nanochip fab solutions
Winter 2017
A Letter from Ali Salehpour: Serving—And Sustaining—The New Normal in Semiconductor Manufacturing
For decades, "normal" in our industry meant predictable upturns and downturns based on cyclical launches of PC platforms. Not anymore. Today the new normal is marked by growing demand for chips driven by diverse automotive, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and Internet of things applications.
合理规划更高效的新晶圆厂创办工作
By Haim Albalak
如今，新建一家晶圆制造厂的成本可能高达 100 亿美元，如此高昂的资本支出使得快速实现投资回报变得更为重要。应用材料公司 FabVantage™ 咨询部现在推出了全新的晶圆制造厂早期阶段规划服务，能帮助客户更快更高效地创办晶圆厂。
Moving Toward "Smart Manufacturing" In Microelectronics Manufacturing
By Michael Armacost, Mingwei Li and James Moyne
The era of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 promises significant opportunities to reduce cost, boost productivity and improve quality in microelectronics manufacturing. But it also presents the industry with new, unique challenges.
Tool Relocations—On Time, To Spec and Within Budget
By Elena Navato
Semiconductor fabs are on an ever-tightening schedule to deliver the latest components for consumer-electronics buying cycles. Product lifecycles are shorter and the business risk of being late is greater for each new cycle, so it is more important than ever for all of a fab’s resources to be in place and ready to go when needed.
最大程度减少半导体制造中的能源和资源用量
By Dustin Ho and Andreas Neuber
随着晶圆加工越来越复杂，加上行业在全球范围内的生产扩张，半导体行业对能源和其他资源的用量在增加。面对不断上涨的成本和严格的政府监管，高效运行势在必行。
Celebrating 50 Years of Materials Innovation
By Nanochip Editor
On November 10, Applied Materials celebrated it’s 50th anniversary. Marking 50 years in business is an exciting milestone for us. We look back over the past five decades and clearly we see a world transformed.
Forecasting & Technology Drive Spares Supply Chain
By David Lammers
The spares business at Applied Global Services is evolving, as fab managers seek greater assurance of supply and advanced technical sophistication from their parts suppliers.
SIDEBAR: Moving Away from the Killer App
By Nanochip Editor
Participants at a recent SEMI Austin forum discussed the need for better forecasting in a time of capacity constraints.
Substrate Pretreatment Improves Film Performance for Flexible Electronics
By Kerry Cunningham
The Last Word
By David Lammers
No one ever said life is easy, and that includes managing semiconductor fabs. But going through life with a good partner can make the journey better.