The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a physical sciences laboratory and non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. NIST's activities are organized into laboratory programs that include nanoscale science and technology, engineering, information technology, neutron research, material measurement, and physical measurement.
In today’s episode Markus speaks with Alex Liddle, Scientific Director at NIST.
They discuss:
Alex’s Career Journey to NIST
Dimensional Metrology
The Measurement of a Test Structure vs. the Actual Structure and CoverageThe trend to measure everything you can across the wafer

Key Trends Alex noticed at this years Frontiers conference
Stochastic Failures, Lithography and Reliability 


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