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FabTime Newsletter Commences 6th Year of Publication
San Jose, CA. January 18, 2005 - FabTime Inc. today announced
the 6th year of publication of its FabTime Cycle Time Management
Newsletter. The newsletter is a forum for introducing and
discussing best practices in semiconductor wafer fab cycle time
management. It is a free monthly email publication, currently
distributed to more than 1700 people across the semiconductor
industry. It contains technical articles related to cycle time
management, as well as subscriber discussion and industry
announcements. 50 issues have been published to date.
Recent newsletter articles have included:
Recent subscriber discussion topics have included:
- Paperless cleanrooms (Do people have them? Is the benefit
clear-cut?)
- 300 mm cycle times (Are they longer than 200 mm cycle times?
If so, why?)
- Benchmark cycle times for single-path toolsets (What is a
reasonable goal?)
- Setting WIP targets (How should these be set? How often
should they be changed?)
- Managing time constraints between process steps (How should
these be managed? How do you plan their capacity?)
More than 400 companies and universities are represented in
the newsletter subscriber list. The companies with the most
subscribers are Intel, Analog Devices, Infineon Technologies, STMicroelectronics, Freescale Semiconductor,
Philips, Micron Technology, Texas Instruments,
Advanced Micro Devices / Spansion, and Seagate
Technology. The universities with the most
subscribers are Virginia Tech and Arizona State. A newsletter
subscription form is available at FabTime’s website, www.FabTime.com/newsletter.htm.
About FabTime Inc.
FabTime Inc. is the first company to focus solely on the
challenging problem of cycle time management for semiconductor
wafer fabrication facilities. We believe that the cycle time
problems faced by wafer fabs are uniquely difficult and that our
customers will be well-served by a company that declares its
focus and sticks to it. To that end, we offer cycle time
management software and training, as well as a free email
newsletter dedicated to discussing best practices for fab cycle
time improvement (subscribe at www.FabTime.com/newsletter.shtml).
FabTime’s website is located at www.FabTime.com.
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