Supporting Innovation and Building Resilience

In today’s fast-moving semiconductor industry, failure analysis, reliability, characterisation, and test are essential to developing high-performing, reliable, and scalable technologies. From early design through to high-volume manufacturing, they ensure devices function as intended, issues are understood and resolved, and products meet the demands of sectors such as AI, automotive, communications, and defence.

Failure Analysis (FA)

Failure analysis focuses on understanding why devices fail and how to address those issues effectively. By identifying root causes early, it helps reduce costly recalls and manufacturing losses, speeds up development cycles, and improves overall product reliability.

Characterisation

Characterisation examines how devices behave under different operating conditions, providing the data needed to refine designs and processes. It supports accurate modelling, enables process development and scaling, and ensures performance is properly validated.

Test

Testing verifies that devices meet required specifications before deployment. It plays a key role in identifying defects early in production, maintaining quality at scale, and reducing the risk and cost of failures later in the product lifecycle.

Yield

Yield focuses on maximising the proportion of functional devices produced from a manufacturing process. It is a key driver of cost, efficiency, and scalability, directly impacting profitability and time-to-market. By identifying sources of variation and loss, yield improvement enables faster process optimisation, supports stable high-volume production, and ensures that development efforts translate effectively into manufacturable, high-quality products.

Reliability

Reliability ensures that semiconductor devices perform consistently over time and under real-world stress conditions. It is particularly important for safety-critical applications and supports qualification across sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, while also building confidence with customers and partners.