Semiconductor development for manufacturability

IBM's most advanced development fabricator, the Advanced Semiconductor Technology Center (ASTC), has been designed to permit semiconductor development with technology transfer and manufacturability as primary objectives. Facilities, materials, equipment, and processes have been optimized through vendor interactions and collaboration. Attention has also been paid to human resource development to facilitate technology development and technology transfer. Extensive education and training programs have been established and technology integration teams have been formed that will introduce the technology into manufacturing. Manufacturing floor control systems incorporating six-sigma statistical process control quality concepts and manufacturing quality control and assurance have been addressed to insure ease of manufacturing insertion