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To: tech101 who wrote (13361)	4/16/2004 1:15:38 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 13565

youlu, TSMC is saying they are running utilization 105% (Any one knows how?) You'd have to ask TSMC to get a precise answer. Subject has been discussed on the AMAT NO POLITICS thread a few times. Basically, available capacity is used for calculating utilization and would exclude things such as down time due to Preventive Maintenance, Maintenance, planned down time for holidays or other purposes; and may even exclude device idle time while awaiting wafers to be processed. When actual utilization exceeds theoretical available capacity, then numbers greater than 100% are seen. e.g. Don't do PM as scheduled could be one factor allowing 105% utilization. Downside is that if the machine fails, the fab may lose capacity for a whole line, produce defective wafers or other equally bad results...