Cohu Enters HBM Memory Market with Neon Inspection Metrology Platform
Neon 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. The HBM market is projected to be approximately
“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.”
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Cohu (NASDAQ: COHU) is a global technology leader supplying test, automation, inspection and metrology products and services to the semiconductor industry. Cohu’s differentiated and broad product portfolio enables optimized yield and productivity, accelerating customers’ manufacturing time-to-market. Additional information can be found at www.Cohu.com.
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