Taiwanese semiconductor IC Assembly & Testing manufacturer uses MES to deliver quality products & services.

A high tech Taiwanese company meets the challenge of an extremely competitive semiconductor marketplace by integrating its business applications.

Working with CIT CIM Consulting Services, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. Installed Factoryworks 2.4 on Compaq hardware platform to establish a scalable, single point of control. By gaining the advantage of flexible manufacturing work flow and aggressive process technology, the company strengthened its ability to deliver quality products on a timely basis, with profitable results.

In Taiwan, the management of a well-established high tech company meet the challenges of the competitive semiconductor marketplace. The company went looking for a business solution that was flexible enough to keep up with changing demands.

At Advanced Semiconductor Engineering,Inc. (ASE), the initial response was a decision to implement an Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solution to streamline manufacturing operations. ASE chose Factoryworks, the MES application of choice among most of Taiwan's semiconductor companies, which would integrate all of its business management applications.

Once ASE decided on its MES solution, it had to find the right services provider to implement it. ASE warned a recognized vendor with a proven track record in Taiwan - CIT CIM Consulting Services fit that description.

A record for excellence
The decisions were made by the company's IT executives team in semiconductor technology. Dr. S. M. Shen ,CIO, has 20 years of experience in technology and management. By combining leadership with his IT expertise team, they have built ASE into a well-established company in the semiconductor marketplace.

From its beginnings in 1984, ASE has emerged as an integrated IC assembly & testing company with a record for excellence in customer service on integrated tests, packaging, assembly and product delivery. The MES project is in line with the company's emphasis on cutting edge and cost-effective manufacturing as it turns out products that are advanced, competitive and profitable -- delivered in a timely manner.

Praise for the solution
The solution delivered a scalable, single point of control with Compaq hardware platform, which offers a broad range of choices from its products. In practice, this meant that the cost of hardware is modular and incremental. ASE could install models in the development stage and update them later in the field as needs dictate.

The rich functionality of Factoryworks and ease of customization give ASE the capability of customizing its operations to keep pace with changing demands in its highly-competitive marketplace. The number of ASE users will expand globally. CIT will be providing ongoing maintenance, as well as a user support hot line. Overall, the MES project provides efficient and flexible manufacturing work flow and aggressive process technology.

In his positive report on the solution, MR. J.K. Chin, the president of ASE Inc., has singled out the benefits of solution consolidation and, in particular, praises the scalability and switch technology as "very good".