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From CAMTEK Metrology Innovations Target Advanced Packaging in Chip Manufacturing · · EE Times Taiwan

“There are two main challenges: the first is the overall economic environment — weak end‑product demand has resulted in relatively low utilization in the fabs.”

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On , Rafi Amit, CEO at Camtek, spoke about macroeconomy during CAMTEK Metrology Innovations Target Advanced Packaging in Chip Manufacturing on EE Times Taiwan.

CAMTEK Metrology Innovations Target Advanced Packaging in Chip Manufacturing
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CAMTEK Metrology Innovations Target Advanced Packaging in Chip Manufacturing The growing demand for higher performance semiconductors addressing the new requirements of advanced applications powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the need to innovate equipment technologies required to manufacture such devices. And as the chip industry looks to More Moore, manufacturers are banking on advanced packaging to pack more power in smaller and smaller device real estate. This increasing complexity requires technologies that will ensure the reliability and performance of these devices. And this is where Camtek Ltd comes in. Camtek is a leading manufacturer of metrology and inspection equipment, as well as software solutions, targeting the advanced packaging, memory, CMOS image sensors, MEMS, RF, and other segments in the semiconductor industry, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Camtek systems inspect the external connections of these devices, ensuring they are intact and reliable, before being integrated in a complete HPC module, for instance. In an interview with EE Times Asia during the recent SEMICON Taiwan 2025 event in Taipei, Rafi Amit, CEO, and Omri Katz, Senior Vice President for Manufacturing and Sales Support at Camtek talk more about Camtek’s role in semiconductor manufacturing, what makes their technologies unique in the market, how they are addressing the increasing demands from chip manufacturers, and where they see the industry is headed. 🎥 Watch the full interview below▶ https://reurl.cc/EQ0M1n #SEMICONTaiwan2025 #Camtek #EETimesTaiwan #EDNTaiwan #ASPENCORE
Rafi Amit

About Rafi Amit

CEO · Camtek

At the 2025 Semicon Taiwan, Rafi Amit, CEO and founder of Camtek, discussed the company’s role as a provider of inspection and metrology systems for the advanced packaging segment of the semiconductor industry. Amit stated that Camtek is responding to new demands from high-performance computing and AI applications, which require detecting defects as small as 150 nanometers. He highlighted the company’s Eagle Gen 5 system with "clear sight technology," which he said suppresses inner layers to reduce false calls and focus on critical defects. Amit described the growth engine for Camtek as "the HPC AI application," adding that the company invests in maintaining competitive advantages through customization and improved throughput and detection. He also noted that weak end-product demand has resulted in low fab utilization, but expressed expectation that the broader economy will improve.

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