Title
Integrating critical queue time constraints into SMT2020 simulation models
Abstract
ABSTRACTIn this paper, we study the impact of critical queue time (CQT) constraints in semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs). Process engineers impose CQT constraints that require wafers to start a subsequent operation within a given time window after a certain operation is completed to prevent native oxidation and contamination effects on the wafer surface. We equip dataset 2 of the SMT2020 testbed with production control logic to avoid CQT constraint violations. Therefore, two different CQT-aware dispatching rules and a combination of a lot stopping strategy with these rules are proposed. The effect of the production control strategies is investigated by means of a simulation study. We show that the number of CQT violations can be reduced without large deteriorations of global performance measures such as cycle time and throughput.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.5555/3466184.3466388
Winter Simulation Conference
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Denny Kopp101.35
Michael Hassoun200.34
Adar Kalir300.34
Lars Mönch401.69