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.

June 23, 2025

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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.

June 23, 2025

What we cover in this technical paper:

The complexities of wafer fab scheduling
The pros and cons of traditional heuristic-based scheduling
Seagate’s performance benchmark study: comparing the new proposed scheduling technology with the current simulation scheduler at their Springtown fab.
Results from Seagate’s optimized schedules report, showing significant reductions in cycle time and increases in throughput compared with SimModel schedules.

Authors of this publication: Georgios M. Kopanos, Dennis Xenos, Slava Andreev (Flexciton Ltd.); Tina O’Donnell, Sharon Feely (Seagate Technology).

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