Title :
Semiconductor manufacturing in the 21st century: capital investment vs. technological innovation
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Syst., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
The author describes the technological problems which must be solved if the goal of utilizing the dramatic improvements in cost/performance of computer technology to replace manufacturing methods which have become prohibitively expensive is to be realized. Envisioning a manufacturing environment of rapid change (anathema to most manufacturing organizations), three basic components of a futuristic manufacturing system are described: a programmable factory consisting of multifunction, computer-controlled equipment, a virtual factory consisting of simulation tools emulating the reality of the real factory, and a manufacturing automation framework supporting a multiplicity of software tools needed for flexible manufacturing systems. Each of these components is further broken down into specific technological problems to be solved
Keywords :
electronics industry; factory automation; flexible manufacturing systems; integrated circuit manufacture; manufacturing computer control; semiconductor device manufacture; technological forecasting; FMS; capital investment; computer-controlled equipment; flexible manufacturing systems; manufacturing automation framework; manufacturing environment; programmable factory; simulation tools; software tools; technological innovation; virtual factory; Computational modeling; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Flexible manufacturing systems; Investments; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing systems; Production facilities; Semiconductor device manufacture; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 1990 Proceedings, Competitive Manufacturing for the Next Decade. IEMT Symposium, Ninth IEEE/CHMT International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IEMT9.1990.114968
