Current Issue of GO SEMI & BEYOND

TOP STORIES

Tackling Chip Complexity with Integrated System-Level Test Solutions

As the sophistication of semiconductors continues to grow, so does the need for system-level test (SLT) in production to ensure that high-performance processors, chiplets, and other advanced devices function as expected in real-world environments. Once seen primarily as a fallback to catch what traditional automated test equipment (ATE) missed, SLT has now become a mission-critical step for validating AI accelerators and central, graphical and application processing units (CPUs, GPUs, and APUs) before market release. Read More.

AI Memory: Enabling the Next Era of High-Performance Computing

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving unprecedented demand for high-performance memory solutions. According to TechInsights, AI-driven applications are fueling a 70% year-over-year growth in high-bandwidth memory (HBM). However, as AI models grow in complexity—from large language models (LLMs) to real-time inference applications—the need for faster, higher-bandwidth, and energy-efficient memory architectures has become critical. Read More.

How AI Enables Adaptive Probe Cleaning

Test cost reduction is a key goal of semiconductor ATE customers, with major cost factors being test time, the test cell, and—for wafer-probing process—the probe card. Maintaining probe card cleanliness is a key aspect of a successful test process. Lack of cleanliness can result in good devices being rejected, but frequent probe card cleaning is time-consuming and increases the cost of test. Read More.

Rethinking Security in Semiconductor Testing: Why Containment Is the New Imperative

It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the headlines without stumbling upon another major cybersecurity incident. According to recent reports, 2024 witnessed a staggering 5.5 billion breaches globally. In the United States alone, the average cost of a single data breach clocked in at $9.36 million—slightly lower than 2023’s figure, but still a significant hit for any organization. On a global scale, the average breach cost was $4.88 million, reinforcing that the threat landscape is both vast and expensive. Read More.

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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS

Test Challenges Grow for DRAMs and HBM – Q&A with Jin Yokoyama This article is adapted with permission from a Q&A with Advantest’s Jin Yokoyama, senior director and memory product marketing manager, with Mark LaPedus from Semiecosystem. Read More.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Advantest Unveils SiConic™ Test Engineering: Unified, Scalable Bench Environment for Debug and Validation

In May, Advantest unveiled SiConic™ Test Engineering (TE), the newest addition to the SiConic™ family introduced in February 2025. SiConic TE offers test engineers the ability to bring up and validate structural and functional tests over high-speed I/O (HSIO) interfaces in a scalable bench environment, enabling earlier validation and debug without occupying valuable ATE systems. Read More.

FEATURED EVENT

Advantest’s VOICE 2025 Draws Record Attendance in Austin, Texas

Advantest concluded a successful VOICE 2025 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas. The event was held on May 12-14 and drew a record-high attendance of over 470 attendees, the majority of whom were Advantest customers and industry partners. Read More.

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT

The Metaverse Matrix: Transforming Semiconductors with Digital Twins

Join us on “Advantest Talks Semi” as we explore the transformative impact of the industrial metaverse with Don Ong and his guest, Sanjeev Kumar. Read More.

ESG SPOTLIGHT

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International Test Conference (ITC)
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Sept. 21-26
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Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 7-9
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