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View article: A Unified Optimization Framework for Multiclass Classification with Structured Hyperplane Arrangements
A Unified Optimization Framework for Multiclass Classification with Structured Hyperplane Arrangements Open
In this paper, we propose a new mathematical optimization model for multiclass classification based on arrangements of hyperplanes. Our approach preserves the core support vector machine (SVM) paradigm of maximizing class separation while …
View article: Acid/Base‐Responsive Circularly Polarized Luminescence Emitters with Configurationally Stable Nitrogen Stereogenic Centers
Acid/Base‐Responsive Circularly Polarized Luminescence Emitters with Configurationally Stable Nitrogen Stereogenic Centers Open
A way to prevent the fast configurational interconversion of tertiary amines is to invoke Tröger's base analogs, which display methano‐ or ethano‐bridged diazocine cores fused to aromatic rings. These derivatives are configurationally stab…
View article: Coordinating Drop-Off Locations and Pickup Routes: A Budget-Constrained Routing Perspective
Coordinating Drop-Off Locations and Pickup Routes: A Budget-Constrained Routing Perspective Open
We introduce in this paper a new variant of a location routing problem, to decide, the number and location of drop-off points to install based on the demands of a set of pick-up points, according to a given set-up budget for installing dro…
View article: Do’s and don’ts when visiting circularly polarized luminescence
Do’s and don’ts when visiting circularly polarized luminescence Open
This perspective describes an overview about the principles, applications and limitations of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) based on the group experience in the field in the last decade. Central to the discussion is the dissymmetr…
View article: Do’s and don’ts when visiting circularly polarized luminescence
Do’s and don’ts when visiting circularly polarized luminescence Open
This perspective describes an overview about the principles, applications and limitations of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) based on the group experience in the field in the last decade. Central to the discussion is the dissymmetr…
View article: Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Rotaxanes and Catenanes
Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Rotaxanes and Catenanes Open
Rotaxanes and catenanes have proven to be key structures in the development of artificial molecular machines with a variety of applications. Among them, the study and modulation of optical properties, mainly light emission, have been widel…
View article: A Novel Co-Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving a Bilevel Pricing and Hubs Location Problem under a Tree Topology
A Novel Co-Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving a Bilevel Pricing and Hubs Location Problem under a Tree Topology Open
This paper introduces the Bilevel Tree-of-Hubs Location Problem with Prices (BTHLPwP). The BTHLPwP is a multiple-allocation hub location problem in which, in addition to determining the nodes and links of a tree-shaped hub backbone network…
View article: Diagnosis of GHG Emissions in an Offshore Oil and Gas Production Facility
Diagnosis of GHG Emissions in an Offshore Oil and Gas Production Facility Open
This work presents a diagnosis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms for oil and gas production offshore, using calculation methodologies from the American Petroleum Institute (AP…
View article: Can Deep Learning Search for Exceptional Chiroptical Properties? The Halogenated [6]Helicene Case
Can Deep Learning Search for Exceptional Chiroptical Properties? The Halogenated [6]Helicene Case Open
The relationship between chemical structure and chiroptical properties is not always clearly understood. Nowadays, efforts to develop new systems with enhanced optical properties follow the trial‐error method. A large number of data would …
View article: Scanning Electron Microscopy-based Automatic Defect Inspection for Semiconductor Manufacturing: A Systematic Review
Scanning Electron Microscopy-based Automatic Defect Inspection for Semiconductor Manufacturing: A Systematic Review Open
In this review, automatic defect inspection algorithms that analyze Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images for Semiconductor Manufacturing (SM) are identified, categorized, and discussed. This is a topic of critical importance for the S…
View article: Advancing SEM Based Nano-Scale Defect Analysis in Semiconductor Manufacturing for Advanced IC Nodes
Advancing SEM Based Nano-Scale Defect Analysis in Semiconductor Manufacturing for Advanced IC Nodes Open
In this research, we introduce a unified end-to-end Automated Defect Classification-Detection-Segmentation (ADCDS) framework for classifying, detecting, and segmenting multiple instances of semiconductor defects for advanced nodes. This fr…
View article: An Evaluation of Continual Learning for Advanced Node Semiconductor Defect Inspection
An Evaluation of Continual Learning for Advanced Node Semiconductor Defect Inspection Open
Deep learning-based semiconductor defect inspection has gained traction in recent years, offering a powerful and versatile approach that provides high accuracy, adaptability, and efficiency in detecting and classifying nano-scale defects. …
View article: Addressing Class Imbalance and Data Limitations in Advanced Node Semiconductor Defect Inspection: A Generative Approach for SEM Images
Addressing Class Imbalance and Data Limitations in Advanced Node Semiconductor Defect Inspection: A Generative Approach for SEM Images Open
Precision in identifying nanometer-scale device-killer defects is crucial in both semiconductor research and development as well as in production processes. The effectiveness of existing ML-based approaches in this context is largely limit…
View article: A Configurationally Stable Helical Indenofluorene
A Configurationally Stable Helical Indenofluorene Open
We report the synthesis and study of the optoelectronic, magnetic, and chiroptical properties of a helically chiral diradicaloid based on dibenzoindeno[2,1-c]fluorene. The molecule shows a small HOMO-LUMO gap and a moderate singlet-triplet…
View article: Curved Nanographenes as Stoppers in a [2]Rotaxane with Two-Photon Excited Emission
Curved Nanographenes as Stoppers in a [2]Rotaxane with Two-Photon Excited Emission Open
Heptagon-containing distorted nanographenes are used as stoppers for the capping of a [2]rotaxane through a Michael-type addition reaction to vinyl sulfone groups. These curved aromatics are bulky enough to prevent the disassembly of the r…
View article: A Configurationally Stable Indenofluorene-Based Helical Diradicaloid
A Configurationally Stable Indenofluorene-Based Helical Diradicaloid Open
The synthesis and the optoelectronic, magnetic and chiroptical properties of a helically chiral diradicaloid have been reported. Dibenzoindeno[2,1-c]fluorene, the simplest configurationally stable chiral derivative of the family of the ind…
View article: Can Deep Learning Search for Exceptional Chiroptical Properties? The Halogenated [6]Helicene Case
Can Deep Learning Search for Exceptional Chiroptical Properties? The Halogenated [6]Helicene Case Open
In this work we predict, among more than a billion possibilities, the best candidates of halogenated [6]helicenes in order to obtain excellent chiroptical properties in terms of the rotatory strength (R). We have used DFT calculations to r…
View article: Towards Improved Semiconductor Defect Inspection for high-NA EUVL based on SEMI-SuperYOLO-NAS
Towards Improved Semiconductor Defect Inspection for high-NA EUVL based on SEMI-SuperYOLO-NAS Open
Due to potential pitch reduction, the semiconductor industry is adopting High-NA EUVL technology. However, its low depth of focus presents challenges for High Volume Manufacturing. To address this, suppliers are exploring thinner photoresi…
View article: Improved defect detection and classification method for advanced IC nodes by using slicing aided hyper inference with refinement strategy
Improved defect detection and classification method for advanced IC nodes by using slicing aided hyper inference with refinement strategy Open
In semiconductor manufacturing, lithography has often been the manufacturing step defining t he s mallest possible pattern dimensions. In recent years, progress has been made towards high-NA (Numerical Aperture) EUVL (Extreme-Ultraviolet-L…
View article: Supramolecular Large Nanosheets Assembled at Air/Water Interfaces and in Solution from Amphiphilic Heptagon-Containing Nanographenes
Supramolecular Large Nanosheets Assembled at Air/Water Interfaces and in Solution from Amphiphilic Heptagon-Containing Nanographenes Open
We report the synthesis of a new set of amphiphilic saddle-shaped heptagon-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) functionalized with tetraethylene glycol chains and their self-assembly into large two-dimensional (2D) polymers.…
View article: Applying Machine Learning Models on Metrology Data for Predicting Device Electrical Performance
Applying Machine Learning Models on Metrology Data for Predicting Device Electrical Performance Open
Moore Law states that transistor density will double every two years, which is sustained until today due to continuous multi-directional innovations, such as extreme ultraviolet lithography, novel patterning techniques etc., leading the se…
View article: Improved Defect Detection and Classification Method for Advanced IC Nodes by Using Slicing Aided Hyper Inference with Refinement Strategy
Improved Defect Detection and Classification Method for Advanced IC Nodes by Using Slicing Aided Hyper Inference with Refinement Strategy Open
In semiconductor manufacturing, lithography has often been the manufacturing step defining the smallest possible pattern dimensions. In recent years, progress has been made towards high-NA (Numerical Aperture) EUVL (Extreme-Ultraviolet-Lit…
View article: Automated Semiconductor Defect Inspection in Scanning Electron Microscope Images: a Systematic Review
Automated Semiconductor Defect Inspection in Scanning Electron Microscope Images: a Systematic Review Open
A growing need exists for efficient and accurate methods for detecting defects in semiconductor materials and devices. These defects can have a detrimental impact on the efficiency of the manufacturing process, because they cause critical …
View article: CCDC 2237075: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2237075: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: The geometry and combinatorics of an autocatalytic ecology in chemical and cluster chemical reaction networks
The geometry and combinatorics of an autocatalytic ecology in chemical and cluster chemical reaction networks Open
Developing a mathematical understanding of autocatalysis in chemical reaction networks has both theoretical and practical implications. For a class of autocatalysis, which we term stoichiometric autocatalysis, we show that it is possible t…
View article: Heptagon‐Containing Nanographene Embedded into [10]Cycloparaphenylene
Heptagon‐Containing Nanographene Embedded into [10]Cycloparaphenylene Open
We report the synthesis and characterization of a novel type of nanohoop, consisting of a cycloparaphenylene derivative incorporating a curved heptagon‐containing π‐extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) unit. We demonstrate that t…
View article: Heptagon‐Containing Nanographene Embedded into [10]Cycloparaphenylene
Heptagon‐Containing Nanographene Embedded into [10]Cycloparaphenylene Open
We report the synthesis and characterization of a novel type of nanohoop, consisting of a cycloparaphenylene derivative incorporating a curved heptagon‐containing π‐extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) unit. We demonstrate that t…
View article: Optimal coverage-based placement of static leak detection devices for pipeline water supply networks
Optimal coverage-based placement of static leak detection devices for pipeline water supply networks Open
In this paper, we provide a mathematical optimization-based framework to determine the location of leak detection devices along a network. Assuming that the devices are endowed with a known coverage area, we analyze two different models. T…
View article: Intra-facility equity in discrete and continuous $p$-facility location problems
Intra-facility equity in discrete and continuous $p$-facility location problems Open
We consider facility location problems with a new form of equity criterion. Demand points have preference order on the sites where the plants can be located. The goal is to find the location of the facilities minimizing the envy felt by th…