Many-Kinds Small-Amount Production In ASIC Factory

Abstract

With the recent diversified market needs, equipment manufacturers come to demand many-kinds small-amount devices with high performance and short delivery time in order to accomplish the desired product specification. To cope with the demand, enormous amounts of control items are required in the production lines of ASIC factories where customers, quantity, and delivery are set for each product. Controlling these items only by man-power is almost impossible. To meet the demand from equipment manufacturers, it is necessary to construct an integrated production support system, including design and mask/reticle control.