Global Semiconductor Industry Outlook for 2022 Semiconductors have established their place as an essential global high-tech commodity, with China remaining the largest individual market for semiconductors recording $192.5 billion in sales in 2021. Top semiconductor manufacturers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), Samsung Electronics Co, and Intel Corp, have announced investments for new factories worth [...]
Wafer Inspection Machines: How They Work Defect detention via automated vision inspection plays a key role in the manufacturing industry. They are crucial to sense, quantify, and correct defects in different devices. As technology continues to advance, manufacturers are working towards achieving zero tolerances to defects in components and finished devices. More AOI solutions are [...]
The Future of Semiconductors Semiconductors are important components that are used by virtually every technology company. From basic or standard chips to analogue chips used in thermometers, CPUs & GPUs and the memory found in smartphones and PCs, semiconductors have become a valued asset. In 2021, there was an exponential growth in the demand for [...]
How Machine Vision Inspection Machines Help Revolutionize The Manufacturing Industry The human eye has amazing characteristics and incredible features. Each eye is equipped with 107 million photosensitive cells that allow it to see nearly 3 million different colours, distinguish around 500 shades of grey, and focus on over 50 objects per second. Yet, with such [...]
What is SWIR and Its Application to AOI SWIR (Short-wave infrared) light is defined as light within the spectral band 0.9 – 2.5μm. SWIR lies between visible and thermal imaging which gives it its unique properties. Its proximity to the visible range gives it all its imaging qualities in terms of resolution and contrast, and [...]
Why is There a Global Semiconductor Chip Shortage? Can AOI Help? Almost two years after the outbreak of the Covid-19, the world is still suffering the impact of the pandemic. Supply chains in various sectors around the world have been affected greatly. In the tech industry, chips are in short supply throughout the world. Millions [...]
