{"id":9492,"date":"2021-06-25T12:03:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/?p=9492"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:39:10","slug":"the-wafer-monitoring-system-micron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/en\/electronics-semiconductor-industry-en\/the-wafer-monitoring-system-micron\/","title":{"rendered":"The wafer-monitoring system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Micron&rsquo;s global &shy;production &shy;network of more than twelve sites worldwide not only &shy;enables to &shy;efficiently serve a wide-range of customers. But also fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation. A culture that brings &shy;together people with diverse &shy;backgrounds, expansive knowledge and practical &shy;industry experience. Micron has &shy;proactively embarked on smart manufacturing projects that use big-data solutions and <a href=\"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/en\/encyclopedia\/machine-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Procedure by which computer systems acquire knowledge independently and can expand their knowledge, allowing them&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">machine learning<\/a>. Everything to streamline operations, improve quality and &shy;reduce costs by more than &shy;10&#8200;million US dollars.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With hundreds of precise steps and sensitive processes, semiconductor manufacturing is one of the most complex industries in the world. This makes it an ideal candidate to benefit from smart manufacturing concepts. Micron recently started an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) initiative in its manufacturing facilities worldwide. As an example, Micron deployed an acoustic wafer-monitoring system for quality control using edge <a href=\"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/en\/encyclopedia\/server\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Central network computer via which functional and infrastructural network services are provided.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">server<\/a>s and dynamic signal-acquisition cards. In doing so, Micron draws on its own IIoT edge solutions for customers in the industrial environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>IIoT edge solutions listen for defects in chemical mechanical polishing machines<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The system uses high-precision acoustic sensors to monitor the condition of the system during the wafer-polishing stage of the process. The wafers are chemically and mechanically polished in special equipment. Dried polishing sludge are particles resulting from tool wear. And diamond-particles released during surface treatment can lead to defects during polishing that are not immediately detected in prior systems. This is because a wafer goes through further processing steps before it is inspected in a real-time defect analysis (RDA). Defects that occur during polishing can affect the subsequent steps in wafer production and even lead to a production stoppage. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Micron&rsquo;s wafer-monitoring system<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sensors installed in the equipment for manufacturing operations, such as torque- and pressure-sensors, do not detect or monitor these defects. Micron&rsquo;s acoustic wafer monitoring system makes it possible to detect out-of-band acoustic signals. Generated during polishing and to identify anomalies in real time. To do this, the detected signals are compared with an acoustic fingerprint from an optimally running polishing process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Analysis using AI<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Advanced signal-processing techniques in edge <a href=\"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/en\/encyclopedia\/server\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Central network computer via which functional and infrastructural network services are provided.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">server<\/a>s <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and dynamic signal-acquisition cards extract specific characteristics of the noise generated during polishing. The resulting data cluster is analysed using machine-learning and deep-learning <a href=\"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/en\/encyclopedia\/algorithm\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A generally interpretable unique description of a sequence of actions to resolve a &ndash; usually&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">algorithm<\/a>s. They compare the acoustic fingerprint of the current polishing process with the stored basic fingerprint. In this way, anomalies can be detected at an early-stage and potentially problematic tool conditions can be identified and fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Selecting the right memory solutions &shy;early in the design process<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In developing this IIoT solution, Micron benefited from 25 years of experience in serving industrial use cases and customers. Micron&rsquo;s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>IIoT-connected wafer monitoring system has reduced defect detection time by more than 90 per cent. And resulted in better quality control with 100 per cent inline monitoring. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Selecting the right components and memory solutions in the early stages of the design process is crucial for long-term success. Micron&rsquo;s complete industrial portfolio can help customers meet appropriate, functional product requirements while ensuring long-term product quality and reliability.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Micron&rsquo;s Industrial &shy;Quotient: The New IQ for Success in IIoT<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#27a9d1;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#41c3eb;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Micron&rsquo;s Industrial Quotient (IQ) is about making intelligent choices for your <a href=\"https:\/\/future-markets-magazine.com\/en\/encyclopedia\/iot\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Internet of Things\" class=\"encyclopedia\">IoT<\/a> designs. Choices that not only help meet functional requirements, but also ensure long-term reliability and quality while keeping product-lifecycle management simple. Micron&rsquo;s IQ, mindset and portfolio that delivers sustainable value, is helping to lower the total cost of ownership in IIoT.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Micron and its smart manufacturing projects: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.micron.com\/\">www.micron.com.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micron&#8217;s global \u00adproduction \u00adnetwork of more than twelve sites worldwide not only \u00adenables to \u00adefficiently&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2153],"tags":[2158,2159,2157,2156,2161,2160,2155],"class_list":["post-9492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronics-semiconductor-industry-en","tag-iiot-en","tag-industrial-internet-of-things-en","tag-manufacturing-en","tag-micron-en","tag-smart-manufacturing-en","tag-wafer-en","tag-wafer-monitoring-system"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The wafer-monitoring system | Future Markets Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Microns new IQ for success in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and IIoT-connected wafer-monitoring system. 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