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of a semiconductor wafer, the linear component of the variation in thickness across a wafer, indicated by the angle between the best fit plane to the front surface and the ideally flat back surface of the wafer. [ASTM F1241] Also called wedge.

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testability definition
the ease with which tests can be generated for and applied to a given circuit. [1994 National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors]

Temperature definition
A measure of the intensity of heat, i.e. the hotness or coldness of a sample. or object.

system definition
1 : an integrated whole, composed of diverse, interacting, specialized structures and subfunctions. 2 : an integrated structure of components and subsystems capable of performing, in aggregate, one or more specific functions. [SEMI F1-90]

synthesis for testability definition
the synthesis of logic from a higher level description incorporating considerations to ensure that the final design can readily be tested. [1994 National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors]

Swain-Scott equation definition
The linear free-energy relation of the formlg(k/k0) = snapplied to the variation of reactivity of a given electrophilic substrate towards a series of nucleophilic reagents. n is characteristic of the reagent (i.e. a measure of its nucleophilicity)...