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He adds, “The development of better processes and tool productivity will have direct, positive impact on our yield, and ultimately, create a better product for our customers. The ease of installation was remarkable and the product demonstrated immediate value. In addition, the scalability of the software will facilitate our future expansion plans.”
Mike Plisinski, vice president and general manager of Rudolph’s Data Analysis and Review Business Unit, comments, “The integration of our yield management system technologies, Discover Enterprise and Genesis, provides customers with a system designed for storage and alignment of a wide array of data types as well as patented analytics to transform that data into valuable information to help our customers optimise their process, improve equipment productivity, and more rapidly bring new technologies to market.”
Discover Enterprise is a real-time manufacturing monitoring and in-line yield management system that provides the foundation of a fully-integrated database and analytical routines that help semiconductor, LED, compound semiconductors, automotive, FPD, HDD and other related manufacturers improve yield, productivity and profitability in their manufacturing lines.
It integrates and analyses data from all inspection, metrology, process, and test systems in the fab and across the supply chain to provide a complete report of fab-wide yield problems, turning raw data into actionable information separating random from systematic yield loss. Process engineers use this information to optimise process tool performance (fleet management) and quickly identify and correct the causes of yield excursions.
Genesis Enterprise is an offline yield management system that provides data mining, genealogy (unit tracking) and correlation of all data types across the supply chain. The system is designed to maximise factory efficiency and automate the drill down process identifying causes of yield loss.
It can be integrated directly with the Discover Enterprise database or be used offline for yield analysis and data mining connecting to raw data files and 3rd party systems. Analysis algorithms identify domain-specific issues, such as wafer processing sequence problems, commonality of effects, product characterisation and systematic versus random yield loss.
Genesis software handles data from any source: parametric, defect, memory, design, or assembly and packaging; and integrates all-surface defect analysis, fault detection, and run-to-run process control to help users achieve maximum efficiency.
5N Plus takes on Richard Perron as CFO
The 5N Plus, a producer of specialty metal and chemical products, has taken on Richard Perron as Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective March 17th, 2014. Perron succeeds David Langlois who will be leaving 5N Plus to pursue other interests. Richard Perron has nearly twenty years of international experience as a finance professional. From 2006 to the present, Perron has held progressively senior roles and has gained valuable experience within Arcelor Mittal and more recently as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Strategy Manager of Long Carbon Americas, one of Arcelor Mittal’s most important business units.
In this role, he was responsible for all countries of the Americas generating a total of $11 billion in annual sales, with 17,900 employees and more than twenty- five key operations and plants among countries like Canada, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil and Argentina. From 1999 to 2006, he served as Director, Finance and Control and Perron has a
B.Com. degree in Accounting from Concordia University, an
M.Sc. in Administration, Management and Accounting, and an M.B.A. from the University of Sherbrooke.
He is a certified public accountant (CPA) in the USA (IL & DE) and a chartered professional accountant in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
“His broad in-depth knowledge of the market, strong leadership skills and hands-on approach will greatly contribute to help us execute our growth strategy, which calls for both organic and acquisition related initiatives,” says L’Ecuyer, president & CEO of 5N Plus.
ASM stays in business with ALSI
ALSI has developed unique processes for dicing GaAs, high and ultra HB-LEDs, transistors and diodes
ASM Laser Separation International (ALSI) B.V. (“ASM ALSI”) will continue the business of Advanced Laser Separation International (ALSI) N.V. (“ALSI”) in Beuningen.
ASM ALSI intends to continue the business of ALSI as presently conducted including relationships with key customers, suppliers and other business partners.
ASM ALSI is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASM Pacific Technology Ltd (ASMPT), which is listed on the Hong
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