Getting ready for the simulation revolution in 300mm fab productivity!

John Schmitz, COO, SEMATECH 2005 stated "The new economy for microelectronics - with multibillion-dollar FABs and budget-busting technologies will force IC manufacturers to seek unprecedented levels of productivity over the next five years." John is right on target. We should raise the standard for seeking the best alternatives to improving our company\´s bottom line. With $1.2 billion plus 300 mm FABs, discrete event simulation modeling, should become the standard and will certainly be one of the most cost effective alternatives for improving productivity and growth in the future. This paper describes a Generic 300 mm FAB model containing 100 tool sets with 30 parallel tools in each set. This model can easily be edited to match any FAB by adding or subtracting tool sets with a copy and paste function or highlight and delete function similar to MS Word. Once you have the number of tool sets then you can edit each set with the same two functions to add or delete tools within a set to match the number of parallel tools in your FAB. By using a Generic 300 mm FAB model, you can begin simulation within 1-man week