An Unload and Load Request Logic for Semiconductor Fab Considering Inter-Bay Material Flow

Inter-Bay 물류 흐름을 고려한 반도체 Fab의 Unload 및 Load Request Logic 개발

  • Suh, Jung-Dae (Department of Industrial Engineering, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Koo, Pyung-Hoi (Department of Industrial Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Jang, Jae-Jin (Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  • Published : 2004.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to develop and show the efficiency of the URL(Unload Request Logic) and LRL(Load Request Logic) of the dispatcher in the Fab(Fabrication) Manufacturing Execution System. These logics are the core procedures which control the material(wafer and glass substrate) flow efficiently in the semiconductor and LCD fab considering inter-bay as well as intra-bay material flow. We use the present and future status information of the system by look-ahead and the information about the future transportation schedule of Automated Guided Vehicles. The simulation results show that the URL and LRL presented in this paper reduce the average lead time, average and maximum WIP level, and the average available AGV waiting time.

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