Applied Materials Announces Process Excursion Control -- PEC -- Service For Boosting Overall Fab Efficiency.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.120402/bb2 SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 "Find and Optimize" Solution Integrates Fab Data, Identifies Problems and Takes Corrective Action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or to Improve Chipmaker chip·mak·er n. A manufacturer of electronic and integrated circuit chips. Profitability Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar , Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT AMAT Applied Materials (stock symbol) AMAT Average Memory Access Time AMAT Automatic Message Accounting Transmitter AMAT Anti-Materiel (bomb or mine) AMAT Ageing Management Assessment Team ) announces its new Process Excursion Control(TM) (PEC Peć (pĕch), Albanian Peja, town (1991 pop. 68,163), S Serbia, in the Kosovo region. A trade center, it has industries that produce leather goods, foodstuffs, and handicrafts. (TM)) service, the semiconductor industry's first comprehensive data management, analysis and system optimization service designed to increase customers' overall factory efficiency. The innovative PEC service leverages Applied Materials' extensive software, hardware and process knowledge to provide chipmakers with faster time to higher chip yield and enhanced device performance. "Many semiconductor manufacturers are finding the transition to nanometer device generations exceptionally challenging, facing production issues such as substandard yields, long time to market and subtle, yet difficult, process problems," said David Fried David Fried is a political leader in Rockland County, New York, United States. He was born in Anaheim, California, but has lived in Rockland County since childhood. He is a graduate of Manhattanville College and studied law at the Cardozo School of Law. , corporate vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Customer Productivity Support Group. "The PEC service goes beyond traditional yield management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , offering customers leverage to directly improve profitability. Applied Materials has combined the powerful tools of automated data mining software with highly evolved data collection and analysis capabilities to find and fix our customers' critical, yield-limiting production issues." The PEC service gathers data from a large number of disparate fab-wide data sources, including final probe, metrology, defect, parametric and factory automation software, as well as the operating conditions for individual process tools and tool sensors. This information is translated and organized into a customized database capable of indexing over one million unique wafer processing measurements. Advanced data mining algorithms identify critical variables in process tools and device integration that affect yield, device performance and, ultimately, profitability. Applied Materials' process/yield engineering experts analyze the results to identify root causes and implement corrective action plans that optimize tool function. For those processes and tools determined to be efficiency bottlenecks, the PEC optimization team uses a system-level data gathering capability that provides notification, tool performance reports and data visualization See information visualization. for rapid response. "The PEC service has the potential to significantly improve our customers' efficiency and profitability by optimizing a vast number of variables. No other service combines detailed process tool-level data with the power of data mining and the strength of our worldwide team of process experts to quickly identify and correct customers' production-critical process issues," said Shawn Smith, general manager of Yield Enhancement Services at Applied Materials. Applied Materials, the largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the world's leading information infrastructure providers. Applied Materials enables Information for Everyone(TM) by helping semiconductor manufacturers produce more powerful, portable and affordable chips. Applied Materials' web site is www.appliedmaterials.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.120402/bb2 |
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