Special talk Session

December 10th, 2018

"Intelligent Manufacturing in Semi-conductor fabs"
Robert Chien

Mr. Robert Chien

Deputy Director,
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Abstract

- All IT industry leaders - Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft* - have announced strategic move of advancing 'Machine Learning' technology to build up 'Artificial Intelligence' solutions.
- In TSMC, upon the foundation of 300mm Full-Auto and Integrated Platform, Machine Learning should be the driver of future Intelligent Fab.
- To realize intelligent manufacturing, domain experts, data scientists, IT engineers and equipment suppliers should work closely to find opportunity, development algorithm to resolve business problems.
- Future equipment is not only supporting manufacture automation but also providing more capability for precise process control and security protection.

CV

Education:
MBA, School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Experience:
15.5 years with IBM as sales manager of system integration service in semiconductor and LCD industry
18.5 year with TSMC, one of the key initiators of APC and FDC in TSMC, currently supervising CIM automation team of Fab15A/B (300mm fab) of TSMC in Taichung Science Park
2007 Outstanding IT Manager Award winner, by Tainan Management Association
2 times winner of TSMC Innovation and Customer Partnership Award
3 US patent holder
Chairman, Smart Manufacturing Committee, SEMI Taiwan
Chairman, Information & Control Standard Committee, SEMI Taiwan
Chair, eMDC Organizing Committee, TSIA (Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association)
Chair, 300mm Standard Working Group, TSIA