FABLE: Knowledge for Semiconductor Manufacturing,

Abstract

The key goal of the FABLE project is the programmable factory, an integrated system of manufacturing equipment, sensors, and computer hardware and software. Just as a programmer can rapidly modify and debug a complex computer program, so a process engineer should be able to modify and debug the complex processes is being developed. The second key goal fo the FABLE project is the virtual factory, a factory that can be run in simulation. Just as VLSI circuits are simulated before they are cast in silicon, so VLSI manufacturing processes should be simulated before they are run in the factory. A powerful computer-based simulation system that will permit us to simulate semiconductor manufacturing processes in their entirety, using knowledge about equipment, processes, materials, devices, and circuits to predict critical measurements of manufacturing performance such as yield, electrical performance, throughput, and equipment utilization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA181507

Entities

People

  • Byron Davies
  • Krishna C. Saraswat
  • Steven D. Leeke

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Debugging
  • Engineers
  • High Level Language Architecture
  • Integrated Systems
  • Knowledge Based Systems
  • Language
  • Lisp Programming Language
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Processing Equipment
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Specifications

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics