Title
Smart dynamic sampling for wafer at risk reduction in semiconductor manufacturing
Abstract
Semiconductor manufacturing is highly complex and expensive, hence the early detection of problems is necessary to minimize the number of scraps and improve the overall yield. This paper presents an industrial application of dynamic sampling based on an aggregated risk indicator at process tool level. The objective is to identify the lots that should be measured to minimize the overall risk level of the fabrication plant (fab). Results show significant improvements compared with the previous strategy: Sampling decisions are better adapted to the current production state and to the workload in the inspection area. Several parameters and algorithms are proposed and compared using industrial data.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/CoASE.2014.6899414
Automation Science and Engineering
Keywords
Field
DocType
inspection,machine tools,semiconductor industry,dynamic sampling,fab plant,fabrication plant,inspection,risk reduction,sampling decisions,semiconductor manufacturing,smart dynamic sampling,wafer
Risk level,Early detection,Wafer,Workload,Semiconductor device fabrication,Greedy algorithm,Manufacturing engineering,Risk management,Sampling (statistics),Engineering,Reliability engineering
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
6