Ring-oscillator process monitors give production test teams a fast on-die frequency measurement for identifying CMOS process ...

The rising complexities of semiconductor processes and design are driving an increasing use of on-chip monitors to support data analytics from an IC’s birth through its end of life — no matter how ...

Thermal power plants, nuclear and fossil-fueled, rely on cooling water intake structures (CWIS) to withdraw water for rejecting waste heat. The CWIS serves as a critical interface between engineered ...

Chipmakers are relying on machine learning for electroplating and wafer cleaning at leading-edge process nodes, augmenting traditional fault detection/classification and statistical process control in ...

Bioreactors have become irreplaceable tools in bioprocessing, revolutionizing the production of many biotechnological products. 1,2 They offer optimized and controlled environments to enhance cell ...

On-line monitoring techniques have been under development over the past decades for a variety of applications in process and power industries. In the nuclear power industry, on-line monitoring ...

Advanced process control systems manage multiple variables simultaneously, helping food manufacturers maintain consistent quality even when raw ingredients fluctuate. Four control strategies — ...

This article outlines improvements and changes to non‐viable particle monitoring (NVP), sometimes referred to as total particulate monitoring, which during aseptic processing, is a regulatory ...

Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series to help practitioners learn about the AICPA’s new quality management standards and prepare to implement them. The new final standards on quality ...