Session 14—Factory Optimization
Chairs: Dave Gross, SkyWater Technology; Alin Ila, Intel; Patrick R. Varekamp, PhD, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
The challenges of current and future semiconductor process technologies require an increased application of modelling, simulation and optimization technologies. Utilization of cross industry best practices and automated decision-making and execution will enable improved factory efficiency. Presentations in this session will discuss solutions to optimize equipment in chip factories.
10:00am
14.1 Eliminating He as Wafer Cooling Gas in PECVD Wafer Fabrication Equipment
Gerald Joseph Brady, Jon David Sumega, Terry Powell, Eric Madsen, Lam Research
10:25
14.2 Method for Improving Stability of Plasma Ignition of Target X in a Multi-Cathode Magnetron PVD system
Jessica Gruss-Gifford, Virat Mehta, Oscar van der Straten, Gabriel Rodriguez, Maxwell Lippit, Donald Canaperi, IBM Research
10:50
14.3 ALD TiN Surface Defect Reduction for 12nm and Beyond Technologies
Aditya Kumar, Kyle Pratt, Olugbenga Famodu, Bhavyen Patel, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
11:15
14.4 A High Throughput PMOS Source-Drain Process Optimized within FINFET Architecture for High Volume Chip Manufacturing
Rakesh C. Mahadevapuram, Vikas K Kaushal, Arvind Raviswaran, Samsung Austin Semiconductor