UMC is the world-leading semiconductor foundry that manufactures advanced process ICs for applications that span ever major sector in the semiconductor industry.

The company attributes its commercial success in large part to the combination of innovative technology and an exceptional commitment to people, both customers and employees.

For the company 's 300mm manufacturing, factors such as globalization and complex
technology was making the role of Fab Engineers more important than ever.

Historically,Fab Engineers spent the majority of their time on preventing operators' human error during the process of equipment automation and manufacturing execution.

CIT's innovative solution helped Fab engineers freed up clerical work to focus on more value-adding functions. The CIM team has empowered to manage Fab manufacturing more effectively and efficiently through CIT's visualized and self-manageable EAP solutions.

Combined these benefits lead to improve Fab Engineers satisfaction and greater credibility for the new 300mm Fab productivity which significantly improved UMC's manufacturing services into a new era.

"The engineer reaction to the system has really been phenomenal," concludes Mr. Chou, CIM project director. " We are receiving phone calls, with really very few people saying anything other than this is exactly what they've needed and what the business has needed for quite a long time."

To help UMC and implement CIT provided functional and technical expertise in project planning, technical architecture, middleware development, methodology and equipment process steps development.

In the past, CIT has implemented UMC Group 200mm equipment automation process system which have typically concentrated on simplify Fab engineers transactions to custom-built solution. As for 300mm solution, CIT has effectively interfaced its solution with UMC's Manufacturing Execution system and an architectural framework that would support future intranet and internet-based solutions. This architecture was designed so that it could first be used for basic Fab engineers applications and then reused to support future equipment types, controlling steps and scenario.

As the project progressed, there was a conscious emphasis on the structure transfer of knowledge and skills from the CIT team to the UMC CIM team. As a result of UMC professionals are well prepared to address the ongoing maintenance and growth of the equipment automation process system.

Value Delivered
"CIT's 300mm EAP toolset and consulting service delivery ensures precise equipment process control with feedback and forward system. The new invented solution help UMC to increase quality of products and yield rate. CIT ensures its consistency of approach and practices," says Mr. Chou, CIM project director of UMC. "UMC expects to see saving as a result of more consistent and efficient processes, cost avoidance, improvements in data integrity and reduced process cycle time".