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Launch of European semiconductor metrology technology hub

Posted on 11 Aug 2023. Edited by: John Hunter. Read 2031 times.
Launch of European semiconductor metrology technology hubUS-based Applied Materials Inc, a leader in materials engineering solutions, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS, Germany´s leading advanced 300mm semiconductor research centre, announced last month a landmark collaboration to create Europe’s largest technology hub for semiconductor metrology and process analysis.

To be located at the Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) of Fraunhofer IPMS in Dresden, the technology hub is situated in the heart of Silicon Saxony, Europe’s largest semiconductor cluster. The hub will be equipped with Applied Materials’ ‘state of the art’ eBeam metrology equipment, including its ‘VeritySEM CD-SEM’ (critical dimension scanning electron microscope) systems, and staffed by Applied engineers and R&D experts.

Dr Benjamin Uhlig-Lilienthal, head of the Next Generation Computing business unit at Fraunhofer IPMS, said: “Fraunhofer IPMS and its partners will benefit from access to Applied’s industry-leading eBeam metrology systems. The new technology hub will offer advanced wafer-level metrology in our industrial CMOS environment with Fraunhofer IPMS’s unique ability to loop wafers directly with semiconductor manufacturers.”

James Robson, corporate vice president for Applied Materials Europe, said: “Our collaborative metrology hub will accelerate learning cycles and the development of new applications for the Fraunhofer Institute, Applied Materials and our customers and partners in Europe. It will have the capability to test and qualify processes on a variety of substrate materials and wafer thicknesses critical to applications across the diverse European semiconductor landscape.”

Metrology is crucial in the production of microchips as it enables the accurate measurements needed to precisely monitor and control the quality of individual semiconductor manufacturing steps and sequences. Chipmakers use metrology equipment at critical points to help validate physical and electrical characteristics and maintain target yields.