A comparison of control methods for production areas with time constraints and tool interruptions in semiconductor manufacturing

Author(s):  
Christian Maleck ◽  
Tobias Eckert
2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumika Arima ◽  
Akihiro Kobayashi ◽  
Yi-Fan Wang ◽  
Kazuho Sakurai ◽  
Yusuke Monma

REVISTA FIMCA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Lidiane Lima Lousada ◽  
Barbara Santos Esteves

Introdução: Conhecer a dinâmica e ecologia dos bancos de sementes de áreas de produção é importante para prever a infestação de plantas daninhas e assim adequar os métodos de controle de forma eficaz e sustentável. Objetivos: O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar e quantificar o banco de sementes de plantas daninhas presentes em áreas de cultivo de cana-de-açúcar, na Região Norte Fluminense. Materiais e Métodos: As áreas foram divididas em pontos georeferenciados equidistantes de 40 metros entre si. Amostras de solo foram coletadas em cada ponto em duas épocas, fevereiro e junho de 2010; e em duas profundidades, 0-10cm e 10-20cm. O banco de sementes de plantas daninhas das áreas foi quantificado e as espécies presentes identificadas. Resultados: As espécies Phillanthus niruri, Cyperus rotundus e Oxalis cornicullata se destacaram pelo alto potencial de infestação na cultura da cana-de-açúcar nas quatro áreas amostradas. O período de coleta de fevereiro e junho influenciou o maior número de propágulos emergidos/m2 e o maior número de espécies encontrado, respectivamente. No período de junho foi observada alta correlação entre as espécies das quatro áreas. Introduction: The knowledge of the dynamics and ecology of the seed bank of the production areas is of paramount importance to predict weed infestations and thus adapt the control methods in an effective and sustainable. Objectives: This study objective was to identify and quantify the seed bank of weeds present in four areas of commercial production of sugar-cane in the Region Norte Fluminense. Materials and Methods: The areas were divided into geo-referenced points equidistant from each other 40 meters. Soil samples were collected at each point in two seasons, in February and June of 2010, and at two depths, 0-10cm and 10-20cm. The seed bank of weed areas were quantified and identified the species present. Results: The species Phyllantus niruri, Cyperus rotundus and Oxalis corniculata stood out for its high potencial for infestation in the culture of sugar-cane in the four areas sampled. The collection period in February and June influenced the largest number of seedlings emerged/m2 and the largest number of species found, respectively. From June high correlation was observed between species of the four areas.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9193
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Yan Qiao ◽  
Siwei Zhang ◽  
Zhiwu Li ◽  
Naiqi Wu ◽  
...  

To ensure wafer quality, engineers have to impose wafer residency time constraints and chamber cleaning operations on cluster tools; this has been widely used in semiconductor manufacturing. Wafer residency time constraints and chamber cleaning operations make the scheduling problem of cluster tools more challenging. This work aims to solve such a scheduling problem for single-arm cluster tools and presents a novel method based on the use of virtual wafers. Under a one-cyclic schedule obtained for single-arm cluster tools without chamber cleaning requirements, virtual wafers are loaded into the tool such that when a process module (PM) processes virtual wafers, a chamber cleaning operation is performed in practice. The key to solve this scheduling problem is to find a wafer loading sequence with the highest performance in terms of cycle time. With this idea, this work constructs a genetic algorithm to search for such a solution. Since the obtained solution is a periodical wafer loading sequence based on a one-wafer cyclic schedule, it can be easily implemented. Therefore, this work has high practical value to numerous semiconductor manufacturers. Experiments were performed to show the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed method.


2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Titze ◽  
Martin Heil ◽  
Petra Jansen

Gender differences are one of the main topics in mental rotation research. This paper focuses on the influence of the performance factor task complexity by using two versions of the Mental Rotations Test (MRT). Some 300 participants completed the test without time constraints, either in the regular version or with a complexity reducing template creating successive two-alternative forced-choice tasks. Results showed that the complexity manipulation did not affect the gender differences at all. These results were supported by a sufficient power to detect medium effects. Although performance factors seem to play a role in solving mental rotation problems, we conclude that the variation of task complexity as realized in the present study did not.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document