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VSL Introduces Autonomous On-Wafer Measurements with New Automated Probing System<\/h2>\n

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VSL now operates a fully autonomous on-wafer measurement system, a major milestone for chip calibrations. In on-wafer measurements, electrical properties are measured directly on the chip, before it is even packaged. As modern electronic components are manufactured at the nanoscale, they have become too small to measure manually. To address this, VSL has developed a probing system: a highly accurate robotic arm that uses RF probes to make contact with the chip and is controlled by software.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Until now, those measurements were highly dependent on the user operating the system. That is not exactly ideal, because every measurement should be performed precisely in the same, reproducible way. In recent years, we have therefore worked in a multidisciplinary team to fully automate the probing system. The software now independently controls all steps of the measurement according to established protocols without operator intervention.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]For customers, this means that on-wafer calibrations are carried out fully autonomously
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