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Original Articles

GENETIC ALGORITHM BASED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS CONTROLLER FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION

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Pages 625-635 | Received 01 Dec 2002, Accepted 01 Jun 2003, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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