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S&M4424 Research paper https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5779 Published: April 28, 2026 Machine-learning-based Solution for Thin-film Quality in Chemical Vapor Deposition Coating Processes [PDF] Shu-Han Liao, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Bo-Ruei Su, Wei-Jhong Chen, Yu-Wei Li, and Li-Sheng Chen (Received June 5, 2025; Accepted April 1, 2026) Keywords: semiconductor coating process, machine learning, feature selection, parameter optimization, chemical vapor deposition
In this study, we developed a data-driven method to optimize thin-film processes in semiconductor manufacturing by integrating chemical vapor deposition with machine learning. By analyzing 91 process parameters and applying the analysis of variance and principal component analysis, we identified key variables influencing photoluminescence quality. A predictive model was built using the random forest (RF) algorithm and compared with the k-nearest neighbors method. The RF-based model demonstrated superior accuracy and robustness. The proposed method improves process stability, increases yield, and supports automated intelligent manufacturing across diverse material systems. Quantitatively, the RF-based configurations achieved R2 as high as 0.936 (mean intensity) and 0.842 (wavelength standard deviation (STD)), with mean squared error (MSE) minimized to 2.71 × 106 for mean-intensity prediction and 2.064 for wavelength-STD prediction, corresponding to up to a 96.7% MSE reduction relative to the k-nearest neighbors (KNN) baseline.
Corresponding author: Shu-Han Liao and Li-Sheng Chen![]() ![]() This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Shu-Han Liao, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Bo-Ruei Su, Wei-Jhong Chen, Yu-Wei Li, and Li-Sheng Chen, Machine-learning-based Solution for Thin-film Quality in Chemical Vapor Deposition Coating Processes, Sens. Mater., Vol. 38, No. 4, 2026, p. 2085-2096. |