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EWMA controller tuning and performance evaluation in a high mixed system

  • Mingda Ma
  • , Chun Cheng Chang
  • , David S.H. Wong
  • , Shi Shang Jang

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Abstract

The exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) controller is a very popular run-to-run (RtR) control scheme in semiconductor industry. However, in any typical step of semiconductor process, many different products are produced on parallel tools. RtR control is usually implemented with a "threaded" control framework, i.e.: different controllers are used for different combinations of tools and products. In this paper, the problem of EWMA controller tuning and performance evaluation in a mixed product system is investigated by simulation and time series analysis. It was found that as the product frequency changed, the tuning guidelines of a threaded EWMA controller were different for different types of tool disturbances. For a stationary ARMA(1,1) noise, the tuning parameter should be increased as product frequency decreases. If the tool exhibits non-stationary tool dynamics, e.g. ARIMA(1,1,1) noise, the tuning parameter should increase as the product frequency decreases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC
Edition1 PART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 6 Jul 200811 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Number1 PART 1
Volume17
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Conference

Conference17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period6/07/0811/07/08

Keywords

  • Applications in semiconductor manufacturing
  • Industrial applications of process control
  • Monitoring and performance assessment

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