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CFA Submission Deadline Extended to March 31, 2024

Call for Abstracts for Speakers

CFA OPENS JANUARY 8, 2024

The Smart Manufacturing Pavilion Program at SEMICON West is an attendee favorite, and in 2023 attracted more than 800 individual participants throughout the 3-day event. Major semiconductor makers and their suppliers present their latest capabilities incorporating digital twins, automation, predictive algorithms, and more. Although not a commercial forum—the companies presenting their latest advancements in Smart Manufacturing are seen as industry thought-leaders. 

With several global national investments entering their execution phases, the theme for Smart Manufacturing Pavilion at West 2024 is:

Enabling the Smart Semiconductor Ecosystem

Thank you for your interest. 

Submit your abstract today and highlight your capabilities.

Note 1: The Smart Manufacturing Pavilion is to highlight capabilities and use cases for Industry4.0/Smart Manufacturing in semiconductor operations. Submissions with use cases, and implementation examples will receive priority.

Note 2: Priority will also be given to new work, latest results and novel applications within the topic/sub-topic areas identified.

TOPIC AREAS

Sessions will include (but not limited to) topics within:

  • Digital Twins for Design & Manufacturing Operations
    • Integrated design, operations, tool, yield & supply chain digital twins
    • Aggregated data lake with context/meta data
    • Point systems into factory/subfab/facilities digital twin
    • Structured and learning architecture 
    • High resolution cycle time/state simulation, modeling
    • Enhanced cycle time and tool performance reporting
    • Comprehensive real-time visualization & prioritization
    • Trusted traceability
    • Digital-savvy manufacturing talent
    • Integration of subject matter expertise with analytical models
       
  • AI/ML Enhanced Manufacturing Operations
    • AI/ML based Smart FDC, YMS, SPC etc.
    • Process Optimization for Yield
    • Edge computing and AI
    • AI-driven anomaly detection
    • Advanced predictive maintenance
    • Qualification by model
    • Prognosis health monitoring, predictive maintenance
    • Pattern and trace classification
    • Look-ahead schedule, line balancing
    • Smart maintenance system 
    • Smart in inspection, metrology sampling optimization
       
  • Automation & Equipment Toward Fully Autonomous Factories/Facilities (200/300mm fabs, back-end Advanced Packaging and Test (APT) lines)
    • Digital Threads
    • Future of Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) for legacy fabs and back-end APT lines
    • Automated material handling/integration of AGV-COBOTS
    • Smart Subfab monitoring (power/Abatement/Integrated with tool FDC)
    • Human capital aspects of smart manufacturing (e.g., skills augmentaion, co-bots, etc.)
    • Standards development and augmentation
       
  • Smart Control Room – Full Factory Autonomy
    • Smart & dynamic control room ("Lights Out" factory)
    • Automatic identification, prioritization & resource assignment
    • Closed loop R2R control, Autonomous process tuning and correction
    • Automatic calibration, maintenance, and error recovery
    • Global optimization of capacity/loading
    • Integrated PLM, digital thread (incl. supply chain - material handling)
    • Financial Modeling
       
  • Smart Sustainability: Accelerating Sustainability with Smart Manufacturing
    • Scope 1 & 2 Emissions
    • Water Usage & Waste
    • IoT sensorization & connectivity in fab, sub-fab, facilities, etc.
    • Intelligent idle and power-off mode based on tool process state
    • AI/ML optimization of tool recipes for end-to-end energy, water usage & GHG emission reduction
    • Factory-level dashboard real-time smart sensor monitoring of energy/water usage & GHG emissions
       
  • Smart Supply Chain
    • Digital twins in Supply chain planning for rapid scenario modeling of disruptions
    • Importance of Master Data Management in Supply Chain
    • Design for supply chain to cover the entire product life cycle (new product development -often as much as 1-2 years before a product is commercially available, through end of life -which can often be more than 10 years)
    • Supply Chain Cybersecurity
    • ROI models to consider while building resilient supply chains
    • Leveraging AI/ML in supply chains
    • Role of control towers in building agile supply chains

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION & DEADLINES

Deadlines

Information

January 8

Call For Papers Open

March 31

Abstract Submissions Due for Speakers

April 22

Author and Speaker Notification

May 15

Speaker Portal Tasks Due

June 14

Draft Presentation for Review

June 25

Final PPT Due (16:9 display format) and PDF Versions

 

QUESTIONS?

Mark da Silva
[email protected]

 

SPEAKER REQUIREMENTS

If your abstract is accepted and you are invited to present, please complete these requests:

  • Speaker agreement
  • Headshot and short bio (500 words)
  • Pre-recorded presentation (MP4) that be available on the virtual platform
  • Identify a replacement speaker if unable to attend