Seagate Case Study 2.0

Improving Wafer Fab Capacity by Applying Advanced Scheduling to the Photolithography Area

Download this case study to discover:

  • Why increasing capacity in the Photo area can be so difficult
  • More on Flexciton's multi-objective approach to scheduling
  • How applying it to Seagate's complex problem helped to increase efficiency
  • Impressive results gathered from live deployment

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Technical Paper: ASMC 2023

This technical publication from ASMC 2023 focuses on the practical aspects of deploying a novel solution in a critical production environment.

Technical Paper: Winter Simulation Conference 2022

The first published case study of a successful fab-wide scheduling deployment in a large-scale semiconductor wafer fab.

Technical Paper: Journal of Manufacturing Systems 2022

This journal publication delves into the complex problem of batch scheduling with varying batch costs and job timelink constraints at Renesas Electronics.

Technical Paper: Winter Simulation Conference 2021

An in-depth look at how our two-step scheduling approach can be used to manage timelink contraints and batch size to boost fab efficiency.

Efficient Batching Case Study

Discover how Renesas Electronics and Seagate Technology harnessed autonomous scheduling to tackle the complex challenge of efficient batching.

Renesas Electronics Case Study

Learn how we applied multi-objective optimization to the diffusion area at Renesas Electronics to manage three conflicting KPIs.

Fab Management Forum 2022

Recap on the first of two presentations from SEMICON Europa 2022 – featuring case study results from three different wafer fabs, including Renesas and Seagate.

Technical Paper: Winter Simulation Conference 2020

This technical paper provides a comprehensive overview of results from benchmark studies performed for Seagate Technology, where our solution was applied to metrology toolset scheduling.

White Paper

Our white paper details a new approach to wafer fab scheduling. A novel hybrid model that delivers optimized schedules in a matter of minutes to help fabs cut costs and increase efficiency.

Seagate Case Study 1.0

Discover how we helped a highly-utilised Seagate Technology wafer fab reduce cycle time and boost efficiency by applying our next-generation production scheduling solution.

An Introduction to Flexciton

Gain a comprehensive understanding of where we came from, what we do, and why we’re different with our company introduction.