How The Methodology Of Wafer Fab Changed?

The consolidation of operations has changed the production requirements, and supply versus demand has disturbed the entire system. A comprehensive roadmap for capacity and cycle time is considered for the improvements. A team of experts does a short assessment to confirm that the initiated requirement has focused on the cross-functional improvement of the wafer stage. The improvement team has members with extensive experience in semiconductor manufacturing for systematically defining, measuring, improve, and analyzing the performance.

The wafer fabrication production has increased sharply; their approach and other tools have changed greatly to control and sustain in the industry.

Semiconductor Environment

There is a substantial change in the sensitivity and proprietary nature of the semiconductor environment. The normalized performance indicators highlight the improvements; solutions developed and see if they have achieved the type of results expected.

The companies have met the market demand, and the production capacity is forecasting to increase, and they provide wafer robot repair. The wafers have increased the output levels depending on the product mix. Moreover, semiconductor companies are working hard to meet demand requirements.

Several problems of the ongoing projects have been solved, and on the underway issues, engineers are working endlessly. There is no shortfall between the capacity increases and the supply for the current projects to meet ramp plans. The focus on the right problems has developed, and implemented solutions achieve results in an acceptable time span.

A short on-site assessment of the wafer stage operations is done to find the current capacity data and performance indicators. Every station and tool is thoroughly checked, to find the operational inefficiencies of scheduling, staging, staffing, etc. in the system.

When the scope and focus of the project are clear, there is no constraint on the output and cycle time. When the size is relatively small, the integration, the flow between the areas, and the general interdependencies are addressed. The installation projects have additional capacity to make them suitable enough to meet the demand targets.

A pivotal decision is taken at the early stage of the project to widen the scope, get clear support, and take quick decisions. From the outset of the project, a weekly meeting to review progress, activities, plans, schedules, and problems is done to ensure everything is according to the plan. The high-level management and engineering leaders assess the project activities, progress, and direction, and make the necessary decisions for the project. They primarily work on the timely implementation of solutions throughout the project and delineate the required improvement activities.