Getech Semiconductor EAP: Enhance Wafer Production Efficiency and Reduce Costs
With the development and upgrade of semiconductor process technology, wafer fabs' requirements for automated production continue to increase, while meeting basic production needs, they constantly pursue higher production efficiency and lower costs. In this process, the Equipment Automation (EAP) system, as a bridge between MES and semiconductor equipment, is crucial for wafer fabs to achieve efficient and precise production, and its importance is becoming more prominent.
EAP is one of the most critical underlying systems in semiconductor CIM, providing production and equipment data to other systems in CIM, while directly controlling equipment and issuing processing commands. It is the subsystem most closely connected to equipment systems in semiconductor manufacturing lines. As a key component of Getech's semiconductor CIM integrated solution, the Getech Semiconductor EAP system supports multiple protocols, enables real-time data collection, dynamic equipment monitoring, and reverse command control, providing strong support for improving production efficiency and cost reduction.
The product advantages of Getech Semiconductor EAP system include:
01 Improve Production Efficiency
Uses semiconductor industry standard communication protocols (SECS/HSMS/GEM) to achieve data conversion and integration across the entire equipment line, enabling real-time insight into upstream and downstream conditions and eliminating anomalies from upper systems.
02 Improve Product Yield
Automatically collects process data and equipment utility data from various processes, supports database table mapping and connections to MES or other system databases, with stable and efficient data processing capabilities, helping to improve product yield.
03 Reduce Costs
Mature framework system enables full-process management and guidance of equipment lines, saves costs for inter-equipment搬运转移, while实时掌控设备状况 for quick anomaly resolution.
04 Intelligent Management
Enables unmanned high-efficiency automated production,自动收集 and real-time reporting of production information, equipped with intuitive graphical models for visual viewing, avoiding human errors.
Xu Lei, Chief CIM Consultant of Getech Semiconductor Division, pointed out:
"In addition to the system's own advanced features, for EAP to achieve maximum efficiency, it also requires integration and cooperation with many other systems in CIM. Getech's self-developed CIM solution integrates a complete series of key systems including MES, EAP, SPC, APC, FDC, and YMS. Through good协同运转, each system can fully play its role and achieve better overall performance. In our actual services, a good EAP implementation can even bring multi-dimensional improvements in efficiency, yield, and cost for customers."
Taking a chip factory served by Getech as an example, to meet the needs of systematic management and automated production for a new production line, the factory hoped to use the EAP system to实时监控 the status of people, machines, and materials in the process, achieve事前预警 and事后追溯, improve error-proofing capabilities, and enhance big data analysis capabilities.
To address this need, Getech built an EAP system for the customer and, through good cooperation with other key systems, ensured smooth process interoperability, achieved data conversion and integration across the entire equipment line, and real-time insight into upstream and downstream conditions, thereby improving production efficiency by 20%+; by collecting WIP process data and equipment utility data on time, managing equipment sampling rules, product yield increased by 3%; finally, by打通管控设备线内所有产品的投入产出, saving inter-equipment搬运转移 costs, and实时掌握设备状况 for quick anomaly resolution, factory costs were reduced by 10%.
As a cross-industry platform originating from China's semiconductor manufacturing industry, Getech's self-developed CIM solution integrates a complete series of key systems including MES, EAP, SPC, APC, FDC, and YMS, achieving dynamic equipment management, precise logistics management, efficient plan coordination, transparent production execution, and accurate quality traceability. It enables end-to-end data and system integration and intelligent management for planning, procurement, and manufacturing, with industry-leading core technical capabilities and empowerment.
Currently, Getech's semiconductor customers cover semiconductor materials, wafer manufacturing, packaging and testing, and semiconductor equipment. The full-process full-stack products and solutions for smart factories use new technologies to重构传统软件的技术架构, better supporting high-concurrency, low-latency, precise and stable business scenarios, and performing excellently in integrating大量复杂、非原生系统.
