TPM activities at Motorola SCG America

Cost control, equipment lifespans, and productivity are concerns for all semiconductor manufacturers. Equipment purchase prices are aggressively spiraling upward. The pressure to reduce wafer manufacturing costs is relentless. Total Productive Maintenance is one form of relief that allows a manufacturer to wring the most return from the equipment set. Motorola is attempting to use this methodology to some degree. The Phoenix factory RFI has a three year history with the process. The current initiative is to implement TPM at the Group level at Motorola SCG.