A practical guide to semiconductor manufacturing from processcontrol to yield modeling and experimental design Fundamentals of Semiconductor Manufacturing and Process Controlcovers all issues involved in manufacturing microelectronic devicesand circuits, including fabrication sequences, process control,experimental design, process modeling, yield modeling, and CIM/CAMsystems. Readers are introduced to both the theory and practice ofall basic manufacturing concepts. Following an overview of manufacturing and technology, the textexplores process monitoring methods, including those that focus onproduct wafers and those that focus on the equipment used toproduce wafers. Next, the text sets forth some fundamentals ofstatistics and yield modeling, which set the foundation for adetailed discussion of how statistical process control is used toanalyze quality and improve yields. The discussion of statistical experimental design offers readers apowerful approach for systematically varying controllable processconditions and determining their impact on output parameters thatmeasure quality. The authors introduce process modeling concepts,including several advanced process control topics such asrun-by-run, supervisory control, and process and equipmentdiagnosis. Critical coverage includes the following: * Combines process control and semiconductor manufacturing * Unique treatment of system and software technology and managementof overall manufacturing systems * Chapters include case studies, sample problems, and suggestedexercises * Instructor support includes electronic copies of the figures andan instructor's manual Graduate-level students and industrial practitioners will benefitfrom the detailed exami?nation of how electronic materials andsupplies are converted into finished integrated circuits andelectronic products in a high-volume manufacturingenvironment. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all theproblems in the book is available from the Wiley editorialdepartment. An Instructor Support FTP site is also available.

1. Manufacturing diagnosis and control: a task-specific approach / W.F. Punch III, A.K. Goel and J. Sticklen -- 2. The theory and application of diagnostic and control expert system based on plant model / J. Suzuki and M. Iwamasa -- 3. Integrated problem solving for the diagnosis of interacting process malfunctions / J.K. McDowell and J.F. Davis -- 4. A neural network model for diagnostic problem solving / Y. Peng and J.A. Reggia -- 5. Process control system for VLSI fabrication / E. Sachs [und weitere] -- 6. Development and application of equipment-specific process models for semiconductor manufacturing / K.-K. Lin and C. Spanos -- 7. Continuous equipment diagnosis using evidence integration - an LPCVD application / N.H. Chang, and C. Spanos -- 8. Equipment/instrument diagnosis with continuous and discrete causal relationships / B.-T.B. Chu -- 9. Intelligent control of semiconductor manufacturing processes / S.-S. Chen -- 10. A machine learning approach to diagnosis and control with applications in semiconductor manufacturing / K.B. Irani [und weitere]