Advantest unveils ACS Gemini platform for RTDI development

The digital twin of ACS RTDI, ACS Gemini is part of Advantest’s mission to enable customers and partners to utilise data analytics in developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions for semiconductor testing.

In recent years, manufacturing costs for semiconductors have increased significantly due to their growing complexity. Analysts at McKinsey & Company predict that implementing AI and ML could lower manufacturing costs by 40%, as many engineers use these technologies to optimise efficiency in manufacturing.

ACS Gemini improves efficiency by providing customers with a seamlessly integrated experience that optimises design-to-production proficiency in the virtual ACS RTDI environment. The digital twin software solution is composed of the ACS software development kit, reference application development model, and containerised applications publishable to the ACS Container Hub. These elements enable customers to simulate valuable test results in a virtual production setting.

“Our software enables customers to shorten the learning curve for ACS RTDI and leverage the benefits of data analytics and machine learning,” said Michael Chang, Vice President and General Manager of ACS at Advantest. “With ACS Gemini, customers can develop applications using past production data and reference design models. This virtual development environment is beneficial to test engineers who are unfamiliar with application development. The ML reference model accelerates the learning curve and simulation functions, which facilitates screening potential issues in production and during the design phase.”

ACS Gemini saves customers time and cost in engineering debugging, design vs. production correlation, and cloud deployment of apps – ultimately saving valuable tester time. Overall, the solution accelerates ML application development, simulates testing results, and shortens the time-to-deployment of ML applications on the production test floor.

Advantest’s ACS RTDI is a real-time data infrastructure platform-as-a-service that securely collects, analyses, stores, and monitors semiconductor test data to empower customers to automate the process of converting insights into actionable test decisions within milliseconds. This helps customers and partners reduce test time, optimise quality and reliability and enhance smart packaging.