AI In The Semiconductor Equipment Ecosystem
AI is playing an increasingly critical role in improving semiconductor equipment and processes, which are necessary as the industry moves to advanced manufacturing processes. This requires more steps, tighter integration and analysis of those various steps, and better optimization of tools. David Fried, corporate vice president at Lam Research, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about how to accelerate the development of AI-based equipment models using a limited data pool, how those models will be used to improve core processes in the fab, and why and where standards will be needed in the future.