Quality assurance

News and Updates

Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits

November 3, 2022

Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might

No Fib: NIST Unmasks a Superfast Process for Nanoscale Machining

August 23, 2022

Cutting intricate patterns as small as several billionths of a meter deep and wide, the focused ion beam (FIB) is an essential tool for deconstructing and

A hollow semicircle of metal has much thinner metal scaffolding inside the hollow area.

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

July 26, 2022

The grants will help address current and future barriers to widespread adoption of metals-based additive manufacturing through measurement science research.

Projects and Programs

Digital Thread for Manufacturing

Ongoing

The Digital Thread for Manufacturing project will deliver methods, protocols, and tools for developing, conformance testing, increasing user-awareness, and

NIST Tools for Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance

Ongoing

NIST is developing an integrated measurement services program for forensic and Cannabis (hemp and marijuana) laboratories to help ensure the quality of routine

Metrology for Real-Time Monitoring of Additive Manufacturing

Ongoing

Part quality in additive manufacturing (AM) is highly variable due to inadequate dimensional tolerances, surface roughness, and defects, thereby limiting its

Data Driven Decision Support for Additive Manufacturing

Ongoing

“Digital disruption is a change in industry triggered by advances in information and communications technology. During the next few years, the technologies

Publications

Towards the Physical Reliability of 3D-Integrated Systems: Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic (BDS) Studies of Material Evolution and Reliability in Integrated Systems

September 30, 2022

Author(s)

Papa Amoah, Joseph J. Kopanski, Yaw S. Obeng, Christopher Sunday, Chukwudi Okoro, Lin You, Dmirty Veksler

In this paper, we present an overview of our current research focus in developing non-destructive metrology for monitoring reliability issues in 3D-integrated

Models for an Ultraviolet-C Research and Development Consortium

March 25, 2022

Author(s)

Dianne L. Poster, C Cameron Miller, Yaw S. Obeng, John J. Kasianowicz, Michael T. Postek, Norman Horn, Troy Cowan, Richard Martinello

The development of an international, precompetitive, collaborative, ultraviolet (UV) research consortium is discussed as an opportunity to lay the groundwork

An Assessment of Mass Balance Accounting Methods for Polymers Workshop Report

February 7, 2022

Author(s)

Kathryn L. Beers, Kelsea Schumacher, Kalman Migler, KC Morris, Joshua D. Kneifel

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Visualizing Standardized Model-based Design and Inspection Data in Augmented Reality

February 7, 2022

Author(s)

Teodor Vernica, Robert R. Lipman, Thomas Kramer, Soonjo Kwon, William Z. Bernstein

Augmented reality (AR) technologies present immense potential for the design and manufacturing communities. However, coordinating traditional engineering data