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Identifying defect patterns in a wafer map during manufacturing is crucial to find the root cause of the underlying issue and provides valuable insights on improving yield in the foundry. Currently used methods use deep neural networks to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-18 Nitish Shukla

Defects are unavoidable in casting production owing to the complexity of the casting process. While conventional human-visual inspection of casting products is slow and unproductive in mass productions, an automatic and reliable defect…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-27 Maryam Habibpour , Hassan Gharoun , AmirReza Tajally , Afshar Shamsi , Hamzeh Asgharnezhad , Abbas Khosravi , Saeid Nahavandi

We describe techniques for the robust detection of community structure in some classes of time-dependent networks. Specifically, we consider the use of statistical null models for facilitating the principled identification of structural…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2013-04-16 Danielle S. Bassett , Mason A. Porter , Nicholas F. Wymbs , Scott T. Grafton , Jean M. Carlson , Peter J. Mucha

The semiconductor industry is one of the most technology-evolving and capital-intensive market sectors. Effective inspection and metrology are necessary to improve product yield, increase product quality and reduce costs. In recent years,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-12 Angzhi Fan , Yu Huang , Fei Xu , Sthitie Bom

Quality management in semiconductor manufacturing often relies on template matching with known golden standards. For Indium-Phosphide (InP) multi-project wafer manufacturing, low production scale and high design variability lead to such…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-13 Emílio Dolgener Cantú , Rolf Klemens Wittmann , Oliver Abdeen , Patrick Wagner , Wojciech Samek , Moritz Baier , Sebastian Lapuschkin

In modern manufacturing, most products are conforming. Few products are nonconforming with different defect types. The identification of defect types can help further root cause diagnosis of production lines. With the sensing technology…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Juan Du , Yukun Xie , Chen Zhang

Predictive maintenance is an important sector in modern industries which improves fault detection and cost reduction processes. By using machine learning algorithms in the whole process, the defects detection process can be implemented…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Sushmita Nath

In semiconductor manufacturing, wafer defect maps (WDMs) play a crucial role in diagnosing issues and enhancing process yields by revealing critical defect patterns. However, accurately categorizing WDM defects presents significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Yin-Yin Bao , Er-Chao Li , Hong-Qiang Yang , Bin-Bin Jia

Utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), our system introduces an innovative approach to defect detection in manufacturing. This technology excels in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-09 Arti Kumbhar , Amruta Chougule , Priya Lokhande , Saloni Navaghane , Aditi Burud , Saee Nimbalkar

A hierarchical approach to the construction of compound distributions for process-induced faults in IC manufacture is proposed. Within this framework, the negative binomial distribution is treated as level-1 models. The hierarchical…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2009-11-10 Yu. I. Bogdanov , N. A. Bogdanova , A. V. Rudnev

In this paper, we reveal that artificial neural network (ANN) assisted multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signal detection can be modeled as ANN-assisted lossy vector quantization (VQ), named MIMO-VQ, which is basically a joint…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-02 Songyan Xue , Yi Ma , Na Yi , Terence E. Dodgson

Physically interpretable models are essential for next-generation industrial systems, as these representations enable effective control, support design validation, and provide a foundation for monitoring strategies. The aim of this paper is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Maarten van der Hulst , Rodrigo A. González , Koen Classens , Paul Tacx , Nick Dirkx , Jeroen van de Wijdeven , Tom Oomen

Mineral wool production is a non-linear process that makes it hard to control the final quality. Therefore, having a non-destructive method to analyze the product quality and recognize defective products is critical. For this purpose, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Mehdi Rafiei , Dat Thanh Tran , Alexandros Iosifidis

The manufacturing sector is envisioned to be heavily influenced by artificial intelligence-based technologies with the extraordinary increases in computational power and data volumes. A central challenge in manufacturing sector lies in the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-08-31 Ye Yuan , Guijun Ma , Cheng Cheng , Beitong Zhou , Huan Zhao , Hai-Tao Zhang , Han Ding

The validation of data from sensors has become an important issue in the operation and control of modern industrial plants. One approach is to use knowledge based techniques to detect inconsistencies in measured data. This article presents…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-02-18 Pablo H. Ibarguengoytia , Luis Enrique Sucar , Sunil Vadera

The semiconductor chip manufacturing process is complex and lengthy, and potential errors arise at every stage. Each wafer contains numerous chips, and wafer bin maps can be generated after chip testing. By analyzing the defect patterns on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-21 Zi-Ming Li , Zeji Li , Tie-Fu Li , Yu-xi Liu

In this paper, we discuss the feasibility of monitoring partially synchronous distributed systems to detect latent bugs, i.e., errors caused by concurrency and race conditions among concurrent processes. We present a monitoring framework…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-07-26 Vidhya Tekken Valapil , Sorrachai Yingchareonthawornchai , Sandeep Kulkarni , Eric Torng , Murat Demirbas

Steel wire ropes (SWRs) are critical load-bearing components in industrial applications, yet their structural integrity is often compromised by local flaws (LFs). Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) is a widely used non-destructive testing method…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-16 Siyu You , Leilei Yang , Zixu Kuang , Huayi Gou , Longlong Zhang , Zhiliang Liu

A method for object classification that is based on distribution analysis is proposed. In addition, a method for finding relevant features and the unification of this algorithm with another classification algorithm is proposed. The…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Thomas Olschewski

The digitization of manufacturing processes enables promising applications for machine learning-assisted quality assurance. A widely used manufacturing process that can strongly benefit from data-driven solutions is gas metal arc welding…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-23 Yannik Hahn , Robert Maack , Guido Buchholz , Marion Purrio , Matthias Angerhausen , Hasan Tercan , Tobias Meisen