Abstract :
Chinese IC industry has been behind US for about 16 years, but the gap is diminishing rapidly. This is because of the lift of COCOM and the rapid growth of Chinese IC market. To catch this opportunity, Shanghai Philips started the wafer fab foundry service this year. In 6 months, the company changed its financial status from zero income to overall company financial breakeven. This papers reports the mass production management of Shanghai Philips. The management of mass production starts with 3 objectives: faster cycle time, better quality and cheaper cost. In terms of faster cycle time, WIP control and wafer pull system are implemented. In terms of better quality, line yield and defect density are greatly improved. In terms of cheaper cost, cost control has been strengthened. With the implementation of this management system, Shanghai Philips wafer output increased monthly, WIP is reduced continuously, cycle time is reduced significantly and the yield increases dramatically. The company became profitable in 6 months as a result. Based upon the experience at Shanghai Philips, the suggestions for developing Chinese IC industry in terms of market, resource, technology and management are proposed
Keywords :
economics; human resource management; integrated circuit manufacture; integrated circuit yield; quality control; COCOM; China; IC joint venture experience; Shanghai Philips; WIP control; cost; cycle time; line yield; mass production; profitability; quality; wafer fab foundry service; wafer pull system; CMOS process; Control systems; Costs; Economic forecasting; Foundries; International collaboration; Mass production; Profitability; Quality management; Resource management;
