• Title/Summary/Keyword: Malfunction detection

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Malfunction detection in plasma etching process using EPD signal trace (EPD 신호검출에 의한 플라즈마식각공정의 이상검출)

  • 이종민;차상엽;최순혁;우광방
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1996.10b
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    • pp.1360-1363
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    • 1996
  • EPD(End Point Detection) is used to decide etching degree of layer which must be removed at wafer etching process in plasma etching process which is one of the most important process in semiconductor manufacturing. In this thesis, the method which detects malfunction of etching process in real-time will be discussed. Several EPD signal traces are collected in normal plasma etching condition and used as reference EPD signal traces. Critical points can be detected by applying differentiation and zero-crossing techniques to reference EPD signal. Mean and standard deviation of critical parameters which is memorized from reference EPD signal are calculated and these determine the lower and higher limit of control chart. And by applying statical control chart to EPD signals which are collected in real etching process malfunctions of process are detected in real-time. By means of applying this method to the real etching process we prove our method can accurately detect the malfunction of etching process and can compensate disadvantage of current industrial method.

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A Study on Wafer to Wafer Malfunction Detection using End Point Detection(EPD) Signal (EPD 신호궤적을 이용한 개별 웨이퍼간 이상검출에 관한 연구)

  • 이석주;차상엽;최순혁;고택범;우광방
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.506-516
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    • 1998
  • In this paper, an algorithm is proposed to detect the malfunction of plasma-etching characteristics using EPD signal trajectories. EPD signal trajectories offer many information on plasma-etching process state, so they must be considered as the most important data sets to predict the wafer states in plasma-etching process. A recent work has shown that EPD signal trajectories were successfully incorporated into process modeling through critical parameter extraction, but this method consumes much effort and time. So Principal component analysis(PCA) can be applied. PCA is the linear transformation algorithm which converts correlated high-dimensional data sets to uncorrelated low-dimensional data sets. Based on this reason neural network model can improve its performance and convergence speed when it uses the features which are extracted from raw EPD signals by PCA. Wafer-state variables, Critical Dimension(CD) and uniformity can be estimated by simulation using neural network model into which EPD signals are incorporated. After CD and uniformity values are predicted, proposed algorithm determines whether malfunction values are produced or not. If malfunction values arise, the etching process is stopped immediately. As a result, through simulation, we can keep the abnormal state of etching process from propagating into the next run. All the procedures of this algorithm can be performed on-line, i.e. wafer to wafer.

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Real-time malfunction detection of plasma etching process using EPD signal traces (EPD 신호궤적을 이용한 플라즈마 식각공정의 실시간 이상검출)

  • Cha, Sang-Yeob;Yi, Seok-Ju;Koh, Taek-Beom;Woo, Kwang-Bang
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.246-255
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    • 1998
  • This paper presents a novel method for real-time malfunction detection of plasma etching process using EPD signal traces. First, many reference EPD signal traces are collected using monochromator and data acquisition system in normal etching processes. Critical points are defined by applying differentiation and zero-crossing method to the collected reference signal traces. Critical parameters such as intensity, slope, time, peak, overshoot, etc., determined by critical points, and frame attributes transformed signal-to symbol of reference signal traces are saved. Also, UCL(Upper Control Limit) and LCL(Lower Control Limit) are obtained by mean and standard deviation of critical parameters. Then, test EPD signal traces are collected in the actual processes, and frame attributes and critical parameters are obtained using the above mentioned method. Process malfunctions are detected in real-time by applying SPC(Statistical Process Control) method to critical parameters. the Real-time malfunction detection method presented in this paper was applied to actual processes and the results indicated that it was proved to be able to supplement disadvantages of existing quality control check inspecting or testing random-selected devices and detect process malfunctions correctly in real-time.

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A Study on the Fault Diagnosis System for Combustion System of Diesel Engines Using Knowledge Based Fuzzy Inference (지식기반 퍼지 추론을 이용한 디젤기관 연소계통의 고장진단 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • 유영호;천행춘
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 2003
  • In general many engineers can diagnose the fault condition using the abnormal ones among data monitored from a diesel engine, but they don't need the system modelling or identification for the work. They check the abnormal data and the relationship and then catch the fault condition of the engine. This paper proposes the construction of a fault diagnosis engine through malfunction data gained from the data fault detection system of neural networks for diesel generator engine, and the rule inference method to induce the rule for fuzzy inference from the malfunction data of diesel engine like a site engineer with a fuzzy system. The proposed fault diagnosis system is constructed in the sense of the Malfunction Diagnosis Engine(MDE) and Hierarchy of Malfunction Hypotheses(HMH). The system is concerned with the rule reduction method of knowledge base for related data among the various interactive data.

A Study on Real-time Monitoring System of Indoor Fire Detector using IoT (IoT를 활용한 옥내 화재감지기 실시간 모니터링 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hae-Keon;Kwak, Dong-Kurl;Lee, Bong-Seob
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2018.07a
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    • pp.267-269
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    • 2018
  • This paper is a study to solve the malfunction of Fire Detection System and to react swiftly in case of fire. if a fire occurs because of malfunction of the fire receiver, it may not be possible to respond appropriately. in order to solve this problem, Fire Detection System using IoT, the manager studied the method of confirming the fire occurrence with mobile phone Application. We propose a wireless Fire Detection System by building a server and a client using a micom and a mobile phone application. This is to reduce the damage caused by the fire.

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Development of Methods for Detecting Inkjet Malfunction (잉크젯 헤드의 오작동 검출 방법 개발)

  • Kwon, Kye-Si;Go, Jung-Kook;Kim, Jin-Won;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.34 no.10
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    • pp.1529-1535
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    • 2010
  • For the reliable use of inkjet technology as patterning tools, the jetting of the inkjet dispenser needs to be monitored for real-time detection of any malfunction. We present a self-sensing circuit that can be used to detect jetting failure by measuring electrical signals only. In addition, practical problems involved in the monitoring of inkjets in multinozzle printheads are discussed. In the study, software was developed and presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method for detecting inkjet jetting failure in a printing system.

Study on the Disaster Prevention System for Wooden Cultural Assets Using USN -Focusing on the System Checking the Malfunction of Flame Detector- (USN을 이용한 목조문화재 방재시스템에 관한 연구 -불꽃감지기 오작동 확인시스템을 중심으로-)

  • Back, Min-Ho;Kim, Jeong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2010
  • The wooden cultural assets have the characteristics such as the fast spread of flame and leading to total destruction. Therefore, there is a need for a system for early countermeasure of recognized problem, along with the technological response for accurately recognizing the situation, for the prevention and early suppression of fire. To utilize such technology for detecting the situation through the latest ubiquitous technology and for a quick response to suppress fire, the ubiquitous sensor network (USN) technology, flame detector, image sensor, USN-based cultural asset disaster prevention management application case and malfunction identification system realization were examined in this study and the study result was presented focusing on the flame detector malfunction identification system for the ubiquitous-type cultural asset disaster prevention system.

Motion Sensor Fault Detection and Failsafe Logic for Vehic1e Stability Control Systems (VSCs)

  • Yi, Kyongsu;Min, Kyongchan
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.1961-1968
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    • 2004
  • The design of a reliable and failsafe control system requires that sensor failures be detected and identified within acceptable time limit so that system malfunction can be prevented. This paper presents a model-based approach to sensor fault detection with applications to vehicle stability control systems. The effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated through test data-based evaluation. Vehicle test data-based evaluation results show that the proposed fault management scheme can be used for the design of a failsafe VSCs.

A Study on the Malfunction Prevention for Transponder of Record Type Fire Alarm System (R형 자탐설비의 중계기 오동작 방지 대책에 대한 연구)

  • Yoo, Jae Ick;Jung, Jae Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.54-59
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    • 2014
  • The record type receivers that are operated in large industrial sites have strength in preventing fire. However, because of its long circuit lines and multiple detectors, the receivers are vulnerable to lightning, noise, and breakdown of equipments, resulting in malfunction. In case of malfunctioning of detection circuits of main protection areas, such as electrical room and server room, potential release of gaseous extinguisher agents may lead to property and life damage. In this paper, we present the results on the characteristics of the transponder that initiates the solenoid valves, with respect to various electromagnetic and lightning inflow conditions. Based on the measured data, we analyzed the systematic problems of the transponder. In order to prevent receiver malfunctions, a sequential circuit was configured with two additional transponders and a timer. The circuit was tested with a simulator with preference and delay circuit algorithms.