Continuous casting remains a critical process in modern steel production, whereby molten steel is poured into a mould and solidified into semi-finished forms such as blooms, billets or slabs. This ...

Lean Six Sigma is a structured, data-driven approach to quality and waste reduction that integrates seamlessly with Agile, ...

TSMC claims its upcoming N2 manufacturing node is ahead of schedule on defect reduction, even though it is the company’s first attempt at gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet transistor technology.

Lean manufacturing lets you achieve high rates of customer satisfaction while controlling waste. Applying the methods of continuing, incremental improvements in the manufacturing process identifies ...

TSMC exposed the defect density (D0) of its N2 process technology relative to its predecessors at the same stage of development at its North American Technology Symposium this week. According to the ...

Optimizing CD variation and defect reduction comprehensively, to improve results of a wide defect process window with a narrow CD distribution. This study focused on the defect behavior analysis with ...

The multilayer system used in lithography consists of a planarizing carbon layer beneath a hardmask etch-transferring layer and capped with a standard photoresist coating. In the past, Brewer Science ...