ISMI Productivity Tools and Services

Environmental, Safety and Health Tools

ISMI SEMI S23 Total Equivalent Energy (TEE) Calculator

Converts various semiconductor manufacturing equipment utility consumption rates into equivalent annual electrical energy usage

Metrics Tools

ISMI RAMCalc

Online web-based calculator that enables SEMI E10-conformant reporting of reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) metrics

Equipment Automation Tools

Common Metadata

Ready-to-use XML code that represents the ISMI consensus solution for modeling 300 mm factory equipment for the increasingly popular EDA interface (Interface A)

Metadata Conformance Analyzer

Provides an automated means to check for conformance of equipment metadata to applicable portions of the SEMI standards and ISMI guidelines

EDA Client Connection Emulator

A design reference artifact that can be used to develop and confirm equipment data acquisition (EDA) implementations

RaP Reference Implementation

An aid to provide Recipe and Parameter (RaP) Management evaluation capability in advance of the availability of more sophisticated testing applications

Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA) Interface A Discussion

An online forum for technical discussions related to the standards and documents associated with Interface A

Equipment Integration and Automation Standards Discussion

An online forum for discussion of the SEMI standards related to factory automation

Modeling Tools

Fab Simulation Model

A series of three simulation models for several automated material handling system (AHMS) configurations

Probe Card Cost of Ownership Model

A tool to estimate total probe card cost of ownership over the lifetime of a card for various operating situations

Industry Economic Model

Provides a toolbox to explore technology assumption and business dynamics scenarios

Wafer Cost Comparison Calculator

Provides a common approach for calculating and comparing wafer costs for various conditions

Procurement Tools

Wafer Flatness Inspection Model

Provides a method for determining whether it is cost effective to require silicon wafer suppliers to perform 100% inspection for site flatness

Alternate Parts Sourcing Database

Designed to provide ISMI member companies with information on the products and capabilities of hundreds of registered suppliers

Statistical Methods

Engineering Statistics Internet Handbook

An online handbook jointly developed by NIST and SEMATECH which is aimed at helping engineers, scientists, and managers incorporate statistical methods into their work more efficiently and effectively.