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The Relay Coach - Root Cause Analysis

Next, the Relay Coach investigates the tool state data for the Wet Etch4 tool group. The chart below shows the tool state by tool for the two Wet Etch4 tools, during the five hour period that Lot #2101 was waiting. One of the two tools was taken up by Engineering time during the interval, while the second Wet Etch4 tool was productive during the interval.

Tool states by tool for wet etch tools while Lot #2101 was waiting

Since the second Wet Etch4 tool was productive during the entire five-hour period, the next question that the Relay Coach asks is “what lots was the tool processing?” The chart below shows the four lots that were moved out of the Wet Etch4 tool group during the time period of interest. The red indicates time that each lot spent in queue, while the green indicates process time. 

Other lots moved out while Lot #2101 was waiting to be processed

Continue to the next page to see the Relay Coach look at the implications of these four lots being processed, while Lot #2101 was waiting. (Continue)

 
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