Description
Appropriate for courses in Semiconductor Manufacturing programs, this text explores manufacturing principles, the functioning team, and basic improvement practices – reflecting how students will eventually work as operators and technicians in manufacturing.Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Manufacturing. 2. A Short History of U.S. Manufacturing. 3. Manufacturing Improvement Programs. 4. Manufacturing Teams. 5. The Process. 6. Sources of Process Waste. 7. Improvement. 8. Continual Improvement. 9. Basic Statistics for Improvement. 10. Statistical Process Control Charts. 11. Interpreting SPC Charts for Team Action. 12. Process Capability and Improvement. Appendix 1. Summary of Different SPC Charts. Appendix 2. Explanation of SPC Chart Patterns and Possible Causes. Appendix 3. Standard Normal Probability Table. Appendix 4. Variables Statistical Process Control Chart. Appendix 5. Wafer Fab Terminology. Appendix 6. Flowchart of Team Actions for Low OEE. Appendix 7. Glossary.
