Title :
STADIUM: a new tool for design for manufacturability through the use of statistical simulation
Author :
Sanders, Thomas J. ; Means, Dale P. ; Hess, Glenn T.
Author_Institution :
AET Inc., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
Engineers have used simulation for product design for a number of years but only recently have the tools been in existence to aim new designs for manufacturability. This paper concentrates on coupling practical optimization techniques (based on a design of experiments methodology) to conventional simulators for the purpose of characterizing component and system performance in terms of manufacturing variables. This is accomplished with the aid of a software tool called STADIUM which is described in detail
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; design for manufacture; design of experiments; digital simulation; integrated circuit manufacture; software tools; statistical analysis; STADIUM; component performance; design for manufacturability; design of experiments; manufacturing variables; optimization techniques; product design; semiconductor process simulation; simulators; software tool; statistical simulation; system performance; Application software; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Design engineering; Design methodology; Design optimization; Integrated circuit modeling; Manufacturing processes; Product design; Productivity; Pulp manufacturing; Software tools; System performance; US Department of Energy; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Southcon/96. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3268-7
DOI :
10.1109/SOUTHC.1996.535120
