Covalent Expands Wafer-Level Semiconductor Characterization Through Oxford Instruments Collaboration
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Covalent has announced a collaboration with Oxford Instruments to expand its semiconductor characterization offering with wafer-level Raman and photoluminescence workflows. This capability is now available to customers for defectivity, stress, and strain mapping, process development, and failure analysis at full-wafer scale. The integrated workflows enable faster generation of high-resolution data across wafers up to 300 mm, allowing customers to identify defects earlier and accelerate development cycles. The collaboration incorporates Oxford Instruments' WITec360 Raman technology into Covalent's application-driven environment, supporting compound semiconductor and advanced materials challenges. This enables customers to perform wafer-level mapping of crystallinity, doping, stress, and defects in a single workflow, improving process monitoring and yield improvement.
💡 Why It Matters
- · Faster root-cause analysis and more reliable process monitoring enable customers to scale new materials and devices with improved confidence.
- · By bridging the gap from R&D to high-volume production, Covalent and Oxford Instruments accelerate development and manufacturing outcomes.
