This paper gives a brief overview of the challenges wafer cleaning technology is facing in the light of advanced silicon technology moving in the direction of non-planar device structures and the need for modified cleans for semiconductors other than silicon. In the former case, the key issue is related to cleaning and conditioning of vertical surfaces in next generation CMOS gate structure as ...

Available online 3 June 2010 The purpose of this analysis is to use complementarity analysis to explain why some implementations of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) provide a high return on investment while others do not. By analysing the engineering environment, as well as the technology used in the manufacturing process, we hope to provide further insight into the necessary environment...

With advanced composites increasing replacing traditional metallic materials, the material inhomogeneity and inherent anisotropy of such materials lead to not only new attributes for aerospace structures, but also introduce new technology to damage tolerant design and analysis. The deleterious effects of changes in material properties and initiation and growth of structural damage must be addre...

This paper introduces an on-going research effort at the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) at Omaha, Nebraska for developing sensor-aided intelligent mobile robots that provide high-level navigation functions for indoor construction site security and safety using wireless sensor networking (WSN) technology. The ultimate goal of the research is the complete integration of the sensor-equipped robots i...

By analyzing the connotation, system structure, typical characteristics, and main categories of modern manufacturing enterprise technology, development status direction technology in various countries around world are summarized. Introduced cutting-edge layout, applications, industry value chain China's powerhouse. On this basis, project intends to propose several policy recommendations for ent...