Inter die vs Intra die process variation

fabricationsemiconductorsvlsi

Due to fabrication process, there will be variations, among wafers as well as among dies across a wafer.
My question is that what variations are significant between dies? And what variations are significant between wafers?

Thanks very much!

Best Answer

The variations between dies are somewhat dependent on the distance between the dies, and also generally on the position of the die on the wafer -- often you find patterns of variation in a ring around the edge of the wafer, or a crescent shape around the edge.

What is significant is a qualitative term, but in certain cases, those variations can cause some die to have parameters that are out of spec.