Big data in daily manufacturing operations

Big data analytics is at the brink of changing the landscape in NXP Semiconductors Back End manufacturing operations. Numerous IT tools, implemented over the last decade, collect gigabytes of data daily, though the potential value of this data still remains to be explored. In this paper, the software tool called Heads Up is presented. Heads Up intelligently scans, filters, and explores the data with use of simulation. The software provides real-time relevant information, which is of high value in daily, as well as long term, production management. The software tool has been introduced at the NXP high volume manufacturing plant GuangDong China, where it is about to shift the paradigm on manufacturing operations.