Cohu Enters HBM Memory Market With Neon Inspection & Metrology Platform
Cohu, a global supplier of equipment and services optimizing semiconductor manufacturing yield and productivity, has announced that its Neon platform was selected by a leading U.S. memory and data storage technologies customer for inspection metrology of high bandwidth memory devices (HBM) used in high-performance computing (HPC) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Neon inspection & metrology platform offers a highly efficient vision system enabling full 6-sided optical inspection and measurement of micro-pillars, integration with factory automation and an efficient output sorting process that addresses current and roadmap HBM market needs. Cohu’s vision technology delivers accurate and reliable metrology of thousands of micro-pillars distributed over the HBM device. The accompanying AI inspection software utilizes proprietary deep learning and neural network-based pattern recognition that improves inspection yield.
Neon features extended process integration capabilities and can be configured with infrared and visual micro-scale defect inspection modules. Available in 16 or 32 pickup arms for process optimization. It is also equipped with an external cassette loader unloader to integrate with factory robots.
Neon also features Cohu’s DI-Core Data Intelligence System providing real-time equipment monitoring and data analytics for Industry 4.0. Expertise in analyzing and interpreting large amounts of Cohu equipment data providing valuable insight to improve equipment performance and address Industry 4.0 initiatives. DI-Core Data Intelligence system software significantly improves overall equipment efficiency, increases inspection yield, and maximizes devices output per machine. Artificial Intelligence Inspection software provides real-time computation that enables semiconductors manufacturers to improve visual inspection accuracy at production speeds.
“We are pleased to have received an initial order from one of the world’s leading semiconductor memory manufacturers to improve quality of HBM memory used in AI data centers,” commented Luis Müller, Cohu President and CEO. “This is a new market application for Cohu products, and it represents a strategic and substantial growth opportunity aligned with secular growth in artificial intelligence.”
The HBM market is projected to be approximately $23 billion this year with a CAGR of 22% through 2029, representing an opportunity for more than $100M revenue for this class of inspection metrology systems.
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