AI Factory Glossary

statistical sampling, quality & reliability

Statistical sampling inspects representative subsets inferring overall population quality.

statistical static timing analysis (ssta),statistical static timing analysis,ssta,design

Timing analysis with statistical variations.

statistical thinking, quality

Data-driven decision making.

statistical timing, design & verification

Statistical timing analyzes delay distributions accounting for parameter variations probabilistically.

statistical watermarking,ai safety

Embed patterns in token distribution.

status board, manufacturing operations

Status boards display real-time production metrics and performance against targets.

stdp (spike-timing-dependent plasticity),stdp,spike-timing-dependent plasticity,neural architecture

Biologically-inspired learning rule.

steady-state thermal analysis, simulation

Equilibrium temperature distribution.

steady-state thermal, thermal management

Steady-state thermal analysis computes equilibrium temperatures under constant power dissipation.

steepest ascent,optimization

Follow gradient to optimal region.

steerable cnns, computer vision

CNNs equivariant to rotations.

steered molecular dynamics, chemistry ai

Apply external forces to explore transitions.

steering vector,activation,control

Steering vectors add to activations to control behavior. Found by contrasting activations. Representation engineering.

steering,activation,control vector

Activation steering adds vectors to modify model behavior at inference time. Control without retraining.

steganography detection,security

Find hidden messages in content.

stem-and-leaf plot, quality & reliability

Stem-and-leaf plots show distribution while preserving individual data values.

stem, stem, metrology

TEM with scanning beam.

stemming, nlp

Crude base form extraction.

stencil aperture, manufacturing

Openings in stencil.

stencil design, manufacturing

Metal sheet for paste application.

step coverage,cvd

How well film covers vertical sidewalls and bottom of features.

step stress test, reliability

Incrementally increase stress.

step-back prompting, prompting

Ask broader question first.

step-back prompting, rag

Step-back prompting retrieves background information before specific facts.

stepper,lithography

Lithography tool that steps and repeats the reticle pattern across the wafer.

stereo slam, robotics

SLAM with stereo cameras.

stereoset, evaluation

Measure stereotypical associations.

stereoset,evaluation

Measure stereotypical biases.

stereotype bias in llms, fairness

Models perpetuating stereotypes.

stereotype bias, evaluation

Stereotype bias measures associations between groups and attributes in model outputs.

sti formation, sti, process integration

Shallow Trench Isolation formation uses lithography etch oxide fill and CMP to create insulating trenches separating active device regions.

sticky mat,facility

Adhesive floor mat at cleanroom entrance to remove particles from shoes.

stiction, process

Structures sticking together after release.

stitch bond, packaging

Second connection point.

stl decomposition, stl, time series models

STL decomposes time series using locally weighted regression separating seasonal trend and remainder components robustly.

stochastic defects,lithography

Random failures due to resist chemistry.

stochastic depth in vit, computer vision

Randomly skip transformer blocks.

stochastic differential equations, neural architecture

Add noise to differential equation models.

stochastic effects in lithography,lithography

Random variations from photon shot noise and resist.

stochastic gradient descent (sgd) online,machine learning

Update with one example at a time.

stochastic optimization, optimization

Optimize with probabilistic constraints.

stochastic volatility, time series models

Stochastic volatility models treat variance as latent stochastic process capturing volatility clustering and heavy tails.

stochastic weight averaging, swa, optimization

Average weights along training trajectory.

stock-out, supply chain & logistics

Stock-outs occur when demand exceeds available inventory disrupting production or sales.

stocker management, facility

Control automated storage.

stocker,automation

Automated high-density storage system for FOUPs.

stokes and anti-stokes, metrology

Energy loss/gain in Raman scattering.

stop sequence,eos,termination

Stop sequences tell model when to stop generating. EOS token or custom strings. Prevents rambling.

stop sequences, llm optimization

Stop sequences terminate generation when encountered in output.

stop sequences, text generation

Multi-token stop conditions.