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Technology Stocks : Semi Equipment Analysis
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From: Sam9/16/2017 9:09:12 AM
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Fascinating article about AI, productivity and fabs. The world is changing far more quickly than any individual can keep up with.

AI Reshaping Fab Operations
Alan Patterson
9/15/2017 01:31 PM EDT

TAIPEI — Chipmakers are adopting artificial intelligence to boost fab operations, an effort that is starting to pay off, according to Micron Technology.

Fab managers need to juggle fluid customer demand while simultaneously implementing constantly changing process technologies in multiple manufacturing sites around the globe. All this happens as chipmakers aim to achieve yield and quality targets on a corporate level as quickly as possible, according to Buddy Nicoson, vice president of wafer fabs with Micron.

During a career spanning more than 30 years, Nicoson has helped manage chip facilities for Samsung, AMD and Cypress Semiconductor. After joining Micron in 2014, he has helped the company launch a first-of-its-kind effort to bring AI technology into fab operations.

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