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Flexciton: Wafer Fab Scheduling Software
finalists will be showcasing their products in their booths Flexciton scheduling software
at SEMICON West 2020, being held virtually this year
provides near-optimal fab
for the first time.
schedules with fast solution
times and seeks to bridge the
Advanced Energy: eVoS™ LE
gap between heuristic and
is a unique technology
pure-optimization approaches.
that enables tightly
A hybrid-optimization model
targeted ion energy
based on mixed-integer
control, essential for
linear programming (MILP)
precise processing of
employs advanced exact and
advanced etch and deposition applications used to create approximate decomposition
leading-edge device features at 5nm and below. Protechniques and is able to
viding an alternative to conventional sinusoidal RF bias
reduce the problem complexity significantly, yet retain
plasma power that use complex multi-frequency systems, near-optimality.
eVoS produces customized narrow ion energy distribuSPTS Technologies Ltd: Ascent™
tions in a singular solution.
SPTS’s Ascent™ end-point
Edwards Vacuum: ESV-X
detection technology is a
The ESV-X
novel method to monitor the
automated
progress of a SiC via etch to
mobile robot
a GaN base layer. Launched
(AMR) is a
earlier this year, it has been
future-focused
well-received by the leading
product that utilizes inventive lifting and transport
RF device manufacturers looking to implement process
mechanisms to create a safe and efficient operating envi- control, increase throughput and maximize yields in
ronment and is the first step towards the future vision of volume production.
an automated sub-fab. Edwards’ versatile payload deCongratulations to each of the Finalists. The Best
livery platform lays the foundation for an interconnected
of West Award winner will be announced during
sub-fab maintenance system that can be expanded upon
SEMICON West on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
to include field service assistance and smart storage.
Preview the Fab of
the Future
On Tuesday, July 21st, tune in
for a live webcast and learn how
the industry’s first centralized
AI platform is pioneering a collaborative knowledge sharing
fab model. Register at https://
www.semiconductor-digest.com/
bistel-webcast-july-2020/
More tools, more sensors and
overload of data. Similarly, more
complex technical issues are creating
longer analysis time. All of
these issues coincide with an
aging workforce, complacent
disengagement and a highly
siloed manufacturing organization to create bigger headaches ahead for semiconductor
manufacturers.
Today, using Artificial
Intelligence (AI) we have
been able to address some of
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