K. Mitchiner, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
The purpose of this study was to apply Lean / Six Sigma techniques to the determination of an optimal process and schedule for a photolithography laboratory within a compound semiconductor research laboratory. Since this was a research laboratory, each person had their own process and utilized the equipment differently. Various techniques, including process modeling, were used to understand the variation in processing times at various stations, the number of people as a function of time, etc.
Summary: The purpose of this study was to apply Lean / Six Sigma techniques to the determination of an optimal process and schedule for a photolithography laboratory within a compound semiconductor research laboratory. Since this was a research laboratory, each person had their own process and utilized the equipment differently. Various techniques, including process modeling, were used to understand the variation in processing times at various stations, the number of people as a function of time, etc.
