Vision AI technology is integral to semiconductor manufacturing, ensuring precision and quality at every stage. From inspecting wafer surfaces for defects like scratches or particles during silicon wafer creation to ensuring pattern alignment during photolithography, Vision AI identifies imperfections that could lead to downstream issues. It also inspects etched features at the nanometer scale, verifies uniformity in material deposition, and ensures perfect metallization, helping manufacturers maintain high standards throughout the production process, ultimately improving yield and reducing waste.

Advantech’s industrial Vision AI system offers significant advantages for semiconductor equipment. Powered by the AI Edge Server with Intel® Xeon® scalable processors and multiple ultra-high-end NVIDIA GPU cards, it enables fast, real-time AI-driven wafer inspections. The Frame Grabber Card enhances camera connectivity, supporting multi-camera setups via Camera Link interfaces, crucial for capturing high-resolution images of wafers. This system ensures micron-level defect detection, increasing accuracy, reducing waste, and improving overall production efficiency. Its modular and scalable design is ideal for AI-driven quality control, allowing manufacturers to boost throughput while maintaining consistent product quality.

• Automated inline wafer inspection
• Web inspection & line scan AI inspection
• PCB board Inspection
• Large-scale inference

• High-end edge AI inference system: Short-Depth Edge Accelerator Server with Scalable Processors
• Frame Grabber Card: Axion Family, supporting Camera Link interfaces for real-time high-resolution imaging.
• GPU Card: NVIDIA RTX GPU cards to handle complex AI computations in visual inspections.

Vision AI technology plays a crucial role in inspecting chip packaging and surface quality in semiconductor manufacturing. It detects physical defects such as cracks, warping, or misalignment in the final product, ensuring chips meet stringent quality standards. Additionally, Vision AI verifies the accuracy of labeling and branding, making sure all markings on the chip packages are correct and legible. For chips requiring soldering or bonding, Vision AI ensures proper alignment of solder joints, identifying potential defects like cold solder joints that could lead to connection failures, enhancing product reliability and performance.

Advantech’s wall-mount IPC systems integrate DAQ cards and advanced frame grabber solutions, offering unmatched flexibility and expandability. Designed for the rigors of industrial environments, their products enhance the reliability and precision of automated inspection systems. With powerful GPUs like the NVIDIA RTX series and compact industrial-grade systems, manufacturers can efficiently handle complex data processing and visual analysis, optimizing defect detection and quality control.

• Automated inspection and sorting for back-end packaging
• Final chip inspection for IC’s surface, solder joint and bonding quality 
• High-speed and high-resolution area scan 
• Robot vision for defect detection & Factory automation

• PC-based Controller with CPU/GPU computing: Wall-mount IPC with ATX/uATX motherboard, supporting high-end flagship GPU
• DAQ Cards: 32-ch TTL and 32-ch Isolated Digital I/O PCIE Card for capturing precise inspection data in real-time.
• Frame Grabber Card: 4-ports PCI Express PoE+ GigE Vision Frame Grab supports high-resolution camera integration
• GPU Card: NVIDIA RTX GPU cards to handle complex AI computations in visual inspections.
• Industrial AI Camera: Powered over Ethernet (PoE) and high-resolution up to 20 mega pixel CCD/CMOS

The complexity of modern electronic components demands multi-camera, high-speed inspection setups to ensure consistent quality. Vision AI inspection systems excel in managing data from multiple cameras simultaneously, processing high volumes of visual data with speed and accuracy. By leveraging AI, manufacturers can significantly reduce inspection times while maintaining a high standard of quality assurance, ensuring that only defect-free components reach the final stages of production.

Advantech’s Modular IPC with GPU expansion i-Module, supporting NVIDIA Quadro full-height GPUs and advanced frame grabbers allows for maximum adaptability and performance. Whether handling high-speed USB Vision frame grabbers or integrating industrial AI cameras with PoE interfaces, Advantech provides robust solutions that can flexibly expand with production needs. These systems offer superior processing capabilities, making them ideal for high-speed, multi-camera inspection of small electronics.

• Multi-camera high-speed inspection for electronic components
• High-precision defect detection in die bonding and micro-assemblies
• High-resolution image capturing for quality assurance
• Factory automation and real-time visual analysis in electronics manufacturing

• Compact Vision System: Modular IPC with GPU expansion i-Module, powered by Intel® 14th Gen Core™ processor
• Frame Grabber Card: 8-port PCIe USB Vision Frame Grabber supports multi-camera inputs and delivering fast data transfer for accurate image capture.
• GPU Card: Professional-grade NVIDIA GPU cards for handling AI-based computations, ensuring real-time processing of multiple visual inputs and precise defect detection.
• Industrial AI Camera: USB 3.0 interface and high-resolution up to 20 mega pixel CCD/CMOS

Vision AI is revolutionizing the logistics and warehousing sectors by integrating with robotic systems for automated inspections. These AI-powered robots are equipped with high-resolution cameras and advanced visual algorithms, enabling them to autonomously inspect inventory, identify defects, and ensure accuracy in sorting and packing processes. This automated precision increases efficiency and reduces labor costs, making warehouse operations more streamlined and reliable.

Advantech's Edge AI Systems, built on powerful platforms like NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, offer exceptional computing power for real-time AI analysis in robotic inspection applications. Paired with high-speed frame grabber cards utilizing the CoaXPress protocol, these systems deliver unmatched performance for fast and accurate data processing. Advantech's hardware is designed to meet the needs of modern warehouse automation, ensuring seamless integration and reliable performance in demanding environments.

• Autonomous Mobile Robot in warehouse
• Vision AI for robotic systems in logistics, high integrated & mobile equipment

• Embedded Edge AI inference system: Powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, offering advanced AI computing for real-time robotic inspection and automation.
• Frame Grabber Card: Clxon Family - the latest and highest CoaXPress (CXP) protocol, deliver up to 12.5 Gb/s per link in PCIe Gen 3.