2022 was another busy year for the FormFactor blogging community and as tradition holds, we present to you our top 8 posts for the year.

1. Latest Podcast – Leading Edge Surface Metrology in Advanced Chip Manufacturing

Listen to how the FRT Metrology integration has changed FormFactor’s potential in the microchip industry. Gain insights from the founder of FRT Metrology and learn why hybrid metrology is a real game changer.

2. Boosting Quantum Computer Deployment with Dilution Refrigeration (DR) Systems

FormFactor is excited to announce the immediate availability of cryogen-free dilution refrigerators (DRs). These systems are capable of cooling to the ultra-low sub-10 millikelvin, temperatures required for operation of superconducting quantum computers.

3. Understanding Wafer Applications in surface Metrology

Microelectronic components and semiconductors are manufactured on round thin discs, so-called wafers. Wafers can be made of various conductive or non-conductive materials such as silicon, sapphire or glass with a typical diameter of 100, 150, 200 or 300 mm.

4. Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser – VCSEL Technology Takes Off!

VCSELs are semiconductor lasers in which the emitted light emerges perpendicular to the chip surface. A VCSEL is formed from a complex multilayer structure that is applied to the substrate by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) or metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD).

5. Probe Card Cleaning 101 – Protecting Your Probe Card Investment

To protect your probe card investment, prevent probing errors and avoid device damage, we’ve outlined the following cleaning regimen for the off-line cleaning of your probe card. This process is based on our Pyramid Probe Card.

6. New Webinar – Superconductor and Spin Qubit Pre-Screening: Accelerate Quantum Development

FormFactor and Keysight invite you to learn how to speed development cycles for advanced quantum development. The companies have collaborated to develop an integrated measurement solution for pre-screening qubit devices at mK temperatures.

7. FormFactor Ranked the Number One Supplier of Semiconductor Probe Cards

We were once again ranked as the world’s number one supplier of semiconductor probe cards by market research firm TechInsights, after growing 9% in 2021. FormFactor has held the top position in the report – formerly issued by VLSIresearch – for nine consecutive years.

8. New 170 GHz / 220 GHz Broadband Solution

The joint offering, our new 220 GHz Broadband Solution, enables customers to address the needs of 5G and future 6G technologies that will have a significant impact on communications through the internet of things (IoT) and ubiquitous wireless connections.

All of us at FormFactor wish you a fantastic year ahead!