Mask manufacturing improvement through capability definition and bottleneck line management

Al Strott

doi:10.1117/12.167275

15 February 1994 Mask manufacturing improvement through capability definition and bottleneck line management

Al Strott

Proceedings Volume 2087, 13th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167275
Event: 13th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management, 1993, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Abstract

In 1989, Intel's internal mask operation limited itself to research and development activities and re-inspection and pellicle application of externally manufactured masks. Recognizing the rising capital cost of mask manufacturing at the leading edge, Intel's Mask Operation management decided to offset some of these costs by manufacturing more masks internally. This was the beginning of the challenge they set to manufacture at least 50% of Intel's mask volume internally, at world class performance levels. The first step in responding to this challenge was the completion of a comprehensive operation capability analysis. A series of bottleneck improvements by focus teams resulted in an average cycle time improvement to less than five days on all product and less than two days on critical products.

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Al Strott "Mask manufacturing improvement through capability definition and bottleneck line management", Proc. SPIE 2087, 13th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology and Management, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167275

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