVIDIA are building a virtual replica of a semiconductor fabrication plant, letting engineers stress-test where every piece of equipment sits before a single tool is bolted to the floor. The ...

Predictive maintenance, based on more and better sensor data from semiconductor manufacturing equipment, can reduce downtime in the fab and ultimately cut costs compared with regularly scheduled ...

Many tool vendors simply can't keep up with Intel's costly requirements; they can't afford the soaring R&D. So, is Intel the fab tool broker–or breaker? Intel refused to comment on its fab tool ...

SAN FRANCISCO — For some time, the fab tool industry has seen a wave of consolidation. The big are getting bigger. Some of the smaller and weaker players are getting gobbled up by the larger players.