Past Symposia:
4th ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness
October 22-25, 2007 • Austin, Texas

Technical Sessions

Schedule-at-a-Glance

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Welcome/Introductions/Keynote

Session 1: Fab Productivity Sponsored by ATMI

Session 2: Energy & Environment Sponsored by Applied Materials

Session 3: Statistical Methods I

Session 4: Yield/Metrology

Session 5: Equipment Productivity

Session 6: Challenges in ESH Management

Session 7: Statistical Methods II

Session 8: Fab Productivity II

Session 9: Statistical Methods in Yield and Metrology

Session 10: Trends in Fab Design

Session 11: Fab Productivity III

Session 12: e-Manufacturing

Session 13: Panel Discussion

Session 14: Fab Transition Strategy

Schedule of Presentations and Speakers

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

07:00 AM   Breakfast - Atrium
  Welcome/Introductions/Keynote
Session Chairs: Mike Schwartz
08:00 AM Opening Remarks
Presenter: Mike Schwartz, ISMI
08:05 AM Welcome and Introductions
Presenter: Scott Kramer, ISMI
08:15 AM Keynote: Call to Action on the Next Generation Factory
Presenter: Douglas Grose, AMD, Sr. Vice President Tech. Dev, Mfg & Supply Chain
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Session 1:  Fab Productivity Sponsored by ATMI
Session Chairs: Mike Schwartz
Session 2:  Energy & Environment Sponsored by Applied Materials
Session Chairs: James Beasley
Session 3:  Statistical Methods I
Session Chairs: Diane K. Michelson
Session 4:  Yield/Metrology
Session Chairs: Dilip Patel
09:25 AM Using RFID To Track Lot Location In A 200mm Wafer Fab - Impact On Fab Performance
Presenter: Shivcharan Kamaraju, Freescale Semiconductor
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Applied Materials Program to Reduce Product Environmental Impact
Presenter: Mark Denome, Applied Materials
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Dual Response Surface Methods (RSM) to Make Processes More Robust
Presenter: Mark Anderson, Stat-Ease, Inc.
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Implementation of Wafer Edge Inspection to Support Process Optimization
Presenter: Jeff Ritchison, Texas Instruments/DMOS6 Yield Enhancement
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09:50 AM Centralized Metrology
Presenter: Harald Bloess, Qimonda
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Wastes to Riches: An Environmental Performance Success Story at Spansion
Presenter: Michael Frisch, Spansion
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Matching CD-SEM Tools for Feature Size Measurement Results in a High Volume Production Operation
Presenter: Robert Henderson, Samsung Austin Semiconductor
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Residual Detection System for Copper CMP
Presenter: Christopher Brannon, Spansion Inc.
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10:15 AM Break - Atrium
  Session 1:  Fab Productivity Sponsored by ATMI (cont.)
Session Chairs: Mike Schwartz
Session 2:  Energy & Environment Sponsored by Applied Materials (cont.)
Session Chairs: James Beasley
Session 3:  Statistical Methods I (cont.)
Session Chairs: Diane K. Michelson
Session 4:  Yield/Metrology (cont.)
Session Chairs: Dilip Patel
10:40 AM Real Time Dispatch for Gate/Poly Diffusion Furnaces
Presenter: Vicki Schmitt, Texas Instruments
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Exhaust Solutions Qualification
Presenter: Mohamed Alaoui, Novellus Systems
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Multivariate Analysis in Semiconductor Chamber Matching
Presenter: Bruno Michel, MKS Instruments, Inc.
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Introduction of Advanced Surface Scattering Analysis in A Production Environment Using KLA-Tencor SURFmonitor
Presenter: Andy Steinbach, KLA-Tencor
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11:05 AM Dispatch Context Management - An Approach to Control and Maintain Dispatch Context Information
Presenter: Thomas Quarg, AMD
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Intel and Water Conservation
Presenter: Len Drago, Intel Corporation
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Enabling Technical Decisions with Tight Coupling between Engineering Statistics and ODBC Data Connectivity.
Presenter: Michael Haslam, National Semiconductor
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Extracted Tunnel-Defect by Using Spectroscopic Ellipsometry on Metal Gate of DRAM
Presenter: Shih-Jung Lee, KLA-Tencor
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11:30 AM Accelerated Yield Learning Through Dual-Source Manufacturing
Presenter: Samuel Ramac, IBM
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Upgrading a Thermal Oxidizer is Friendly for the Environment and Your Wallet
Presenter: Tricia Constandine, Texas Instruments
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Statistical SPICE Parameter Extraction
Presenter: Edmund Russell, National Semiconductor
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Detection and Characterisation of Defects and Flatness Variations on Wafers
Presenter: Andreas Nutsch, Fraunhofer IISB
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11:55 AM High Productivity Combinatorial Analysis of Post-Cu CMP Cleans: The Effect of Queue Time on Cu Surface
Presenter: Cuong Tran, ATMI
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Applied Global Services enabling Environmental Sustainability for Semiconductor Manufacturers
Presenter: Andes Chan, Applied Materials
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With Apologies to Statisticians Everywhere: Observations and Recommendations for the Use of Cpk
Presenter: Theresa Utlaut, Intel Corporation
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Yield Aware Process Control Solutions
Presenter: Anthony Toprac, PDF Solutions
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12:30 PM Lunch - Tent
Session 5:  Equipment Productivity
Session Chairs: Neal Marmillion
Session 6:  Challenges in ESH Management
Session Chairs: James Beasley
Session 7:  Statistical Methods II
Session Chairs: Diane K. Michelson
Session 8:  Fab Productivity II
Session Chairs: Kurt Woolley
02:00 PM Photo Hot Spot Reduction Strategies For Scanners
Presenter: Eric Wagner, Texas Instruments DMOS6
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SEMI International Standards and EHS Guidelines -- Tools for Effective EHS Management and Cost Control
Presenter: Bettina Weiss, SEMI
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How Sampling Only 3 Prototype Lots Affects the CPK Confidence Interval (CI)
Presenter: Joel Dobson, TI
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Improving Fab Stability Using The Training Within Industry Programs
Presenter: Laura McClure, IBM Burlington Fab
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02:25 PM Lithography Throughput Improvement Utilizing a Novel Focus Spot Removal Procedure
Presenter: Brent Ames, Applied Materials
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Technology and Energy Efficiency
Presenter: Tim Higgs, Intel
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Application of Lean Software Development Principles to SPC Engine Redesign
Presenter: Jesse Steinfort, AMD
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The Book Club Learning Model: Guiding Organizational Transformation
Presenter: John O'Sullivan, IBM
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02:50 PM Productivity and Yield Analysis of the Novellus 200mm RPC Upgrade for Silicon Oxynitride and Silicon Nitride Films
Presenter: Allen Evans, Spansion Inc./Fab 25 Thin Films
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Life Cycle Inventory Modeling
Presenter: Sarah Boyd, Applied Materials
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A B=C (Analytics Business Process = Competitiveness): Increase Manufacturing Competitiveness by Architecting Business Processes Around the Analytics Required to Improve Them
Presenter: Brad Hopper, TIBCO Spotfire
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WIP movement prediction by EPOS in IBM's 300mm fab
Presenter: Horst Zisgen, IBM
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03:15 PM Break - Atrium
  Session 5:  Equipment Productivity (cont.)
Session Chairs: Neal Marmillion
Session 6:  Challenges in ESH Management (cont.)
Session Chairs: James Beasley
Session 7:  Statistical Methods II (cont.)
Session Chairs: Diane K. Michelson
Session 8:  Fab Productivity II (cont.)
Session Chairs: Kurt Woolley
03:45 PM New Brazed Pedestal for Novellus C2 Altus
Presenter: Lars Kretschmer, Infineon Technologies
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R&D to Manufacturing: Closing the ESH Gap
Presenter: Brian Raley, AMD
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Are Equipment Maintenance Fundamentals Missing in Action?
Presenter: Jennifer Kalmbach, agileTCP
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Real Time Lot/Wafer ETEST/WET Disposition using Rule-Based Knowledge System
Presenter: Chin Sun, Quality Wise Knowledge Solutions
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04:10 PM Implanter Source Life and Stability Improvement Using In-Situ Chemical Cleaning
Presenter: Terry Romig, Texas Instruments
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Regulatory Challenges for Small Quantity Chemical Shipments: Containerized Chemicals
Presenter: Lauren Crane, Applied Materials
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You Can't Flunk Your CFO - Teaching Statistics to ALL Learning Styles
Presenter: Kathy B Hall, Hewlett Packard
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Electron Beam Direct Writing Technology Combined with Silicon Shuttle Service
Presenter: Haruo Tsuchikawa, e-Shuttle, Inc
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04:35 PM Measurement of the Electrostatically Driven Component of Microcontamination in Several 300 mm Process Tools
Presenter: Larry Levit, MKS, Ion Systems
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Information Management for Environmental Concerns and Regulatory Requirements
Presenter: John Messina, NIST
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You can't flunk your CFO - Teaching Statistics to ALL Learning Styles
Presenter: Madhuri Mulekar, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of South Alabama,
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Using Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Event Detection as a Predictive Maintenance Technique
Presenter: Andrew C Rudack, SEMATECH
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05:00 PM Reception/Technical Poster Session/Exhibits - Atrium

Thursday, October 25, 2007

07:00 AM Breakfast - Atrium
Session 9:  Statistical Methods in Yield and Metrology
Session Chairs: Diane K. Michelson
Session 10:  Trends in Fab Design
Session Chairs: James Beasley
Session 11:  Fab Productivity III
Session Chairs: Robert Wright
Session 12:  e-Manufacturing
Session Chairs: Brad Van Eck
08:30 AM A Data Mining Exercise in Yield Modeling
Presenter: Helen Hu, AMD
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Fab Trend Design at Texas Instruments
Presenter: David Reed, Texas Instruments
A Fab Model to Determine Optimal Operating Strategy
Presenter: Sue van Oss, IBM
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Tool Modeling Challenges for Fab-Wide Deployment of Interface A
Presenter: Larry Barto, AMD
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08:55 AM An Effective Way of Approaching Lot Based WPA Signals by Utilizing Time Based PARETO Analysis Methods
Presenter: Mike McIntyre, AMD
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Future Fab Concepts and Sustainable Design
Presenter: Joe Mattrey, M W Zander
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A PPH based Approach for Manufacturing Productivity Improvement
Presenter: Frank Liu, Texas Instruments, Inc.
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The Changing Scene of Software Technology: Leveraging Free and Open Source to Benefit Manufacturing Automation
Presenter: Jared Warren, Adventa Control Technologies, Inc.
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09:20 AM Motorcycle Clustering and Multidimensional Scaling
Presenter: Wayne Drews, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Future Fab Trends
Presenter: Michael O'Halloran, CH2M HILL
Line Model for Wafer Fabs based on Little's Law
Presenter: Thomas Quarg, AMD Saxony LLC & Co. KG
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Improving Process Control For Diffusion Furnaces
Presenter: Chris Lansford, Spansion, Fab25 Diffusion
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09:45 AM Break - Atrium
  Session 9:  Statistical Methods in Yield and Metrology (cont.)
Session Chairs: Diane K. Michelson
Session 10:  Trends in Fab Design (cont.)
Session Chairs: James Beasley
Session 11:  Fab Productivity III (cont.)
Session Chairs: Robert Wright
Session 12:  e-Manufacturing (cont.)
Session Chairs: Brad Van Eck
10:15 AM In-Line Methodology For Defectivity Control From Wafer Inspection To Defect Root Cause Analysis Using FIB Cut
Presenter: Denis David, Applied Materials
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300mm Fab Trends
Presenter: Mark Osborne, FabTech
Using Software Tools to Analyze Cycle Time Impact of Process Changes
Presenter: Ben Wheeler, IBM
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EES for Process Engineers: Techniques and Benefits for Using Detailed Equipment Data
Presenter: Alan Weber, Alan Weber & Associates, Inc.
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10:40 AM Metrology Control: Concepts & Challenges in a Case Study from IC Test
Presenter: Kathy Hall, Hewlett Packard
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Panel Discussion Using Industrial Engineering Methodologies to Evaluate and Implement AMHS Improvement Projects
Presenter: Andrea Zittel, Texas Instruments DMOS6 300mm
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Innovations in Assembly/Test Manufacturing Automation for the Nano-Technology Era
Presenter: Aziz Safa, Intel Assembly Test Technology Development
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11:05 AM Reliability Analysis of Rare Events
Presenter: William D Heavlin, Google
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Panel Discussion 300mm Factory Productivity - Cycle Time Sensitivity Analysis
Presenter: Daniel Babbs, Brooks Automation
e-Diagnostics Usage to Monitor and Improve Photolithography Equipment Health and Performance
Presenter: Gary Sharp, Nikon Precision, Inc.
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11:30 AM Lunch - Tent
Session 13:  Panel Discussion
01:00 PM Panel R&D Discussion: Moderator Dan Hutcheson, VLSI Research Inc.
02:30 PM Break - Atrium
Session 14:  Fab Transition Strategy
03:00 PM Introduction Overview
03:10 PM Next Generation Factory (NGF) Vision
03:30 PM 300mm NGF Projects
04:00 PM 450mm NGF Transition Program
04:40 PM Questions & Answers
05:00 PM NGF & 450mm Interactive Session