Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tradeoffs between efficiency and
flexibility in production processes involve a cross-trained workforce. The study quantifies …

Advancements in computer vision and machine learning breakthroughs over the years have
paved the way for automated X-ray inspection (AXI) of printed circuit boards (PCBs) …

Manufacturing in the high revenue semiconductor industry involves a highly capital intensive
process consisting of more than 300 steps. To ensure stable process operation and …

Semiconductor manufacturing processes are very long and complex. They need several
hundreds individual steps to produce the final component. Early detection of potential …

The semiconductor manufacturing industry is growing at an unprecedented rate creating the
need for efficient data engineering solutions enabling data-driven decision-making to …

In order to improve manufacturing productivity, companies have developed new technology
and adopted new manufacturing paradigms. However, they often overlook the importance of …

Inspections are an essential component of the production process in semiconductor
fabrication facilities. Inspection frequency influences the process yield as well as the …

One of the present developments in the semiconductor industry is integration of metrology
tools in the main process tool, instead of measuring wafers stand-alone, ie, at an offline …

An enhanced automated material handling system (AMHS) that uses a local FOUP buffer at
each tool is presented as a method of enabling lot size reduction and parallel metrology …

Die Halbleiterfertigung ist ein äußerst komplexer Wertschöpfungsprozess, der aufgrund
eines schnell wechselnden Marktes und der immensen Investitionskosten unter extremen …