Collaborative Alliance for Semiconductor Test

SEMI Collaborative Alliance for Semiconductor Test develops, coordinates, and directs all SEMI services for the semiconductor test community. CAST members include a range of semiconductor industry leaders, from automated test equipment (ATE) companies to integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) to fabless manufacturers to outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) companies.

• Participating CAST provides the opportunity to shape the future of semiconductor test through industry-wide collaboration.
• CAST members work with their customers, suppliers and industry colleagues to:
  • develop industry standards that reduce costs and spurn innovation,
  • engage in valuable pre-competitive activities, and
  • serve as industry-wide advocates for the test industry and profession. 
• CAST members are recognized as leaders in the industry and work to identify and leverage industry trends to benefit all industry stakeholders.

Featured Articles

• Improving Test Data Communication
• Enabling Industry Collaboration to Address Critical ATE Challenges
• Semiconductor Test in the Information Age by Ron Leckie, a CAST member

CAST Activities

• New! Chip ID & Traceability
• Rich Interactive Test Database (RITdb)
• Tester Event Messaging for Semiconductor (TEMS)

Publications

• Docking and Mounting Generic Terminology Guide (Published July 2012) Click here for free access to the guide.
• Published SEMI Standards
  • SEMI G91-0513, Standard Test Data Format (STDF) Memory Fail Datalog

Events

• CAST 2018 Workshop - November 8 at SEMI Headquarters (Milpitas, CA)
  • Completed: CAST 2017 Workshop - Testing Smarter: May 4-5, 2017

About CAST

• About
• CAST Overview
• CAST Flyer
• Charter and By-laws
• CAST Activities
• Membership Listing
• CAST Archives

Interested in becoming a CAST Member?

Contact Paul Trio for more information at:  cast@semi.org