Onto Innovation Inc. announced the launch of the new Firefly G3 inspection and metrology system for automated process control during high volume production of panel-level substrates. The Firefly G3 system was shipped to a tier one customer supporting a variety of AI chiplet based panel-level packages with several additional customers expected to take delivery in the first half of 2024. The Firefly G3 system's inspection and metrology capabilities uniquely complement Onto's JetStep family of panel-level lithography systems, using proprietary feed-forward and feedback software, providing high-resolution data to optimize layer-over-layer overlay accuracy throughout all layers on each side of the panel being processed, a unique capability in improving current panel performance and yield.

This next-generation Firefly system goes beyond 2D inspection and metrology by supporting additional process control steps through the introduction of 3D metrology sensors. With the new-generation 3D sensors, the system can measure film thicknesses and the height of metal RDL lines. The addition of these sensors allows customers to collect critical data required to mature their process in a shorter amount of time.