Terahertz in the semiconductor industry

The challenges that face the semiconductor industry revolve around speed, power, cost and quality

• Speed Computing and communication frequencies are pushing from the MHz to the GHz. Traditionally materials are developed and tested at roughly 10 times their     normal operational frequencies, which is now terahertz.

TeraView’s Spectra 3000 is an “ideal plug and play” unit for the development and testing of semiconductor and other electronic materials.

• Power The demand for increased computational power within limited spaces means the Semiconductor Industry is developing ever more complex 3D package solutions. These new innovations present new FA and QA challenges, particularly with respect to the quickly and accurate identifying of interconnect defects.

The TeraView EOTPR unit has been developed to specifically address this unit. It can pin point defects with sub 10 micron accuracy. It cuts FA time from days to minutes.

In a paper presented at ECTC conference, Intel said “With such a revolutionary concept, innovative design and superior performance, EOTPR will become an essential tool for microelectronic package fault isolation and failure analysis”

• Cost and Quality Terahertz waves can be used to quickly image cracks and defects at depth within silicon and hence has the potential to substantially improve process yields and reduce waste.

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For more details on TeraViews semiconductor applications please contact us.