Workshops and Short Courses
Sunday, October 31
Introduction to Multivariate Data Mining, Chamber Matching, and Fault Detection and Classification
This 4-hour short course provides an overview of FDC, lists the FDC components, demonstrates the multivariate analysis technique, implementation strategy, FDC data analysis, and examples of FDC success. More…
Run-to-Run Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Theory and Application
This half-day short course is designed to teach process, control, equipment, factory automation, and IT engineers and managers the development and application of advanced run-to-run control methods in wafer fabs. More…
Monday, November 1
Waste Treatment and Waste Reduction/Reuse/Recycling
This full-day workshop will focus on achieving significant reductions in solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, as well as produce salable products. Combined, these efforts can yield as much as a 90 percent reduction in waste management costs and a substantial reduction in environmental footprint. Attendance at this workshop is restricted to ISMI members only. More…
Hands-On Bayesian Data Analysis Using WinBUGS
This full-day short course is designed to provide statisticians, scientists, or engineers with the tools necessary to begin to use Bayesian inference in applied problems. The workshop will introduce some of theory underlying Bayesian analysis, but the primary focus will be on Bayesian analysis of "real-world" scientific applications using examples from collaborative research with NIST scientists and engineers. More…
Factory Simulation
This 4-hour short course is an introduction to factory simulation and cost modeling. The course will present overview of factory simulation and how it is used in the semiconductor industry and demonstrate discrete-event simulation using industry standard software. More…
Cluster Tool Performance Metrics Tracking per SEMI E10
This 4-hour short course will introduce the ISMI Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) web application known as RAMCalc. ISMI will demonstrate how RAMCalc is used to track equipment performance in situations involving marathon tests and high-volume manufacturing (HVM) environments. More…
Introductory Metrology
This 4-hour course will provide a very high-level, basic working knowledge of the application, value, and methodologies of metrology, including critical dimension and overlay, thin films, and defect and yield metrology. More…
The Impact of Emerging ESH Regulations on Manufacturing
This 4-hour workshop will provide an overview of important emerging global ESH regulations, review their implementation status and timeline, discuss the impact on semiconductor manufacturing, and summarize the response by the industry to these challenges. More…
Second Source Parts Workshop
This 2-day workshop will provide a forum for 30-50 selected second source suppliers to present their latest cost reduction activities to customers from semiconductor manufacturers. Topics will include spare parts, consumable parts, direct source, services and surplus equipment. More…
Tuesday, November 2
Environmental Characterization
It is essential that a wafer fab develop a process exhaust management strategy to determine when point-of-use (POU) abatement devices are needed and the best technology that should be used. This full-day short course will examine in detail the development of a fab process exhaust management strategy, including POU abatement device technologies, operations and issues. More…
Wait Time Waste Metrics
The improvement of overall equipment efficiency can be facilitated if the sources of non-productive time can be identified and quantified. This 4-hour workshop will provide a forum to introduce the concept of “Wait Time Waste” metrics, which define and measure time lost to non-value added activities during wafer manufacturing. More…
ISMI Supplier Leadership - Equipment Energy Workshop
This 2-part workshop will provide a forum for equipment suppliers and end users to collaborate on progressing energy reduction for process equipment, define the barriers to development, and reach consensus on how to address them. More…
Intelligent Maintenance Workshop
This full-day workshop will include an overview of the field of Prognostics and Health Management, and demonstrate how to use raw equipment and factory data in mathematical models to optimize maintenance using data-driven decision-making. More…
