Across the semiconductor industry, both FD-SOI and finFET transistor technologies are in high volume production, with IC manufacturers looking to extend both technologies to gain additional ...

Advanced packaging is transforming semiconductor manufacturing into a multi-dimensional challenge, blending 2D front-end wafer fabrication with 2.5D/3D assemblies, high-frequency device ...

In the information technology world, open-source platforms and software, as an alternative to proprietary ones, have long been commonly accepted. In process controls, not so much. That could be ...

At the end of February, PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)—the consortium for open hardware specifications—introduced InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems ...

Aim: To demonstrate the potential of in-line nanoparticle size measurements using the NanoFlowSizer (NFS) as a PAT method. To achieve real-time process control by establishing automated regulation of ...

The Italycs-4 control system enables operators to monitor line parameters including temperature, pressure, extruder speed, specific output, film width, layer thickness, total thickness, and line speed ...

HPS pioneered process automation control and thermal process solutions, and today, plays a critical role across the entire lifecycle of an industrial facility, from project design and engineering, ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — March 23, 2016 — Introduced in January, 2016, the Idealliance G7 Press Control System Certification Program validates a press control system’s ability to monitor and control G7 gray ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

At one time, process historians were simply software packages used to store and present real-time process data. Today, however, historians are being used to do much more. Process historians are being ...

Do you have a real cybersecurity-focused ICS strategy in place, or are you force-fitting IT security policies on your industrial control systems? A recent incident where a likely nation-state threat ...

There is an old adage that states that a repair yard can economically build new ships, but a new construction yard should never touch ship repair jobs. In my experience there is a lot of truth to that ...