SemiconductorsPracticeNeedtoboostsemiconductorfabefficiency?LooktomaintenanceEquipmentrecovery,plannedmaintenance,andpartsmanagementcanincreasesemiconductorfabs’equipmentavailabilityandefficiencies.byRyanFletcher,YorgosFriligos,JoydeepGuha,andAbhijitMahindrooDecember2023Theglobalsemiconductorindustryisexpandingexpectations.Thepotentialissignificant.Inouratanunprecedentedrate.Ouranalysissuggestsexperience,improvingequipmentreliabilitycanthattheindustrywillgrowby6to8percentperyearhelpafabenhanceitstoolavailability(theshareofthrough2030,whenitwillhitthe$1trillionannualtimethatapieceofequipmentisreadytoprocessrevenuemark.incomingwork)bymorethan15percent.Whenappliedtobottlenecks,about70to80percentofDemandfromendmarkets—forusessuchasthisimprovementistransformedintotheoverallcomputing,datastorage,wirelesscommunication,equipmenteffectiveness(OEE)(anoverallmeasureandAI—isresponsibleforabout60percentofthisofamanufacturingoperation’sutilizationrelativetogrowth.Therestcomesfromindustriesthatrequireitsfullpotential)ofthefab.Asaresult,thefabcanmaturenodes(waferslessthan200millimetersquicklytapintosignificantlatentcapacity—often[mm]),suchastheautomotive,industrial,andwired-bymorethan10percent—withoutaddingtoolsorcommunicationsegments.Andwhilethedynamicsexpandingitsfootprint.inendmarketsthatrequireleading-edgechips(suc...
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