ADLINK helps semiconductor equipment manufacturers come up with yield solutions

Packaging and testing process, intelligent dry pump monitoring, AI equipment and labor safety monitoring

Improving productivity, quality and safety in semiconductor manufacturing

summary:

● The global chip shortage and resulting demand have stimulated semiconductor manufacturers to increase overall production capacity and yield.

● ADLINK provides smart factory solutions for the semiconductor industry to overcome production challenges in front-end and back-end semiconductor processes.

● The solution includes ensuring production efficiency and yield through high-precision machine automation, ensuring the normal operation of dry pumps through equipment monitoring, and ensuring factory personnel SOP compliance and environmental safety through AI vision.

Shanghai, China - October 14, 2021

ADLINK Technology, a leading global provider of edge computing solutions, has launched a smart factory solution for the semiconductor industry that overcomes the challenges faced by front-end and back-end processes. This solution includes the use of high-precision machine automation, data capture and AI visual analysis technologies to improve productivity and enhance the safety of equipment, machines and workplaces.

The semiconductor industry is booming, and the demand for more diverse chips is increasing. Especially with the recent global chip shortage, the demand for semiconductor production capacity and yield improvement is increasing. ADLINK provides comprehensive semiconductor solutions to help manufacturers overcome challenges and improve performance to simultaneously improve quality and production capacity. Its solutions have now been introduced by the industry's top equipment manufacturers.

Three key challenges for the semiconductor industry

• High-precision and high-efficiency manufacturing – As chips become smaller, the number of bare die on a wafer increases significantly. The semiconductor packaging and testing process becomes more complex and difficult in terms of accuracy, speed, and integration with other subsystems.

• Preventive Maintenance – To reduce unexpected downtime, semiconductor manufacturers must have real-time information on the operating status of key equipment such as dry pumps to plan maintenance in advance to avoid production downtime and production losses.

• Standard Operating Procedure Compliance – All personnel must follow correct procedures in a manufacturing environment. Following SOPs ensures their safety at all times and ensures no loss of production in the factory.

ADLINK's semiconductor solutions overcome challenges

ADLINK introduces semiconductor solutions to help equipment manufacturers achieve process safety, quality and efficiency, including:

• Semiconductor packaging and testing – ADLINK integrates PC-based motion control and machine vision to allow end users to easily achieve fast feedback response, achieve the best balance between speed and accuracy, and provide up to 20% performance improvement.

• Smart Dry Pump Monitoring – With the advent of Industry 4.0, vibration analysis algorithms can easily predict potential problems and take preventive measures. ADLINK’s smart pump monitoring solution enables preventive equipment maintenance or replacement, greatly improving efficiency.

• AI equipment and worker safety – ADLINK’s AI vision solutions help customers analyze on-site activities without having to replace existing hardware. By using the NEON smart camera and easy-to-use EVA edge vision analysis software, AI images can replace on-site management inspectors to more efficiently ensure operations and environment within the factory, thereby avoiding danger or loss caused by human errors or omissions.

"ADLINK continues to push the manufacturing limits of the semiconductor industry. We see the challenges faced by our partners and successfully work with them to develop solutions. Our customer-centric approach has made ADLINK the preferred equipment partner for major semiconductor manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region. Now, we plan to extend our expertise and optimized solutions to the global semiconductor market to help customers face this wave of semiconductor boom." - Ruan Beishan, Director of IoT Solutions and Technology Division, ADLINK

Learn more about ADLINK semiconductor solutions.

About ADLINK Technology

ADLINK is a leader in edge computing and a driver of an AI-driven world. We manufacture and develop edge hardware and software solutions for embedded, distributed, and intelligent computing. More than 1,600 customers around the world trust ADLINK as their mission-critical partner, from medical computers in intensive care units to the world's first high-speed autonomous racing car.

ADLINK is a key partner of Intel, NVIDIA, AWS, and SAS, and has joined the Intel Advisory Board, ROS 2 Technical Steering Committee, and Autoware Autonomous Driving Open Source Foundation. We are actively involved in the formulation of more than 24 standards and specifications for open source technology, robotics, autonomy, IoT, 5G, etc., to drive innovation in smart manufacturing, network communications, smart healthcare, energy, national defense, smart transportation, and infotainment.

ADLINK has more than 1,800 employees and more than 200 partners. For 25 years, we have been committed to driving the development of current and future technologies, innovating technology and moving the world.