HT Micron
Selected: Critical Manufacturing cmNavigo MES
Manufacturing context
Industry
Semiconductor manufacturing
Manufacturing type
Semiconductor packaging and testing
Country
Brazil
Starting point
Type
Greenfield plant
What was in place
HT Micron was bringing a new semiconductor facility into production and needed MES in place quickly enough to support qualification by major Tier 1 customers. During ramp-up, production involved paper, Excel, and manual processes.
What they needed
Reason for the MES decision
MES was required for customer qualification and to support traceability, routing, SPC, production control, and reporting as the new plant ramped.
Selection
Selected
Critical Manufacturing cmNavigo MES (Critical Manufacturing)
Why it was selected, according to the source
Important factors included implementation speed, ease of configuration, ability to support the Brazilian facility, and the long-term ability to keep the system maintainable and light.
Selection process
The team had more than 500 customer requirements, identified which requirements MES needed to meet, and sent those requirements to finalists for responses.
Other products considered
Three MES competitors reached the narrowed field. The two products not selected are not named in the source.
Integration and operational requirements
Quality
SPC was included in the initial scope.
Traceability and genealogy
Traceability and enforced routing were included in the initial scope.
Implementation
Rollout
The implementation was phased. Initial deployment focused on core MES needs. Later phases were intended to expand capabilities such as automation and maintenance.
Duration
Software implementation occurred during October and November 2014. Test lots and employee training occurred in December, and production was being tracked in MES from January 1, 2015.