Advantest Announces New ACS University Program Allowing University Partners to Participate in the ACS Open Solution Ecosystem

ACS University Program partners may conduct research using real industry data from Advantest’s in-house-developed ASIC devices, including several lots with full die-level traceability, to evaluate their research results in actual, industry-relevant environments. University partners are also given the opportunity to publish their results to support global research advancements.

Given the ongoing challenges within the semiconductor value chain, obtaining real-world data is even more vital for research efforts seeking to embed process variations and other physical process characteristics into their developed methodologies. In particular, modern machine learning-based techniques require large volumes of high-quality data from multiple correlated lots and manufacturing steps.

“The ACS University Program is a prime opportunity for our network research partners to contribute to the success of the ACS open solution ecosystem," said Michael Chang, vice president, ACS, of Advantest. "Supporting the research community by giving them access to real data and use cases provides the tools they need to pursue innovations and breakthroughs that may prove vital to the future of the semiconductor value chain."

Selected academic partners may join the ACS University Program now at no cost. Advantest plans to broaden membership access later this year.