The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Implementation for Laser Marking Process Improvement: A Case Study

Abstract

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a preventive technique in reliability management field. The successful implementation of FMEA technique can avoid or reduce the probability of system failure and achieve good product quality. The FMEA technique had applied in vest scopes which include aerospace, automatic, electronic, mechanic and service industry. The marking process is one of the back ends testing process that is the final process in semiconductor process. The marking process failure can cause bad final product quality and return although is not a primary process. So, how to improve the quality of marking process is one of important production job for semiconductor testing factory. This research firstly implements FMEA technique in laser marking process improvement on semiconductor testing factory and finds out which subsystem has priority failure risk. Secondly, a CCD position solution for priority failure risk subsystem is provided and evaluated. According analysis result, FMEA and CCD position implementation solution for laser marking process improvement can increase yield rate and reduce production cost. Implementation method of this research can provide semiconductor testing factory for reference in laser marking process improvement.

Citation

Deng, W., Chiu, C. and Tsai, C. (2007), "The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Implementation for Laser Marking Process Improvement: A Case Study", Asian Journal on Quality, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 137-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/15982688200700009