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FOA Surveys & Benchmarks
FOA runs 30-40 focused surveys through the year, put together by individuals with several years of experience in areas like equipment engineering, process technology, maintenance management, HR, Industrial engineering, operational technology. The surveys are distributed to Device Maker members and results are only shared with participants.
- Light Ion Irradiation Survey
- Inking Strategy
- Cyber Security Survey
- Emergency Response Team (ERT) Compensation
- Spare Parts Inventory Turns
- Technician Training
- Monitoring for Mobile Ion Contamination
- Solvent Spray Tools (Equipment)
- Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
- Drug screen response
- FOA FabMAX Benchmark - This fab operations benchmarking survey covers over 200 metrics in fab operations.
- HR metrics survey - covers several areas as compensation, talent development, training, benefits.
- Reliability metrics survey: Participants provide their input for their fab’s efforts in driving towards zero defects. Key topics include quality systems, wafer inspection, failure analysis, standards used for audits.
- Focused surveys are often requested by specific DMs. The requestor puts together survey questions and a set of answers and shares with the FOA staff, who then enter the survey into Surveymonkey and distribute it to members.
- The distribution list is determined by the focus area of the survey and depending on the topic, the survey is often hosted by an FOA study group.
- Putting the larger benchmarks together involves collaboration between members from several Device Makers. Often times the benchmarks are handled by an FOA study group where each member contributes Q&A sets on a focused area. If the topic does not align with an existing study group, a SMART team is brought together for the purpose of the survey.
FOA FabMAX Benchmark
FOA runs 30-40 focused surveys through the year, put together by individuals with several years of experience in areas like equipment engineering, process technology, maintenance management, HR, Industrial engineering, operational technology. The surveys are distributed to Device Maker members and results are only shared with participants.
The FOA Fab MAX Benchmark is a comprehensive benchmark especially designed for semiconductor manufacturing, covering over 200 metrics in fab operations. Device Maker members across the globe, who are part of the FOA look forward to participating in this annual benchmark.
This annual benchmark covers fabs from multiple technologies, wafer sizes and geographies - Americas, Japan, and Europe.
- General - Location, Area, Tool Count, Automation
- Production - Fab Utilization, Shipments, Photo Alignments, WIP
- Cycle Time - Lot Cycle Time, Theoretical CT, Delivery Compliance, Raw Wafers Lead Time
- Technology - Technologies, Routes, Photo Layers, Metal Layers, Process Steps
- Staffing - Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Support
- Yield - Line Yield, Scrap, Misprocess, SPC Control
- Cost - Wafer Cost, Cost per Layer, Resist Cost
- Tool Performance - Tool Availability, Tool Utilization, Top Constraints
- Materials for Management Meetings
- Savings of $100k+ in some cases
- “Deep Dives” on root cause analysis and improvements – e.g. cycle-time reduction, cycle time and on-time delivery variability.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The distribution list for this benchmark includes primary contacts at Device Maker members and participants on the Industrial engineering team. Typically either member from these distribution lists co-ordinates completion of the survey within the fab since several metrics are covered and there could be specific subject matter experts responsible for filling particular parts of the benchmark. If you wish to be added to this specific benchmark, please let the FOA staff know so they can add you to the distribution list.
