94112634C-ENG Abstract: Capacity Utilization Bottleneck Efficiency System (CUBES): Release 2.5

SEMATECH DOC ID #: 94112634C-ENG

Title: Capacity Utilization Bottleneck Efficiency System (CUBES): Release 2.5

Author(s): John Konopka;Sue Ellen Swink;

Document date: 02/29/1996

Descriptor(s): overall equipment effectiveness;computer software;throughput;equipment states;total productive maintenance;

Abstract: This technology transfer is the user manual and software for the Capacity
Utilization Bottleneck Efficiency System (CUBES) Release 2.5. The CUBES model
was developed to quickly analyze bottlenecks by calculating tool throughput
and identifying where efficiency losses occur. CUBES is a generic package,
built to accommodate and analyze a variety of tools. One CUBES option, E10,
puts its results in terms of the SEMI E10 equipment states that are now
standard for the semiconductor industry. It analyzes a tool's throughput and
potential throughput in terms of the SEMI E10 equipment states. The other
option, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), focuses on the total
productive maintenance ideology. Changes from the previous version are
outlined in Section 3.1 of the user manual. The software runs as a spreadsheet
in Excel 5.0 or Lotus 1-2-3 5.0. Earlier versions of Excel and Lotus 1-2-3 are
no longer supported. This software is provided to SEMATECH Member Companies
only for use as permitted by the SEMATECH Participation Agreement. By
accepting this software, Member Company agrees that SEMATECH has no obligation
to support, maintain, or enhance this software; that the software is "AS IS";
that SEMATECH DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AND THAT SEMATECH WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ITS USE BY MEMBER
COMPANY. By accepting this software, Member further agrees to comply with all
applicable laws and regulations regarding the export of the Product or related
technical data to a foreign national or destination.

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