From on-site to remote: RCM remote monitoring system enhances semiconductor equipment utilization
As is well known, semiconductor factories have a wide variety of machines, managing hundreds of complex manufacturing processes, and require 7*24 hour operation, configuration, maintenance, and effective utilization in a cleanroom environment. These machines usually come with embedded computers for control and monitoring, data collection, analysis, and auditing. Staff must wear cleanroom isolation gear and travel back and forth to use the equipment, greatly reducing production efficiency and potentially contaminating the clean environment.
GETECH RCM (Remote Control Management) machine remote control management system (hereinafter referred to as RCM system),provides a KVM-over-IP monitoring management solution for semiconductor cleanrooms, connecting keyboard, screen, and mouse signals to RCM hardware via special technology, transmitting remotely through standard Ethernet and IP networks, offering secure remote control access for machine managers, engineers, technicians, and supervisors to reduce contamination from frequent personnel entry.
Additionally, by incorporating OCR screen image recognition technology, RPA robotic process automation technology (using scripts for automatic operation), positioning technology, etc., it shortens abnormal handling and recovery time, greatly improving production efficiency, overall equipment efficiency, and reducing defect rates.
Efficient Remote Machine Management
As shown in the figure above, through standard Ethernet and IP networks, whether inside or outside the cleanroom, GETECH RCM system can access and control thousands of semiconductor devices.
Moreover, when operating machines remotely, it offers the same experience as being on-site: 7*24 real-time monitoring of multiple production lines and numerous machine statuses, instantly obtaining设备动态数据、检测数据变化和实时控制生产设备；实现实时处理紧急事件，远程即可解除设备报警；提高机台管理效率。
Improved Product Yield
For scenarios like clean production rooms with high cleanliness requirements, personnel entry must be reduced to minimize organic contamination and maintain environmental cleanliness.
Compared to equipment and environment, humans are the most unstable factor in semiconductor Fab, easily causing misoperations, contamination, and safety incidents. However, due to daily operations, Fabs are often filled with various personnel like equipment engineers, process engineers, manufacturing engineers, and IT engineers.
Through the RCM system, it provides controllable remote access for managers, engineers, technicians, or supervisors outside the cleanroom. Turning on-site operations into remote control reduces personnel entry, lowers dust particle generation, and improves product yield.
Enhanced Overall Equipment Efficiency
Semiconductor Fabs are often vast, with various machines scattered throughout.相关人员从办公室进入Fab，经过穿无尘服，走到想要查看的机台附近，起码15分钟起。
Now, with the RCM system, when machines have abnormalities, engineers don't need to enter the cleanroom for recovery; they can respond quickly remotely, saving travel time and greatly improving异常处理效率。另一方面，也减少了因设备误报警、无关紧要提示信息导致的设备等待快速处理的时间，提高设备的稼动率从而达到提高设备OEE的效果。
30% Labor Reduction, Boost in Automation and Intelligence
Modern automated production lines must increase the human-machine ratio and work efficiency, enabling few operators to manage many machines. Using one keyboard and mouse to operate multiple devices in the process control center is also beneficial for reducing personnel entry.
Moreover, where the factory floor previously required multiple or dozens of workers to operate simultaneously, now only a few or even one can complete the same production tasks, greatly benefiting production efficiency.
Paired with GETECH's self-developed RPA system, it can achieve robotic process automation. Simple repetitive operations can be automated based on current screen information, fully liberating manpower and improving overall automation and intelligence in production.
In summary, GETECH RCM machine remote control management system truly achieves effective utilization, monitoring, and maintenance of hundreds to thousands of complex machines in modern semiconductor factories, providing strong support for improving work efficiency, human-machine ratio, machine capacity, cost reduction, and automation/smartization in the semiconductor industry.
To learn more about GETECH RCM machine remote control system products/solutions, please call 15800956047, and GETECH's professional team will tailor a专属方案 for you.
