AMD (NYSE:AMD) will present the morning keynote at the 4th
International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) Symposium
emphasizing the need for a smarter, industry-wide approach to
semiconductor development, production and delivery that better meets
customer needs.
Dr. Douglas Grose, senior vice president of manufacturing,
technology development and supply chain at AMD, will describe what he
and a growing list of industry leaders see as strategic imperatives
for the Next Generation Factory (NGF). "The industry can adopt a
vision here today to better meet customers' needs with accuracy,
agility and efficiency, in addition to the more traditional route of
making wafers larger and transistors smaller," said Grose.
Dr. Grose's speech extends an ongoing NGF dialogue with integrated
circuit manufacturers, material suppliers, tool vendors and industry
analysts on how to maximize utilization of existing 300mm technologies
and facilities before moving onto a larger, 450mm wafer size.
Building on its pioneering efforts in the adoption of Lean
techniques and Automated Precision Manufacturing in semiconductor
factories, AMD is joining with industry partners, including ISMI, to
develop new tools and processes for further streamlining both
front-end and back-end production. For example, current practice
across the industry is to move wafers through the process steps in 25
wafer batches, but most of the tools can only process a few or even
one wafer at a time, greatly increasing the amount of time it takes to
process an entire 25 wafers, slowing the delivery to the customer and
extending time-to-revenue for the manufacturer. Small Lot
Manufacturing (SLM) and Single Wafer Tools (SWT) are proposed changes
that would greatly improve manufacturing efficiency, but requires an
industry-wide shift in thinking. Collaborating on addressing this
issue and others magnifies the impact by distributing investments of
time, talent and money across all the parties that ultimately benefit.
AMD's operations have already benefited from these NGF concepts.
At AMD's Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany, AMD has realized significant cost
and time savings, including a 26 percent reduction in monthly wafer
costs, a 31 percent increase in wafer output and a 72 percent increase
in labor productivity.
"With a disciplined focus on what's really important - delivering
the products our customers want at the right time, at the right cost -
we're already seeing impressive results across AMD, but we've only
realized a fraction of the full potential of the Next Generation
Factory," said Grose. "Our industry's future will be determined by our
ability to make smart decisions and unite behind a common vision."
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Who: Dr. Douglas Grose, Senior Vice President of Technology
Development, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, AMD
What: Keynote address: A Call to Action on the Next Generation
Factory
When: Wednesday, October 24, 8:15 - 9:00 a.m. CDT
Where: 4th ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness
Hilton Austin Airport
Austin, Texas
http://ismi.sematech.org/ismisymposium/
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