On-site wafer management service

09/01/1998

On-site wafer management service

Principle Solutions is a service program designed to help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of wafer management activities throughout a fab. Under the program, all aspects of wafer handling in a fab, including cleanliness, functionality, inventory, and equipment interface, can be contracted to an outside provider`s materials management personnel. Two tiers of service are available. In the fab management tier, the provider`s team will ensure that carriers are available and suitable for production; will clean and dry wafer-handling products at optimal intervals to reduce potential contamination; will verify product functionality with noncontact optical measuring systems and other related equipment; will manage inventory; and will manage the data associated with each chipmaker`s wafer management program. In the product support tier, applications engineering expertise, material and chemical analysis by a state-of-the-art analytical laboratory, product testing and analysis, and fab audits that guarantee optimal use of wafer-handling products and technical resources will be provided. Fluoroware Inc., Chaska, MN; ph 612/448-8193, www.fluoroware.com