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Frequently Asked Questions

EDA Application
1. How can IC companies in Hong Kong access the EDA tools in IC Design Centre?
2. What is the requirement of the Tenant Link?

Test Development Engineering
1. What is the main scope of the Test Engineering Support?

Reliability and QA Engineering
1. What is the major standard that STP will support?
2. Besides semiconductor device, what will be supported by STP?
3. What will be the Quality System of Technology Support Centre?

Product Analysis Lab
1. What kind of services do you provide?
2. What can "X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS)" do?
3. What can "Scanning Elecron Microscope (SEM)" do?
4. What can "Scanning Auger Microscopy (SAM)" do?
5. What can a "confocal microscope" do?
6. If my company submits a service request for materials analysis of my sample, when can I obtain the preliminary result?
7. Who should I contact for the service of Product Analysis Laboratory (PAL)?
8. What is the charging scheme for the service of Product Analysis Laboratory (PAL)?


EDA Application

Q1. How can IC companies in Hong Kong access the EDA tools in IC Design Centre?

A1. IC companies can hire the Design Engineering Office as well as the EDA tools for their design work. Hong Kong Science Park tenants are welcome to make fibre link connections to the design centre.

Q2. What is the requirement of the Tenant Link?

A2. Please refer to the clause Network Security in the Terms and Conditions.

Test Development Engineering

Q1. What is the main scope of the Test Engineering Support?

A1. They are:

  • Probe / Final Test hardware design,
  • Probe / Final Test program development,
  • Engineering Pilot Run, and
  • Test Yield / Throughput Improvement

Reliability and QA Engineering

Q1. What is the major standard that STP will support?

A1. In case of semiconductor device, STP supports the JEDEC and the MIL-STD standard

Q2. Besides semiconductor device, what will be supported by STP?

A2. Photonic device

Q3. What will be the Quality System of Technology Support Centre?

A3. ISO9001:2000

Product Analysis Lab

Q1. What kind of services do you provide?

A1. We are dedicated to provide materials and failure analysis services for the semiconductor, photonic and electronic industry.

Q2. What can "X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS)" do?

A2. The XPS in Product Analysis laboratory can do materials characterization for metal, semiconductor, and even non-conducting materials. XPS can provide:

  • Elemental analysis for the surface of your samples (the topmost 10 nm of your samples),
  • Chemical state information, and
  • Materials analysis for insulating samples

Q3. What can "Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)" do?

A3. The SEM in Product Analysis Laboratory achieves magnification of over 100,000X for a variety of specimens. We can examine the morphology of integrated circuits (ICs), optoelectronic devices, and biological specimens. Furthermore, the microscope is equipped with an Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), which measures the chemical composition of the specimens. SEM/EDX can provide:

  • Surface morphology of your samples, and
  • Elemental analysis for the bulk of your samples. (The sampling volume of EDX is 1 um).

Q4. What can "Scanning Auger Microscopy (SAM)" do?

A4. The SAM in Product Analysis Laboratory can provide:

  • Surface morphology of your samples,
  • Elemental analysis for the surface of your samples (the topmost 10 nm of your samples), and
  • Elemental mapping for the surface of your samples (The spatial resolution of SAM is 5 nm).

Q5. What can a "confocal microscope" do?

A5. Confocal microscope is now established as a valuable tool for obtaining a high resolution and 3-dimensinal images of integrated circuits (ICs), optoelectronic devices and biological specimens. Unlike conventional optical microscope, the confocal microscope in Product Analysis Laboratory can eliminate the out-of-focus blur and obtain 3-dimensinal data from thick specimens. Thus, the confocal microscope can further provide in-focus images for the thick specimens.

Q6. If my company submits a service request for materials analysis of my sample, when can I obtain the preliminary result?

A6. We send the preliminary test result to our clients within 5 working days.

Q7. Who should I contact for the service of Product Analysis Laboratory (PAL)?

A7. Please contact our professional staff, Ms Gladys Chiu, by (852) 2629 6683 or by email, gladys.chiu@hkstp.org

Q8. What is the charging scheme for the service of Product Analysis Laboratory (PAL)?

A8. Please contact our professional staff, Ms Gladys Chiu, by (852) 2629 6683 or by email, gladys.chiu@hkstp.org