A novel method classifies wafer defects using topological data analysis.
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Framework for efficient defect classification and inspection.
Extends knotted defect classification to bounded domains using handlebodies.
A new deep metric learning method for defect classification in threaded pipe connections.
We study the topology of smectic defects in two and three dimensions. We give a topological classification of smectic point defects and disclination lines in three dimensions. In addition we describe the combination rules for smectic point defects in two and three dimensions, showing how the broken translational symmet…
This paper presents a multi-dimensional computational method to predict the spatial variation data inside and across multiple dies of a wafer. This technique is based on tensor computation. A tensor is a high-dimensional generalization of a matrix or a vector. By exploiting the hidden low-rank property of a high-dimens…
Recognition of defects in concrete infrastructure, especially in bridges, is a costly and time consuming crucial first step in the assessment of the structural integrity. Large variation in appearance of the concrete material, changing illumination and weather conditions, a variety of possible surface markings as well …
Classifies defects in ordered media using homotopy theory.
Spin TFTs created by gauging line defects in 3D.
A topological defect separating a pair of two-dimensional CFTs is a codimension one interface along which all components of the stress-energy tensor glue continuously. We study topological defects of the bosonic, (0,1)- and (0,2)-supersymmetric sigma models in two dimensions. We find a geometric classification of such …
In computer chip manufacturing, the study of etch patterns on silicon wafers, or metrology, occurs on the nano-scale and is therefore subject to large variation from small, yet significant, perturbations in the manufacturing environment. An enormous amount of information can be gathered from a single etch process, a se…
Research proposes an ensemble learning model for efficient software defect prediction.
Support Vector Machines have been a popular topic for quite some time now, and as they develop, a need for new methods of feature selection arises. This work presents various approaches SVM feature selection developped using new tools such as entropy measurement and K-medoid clustering. The work focuses on the use of o…
Automated visual inspection in the semiconductor industry aims to detect and classify manufacturing defects utilizing modern image processing techniques. While an earliest possible detection of defect patterns allows quality control and automation of manufacturing chains, manufacturers benefit from an increased yield a…
Surface inspection systems are an important application domain for computer vision, as they are used for defect detection and classification in the manufacturing industry. Existing systems use hand-crafted features which require extensive domain knowledge to create. Even though Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have…
Defines state sum models with defects in 3-manifolds.
One of the primary concerns of product quality control in the automotive industry is an automated detection of defects of small sizes on specular car body surfaces. A new statistical learning approach is presented for surface finish defect detection based on spline smoothing method for feature extraction and -neares…
The study examines K-polystability on Fano 4-folds with specific Lefschetz defects.
In this paper, we survey recent results on index defects of elliptic operators on manifolds with boundary. Index defects are similar to the Hirzebruch signature defects in topology, where the defects appear as the correction terms to the signature formula on manifolds with boundary. For some natural classes of elliptic…
Study of knotted defects in smectic liquid crystals using topological knot theory.
We define the sigma-model action for world-sheets with embedded defect networks in the presence of a three-form field strength. We derive the defect gluing condition for the sigma-model fields and their derivatives, and use it to distinguish between conformal and topological defects. As an example, we treat the WZW mod…
Alexander polynomial degree correlates with knot defect, proving conjecture for defect zero.
We introduce a Bayesian defect detector to facilitate the defect detection on the motion blurred images on rough texture surfaces. To enhance the accuracy of Bayesian detection on removing non-defect pixels, we develop a class of reflected non-local prior distributions, which is constructed by using the mode of a distr…
Surface mount technology (SMT) is a process for producing printed circuit boards. Solder paste printer (SPP), package mounter, and solder reflow oven are used for SMT. The board on which the solder paste is deposited from the SPP is monitored by solder paste inspector (SPI). If SPP malfunctions due to the printer defec…
Graph-based ML improves defect prediction in software development.
Simplified 3D Dijkgraaf-Witten theory with defects explained geometrically.
The angle defect, which is the standard way to measure curvature at the vertices of polyhedral surfaces, goes back at least as far as Descartes. Although the angle defect has been widely studied, there does not appear to be in the literature an axiomatic characterization of the angle defect. We give a characterization …
Defect of knot polynomials remains invariant under certain braid substitutions.
Anomaly detection refers to the task of finding unusual instances that stand out from the normal data. In several applications, these outliers or anomalous instances are of greater interest compared to the normal ones. Specifically in the case of industrial optical inspection and infrastructure asset management, findin…
New theorem disproves Angle Defect for super triangles.
Classical elasticity is concerned with bodies that can be modeled as smooth manifolds endowed with a reference metric that represents local equilibrium distances between neighboring material elements. The elastic energy associated with a configuration of a body in classical elasticity is the sum of local contributions …
A modular tensor category gives rise to a Reshetikhin-Turaev type topological quantum field theory which is defined on 3-dimensional bordisms with embedded -coloured ribbon graphs. We extend this construction to include bordisms with surface defects which in turn can meet along line defects. …
We present a homogenization theorem for isotropically-distributed point defects, by considering a sequence of manifolds with increasingly dense point defects. The loci of the defects are chosen randomly according to a weighted Poisson point process, making it a continuous version of the first passage percolation model.…
Develops skein theory for 3-manifolds with defects, extending quantum character stacks.
We describe discrete symmetries of two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory with gauge group associated to outer automorphisms of , and their corresponding defects. We show that the gauge theory partition function with defects can be computed as a path integral over the space of twisted -bundles, and calculate it ex…
The goal of this paper is twofold. First we prove a rigidity estimate, which generalises the theorem on geometric rigidity of Friesecke, James and Müller to 1-forms with non-vanishing exterior derivative. Second we use this estimate to prove a kind of spontaneous breaking of rotational symmetry for some models of cryst…
New conditions ensure points can be uniquely represented by combinations of variety elements.
We show that Bonnesen's isoperimetic defect has a systolic analog for Loewner's torus inequality. The isosystolic defect is expressed in terms of the probabilistic variance of the conformal factor of the metric g with respect to the flat metric of unit area in the conformal class of g.
Graph coloring is explained using a topological field theory with defects.
In this paper, using the method of moving frames, we generalise some of Terracini's results on varieties with tangent defect. In particular, we characterise varieties with higher order osculating defect in terms of Jacobians of higher fundamental forms and moreover we characterise varieties with "small" higher fundamen…
Deep learning methods are becoming widely used for restoration of defects associated with fluorescence microscopy imaging. One of the major challenges in application of such methods is the availability of training data. In this work, we propose a unified method for reconstruction of multi-defect fluorescence microscopy…
Extends a formula for the homomorphism defect of a signature map to coloured braids.
In this paper, we provide a construction of a state-sum model for finite gauge-group Dijkgraaf-Witten theory on surfaces with codimension 1 defects. The construction requires not only that the triangulation be subordinate to the filtration, but flag-like: each simplex of the triangulation is either disjoint from the de…
The paper characterizes coverings over the projective plane with minimal defect.
Refines knot defect measurement in 3D and 4D.
The study analyzes group testing algorithms for identifying defective items with high confidence.
Study active nematic forces on curved surfaces, revealing new coupling mechanisms.
Improved defect detection in layered materials using signal separation methods.