Major Japanese Semiconductor Manufacturer Selects Brooks FACTORYworks for New 300mm Fab
Tuesday July 13, 11:38 am ET
Continuing its Momentum in 300mm Chip-Fabrication Plants, Brooks Provides MES for $1.5 Billion Plant
CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS - News), which develops and produces hardware, software and systems to enable manufacturing efficiencies for the semiconductor and other complex manufacturing industries, today announced that a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer has purchased Brooks FACTORYworks for its new 300mm fab. The multi-million dollar deal will place Brooks' industry-leading Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at the core of the new $1.5 billion plant and enable the company to automate the modeling and control of the fab's manufacturing operations, facilitating the plant's goal of 10,000 wafers per month. The manufacturer chose Brooks FACTORYworks due to its proven capabilities to rapidly ramp 300mm production at low risk.
FACTORYworks automates and controls the flow of resources through the fab, giving manufacturers the ability to automatically "sense, decide and respond" to environment changes and exceptions in real time. With FACTORYworks, manufacturers can configure their factory resources and process plans, track inventory and orders, collect and analyze production data, monitor equipment, dispatch work orders to manufacturing operators, and trace consumption of components into finished products. These capabilities, as part of an integrated suite of planning and execution applications, enable leading manufacturers to maximize the efficiency and productivity of their collaborative, complex manufacturing operations.
"FACTORYworks delivers real value by allowing semiconductor manufacturers to quickly bring their fabs online at minimal risk," said Joe Bellini, SVP Software Systems Group at Brooks Automation. "This new deal continues Brooks' momentum in 300mm manufacturing and supports Brooks' ongoing commitment to enabling complex manufacturers in semiconductor and other industries to become real-time enterprises through smarter Supply Chain Execution, Full Fab/Closed Loop Automation, Lean Manufacturing, and Enterprise Performance Management."
About Brooks Automation, Inc.
Brooks Automation (Nasdaq: BRKS - News) delivers automation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company provides hardware, factory and tool management software, and professional services to help manage every wafer, reticle, and data movement in the fab, improving throughput and yield while reducing cost and time to market. Brooks products and capabilities are used in virtually every semiconductor fab in the world. For information, visit the company's web site at brooks.com.
About Brooks Software
Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation (Nasdaq: BRKS - News), provides real-time (RT) applications that support enterprise-wide initiatives for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. Brooks' "sense, decide and respond" manufacturing software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in supply chain execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing, and enterprise performance management. Installed in the majority of Fortune 500 manufacturers, Brooks Software delivers competitive advantage to high tech, aerospace & defense, automotive, and life sciences manufacturers worldwide. For more information, visit software.brooks.com. |
