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A simulation-based framework for industrial automated wet-etch station scheduling problem in the semiconductor industry

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Authorship
A. Aguirre ; V. Cafaro ; C.A. Méndez ; P. Castro
Date
2011
Publishing House and Editing Place
Edit. by A. Bruzzone, M.A. Piera, F. Longo, P. Elfrey, M. Affenzeller and O. Balci
Book
Proceedings of the 23rd European Modeling & Simulation Symposium (EMSS2011) (pp. 384-393)
Edit. by A. Bruzzone, M.A. Piera, F. Longo, P. Elfrey, M. Affenzeller and O. Balci
ISBN
978-88-903724-4-5
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This work presents the development and application of an advanced modelling, simulation and optimizationbased framework to the efficient operation of the Automated Wet-etch Station (AWS), a critical stage in Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems (SMS). Lying on the main concepts of the processinteraction approach, principal components and tools available in the Arena® simulation software were used to achieve the best representation of this complex and highly-constrained manufacturing system. ... This work presents the development and application of an advanced modelling, simulation and optimizationbased framework to the efficient operation of the Automated Wet-etch Station (AWS), a critical stage in Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems (SMS). Lying on the main concepts of the processinteraction approach, principal components and tools available in the Arena® simulation software were used to achieve the best representation of this complex and highly-constrained manufacturing system. Furthermore, advanced Arena templates were utilized for modelling very specific operation features arising in the process under study. The major aim of this work is to provide a novel computer-aided tool to systematically improve the dynamic operation of this critical manufacturing station by quickly generating efficient schedules for the shared processing and transportation devices.
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Key Words
Arena SoftwareAutomated Wet-Etch Station (AWS)Semiconductor Manufacturing System (SMS)Discrete-event Simulation