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Galaxy software to be deployed at Freescale sites worldwide
for outlier detection process
WALTHAM, Mass, March 11, 2008
-- Freescale Semiconductor has selected Galaxy’s
PAT-Man™ Characterization software for use as part of
Freescale’s Zero Defect Quality Initiative at Freescale
sites worldwide.
Freescale is the world’s leading semiconductor provider
for the automotive industry. The company’s
microcontrollers, sensors, analog and mixed-signal
products are used throughout mission-critical vehicle
safety and power train systems, such as airbags,
electronic stability control and engine management.
Freescale’s Zero Defect Initiative institutes detailed
quality processes across every phase of production for
these devices, including design, wafer fabrication,
assembly and test. The PAT-Man™ Characterization product
is now part of Freescale’s test process, and is expected
to be used primarily for recipe creation and data
analysis for dynamic PAT and other outlier detection
methods at wafer sort.
Galaxy PAT-Man™™ is a software solution for Part Average
Testing (PAT) and related dpm reduction techniques,
which helps eliminate parametric and proximity-based
outliers and thereby improves device reliability. PAT
applies statistically calculated limits to identify and
remove abnormal parts during the testing process.
Results outside the limits are considered outliers and
are not shipped, even though they are technically within
specification. PAT-Man™ Characterization provides an easy
to use, interactive environment that engineers can use
to define PAT rules and limits based on historical data,
and then predict the impact on yield.
“Reliability and cost are of paramount concern for our
automotive customers, and ultimately to millions of
drivers around the world”, said David Woodbury, Chief
Manufacturing Systems Architect at Freescale. “Galaxy’s
PAT-Man™ will help us optimize both by providing us the
insight needed to implement outlier detection on select
devices. In evaluating Galaxy we were especially
impressed by the product’s ease of use and
extensibility, as well as the company’s outstanding
support.”
”With Freescale’s decades of leadership in the
semiconductor quality arena we are especially honored to
have been selected for the company’s Zero Defect
Initiative,” said Bertrand Renaud, COO at Galaxy.
“Freescale will be an invaluable “lighthouse” partner as
it deploys PAT across its product lines and helps us
optimize our solutions for the needs of high-volume
semiconductor manufacturing.”
About Galaxy
Galaxy Semiconductor is a leading provider of
test data analysis, yield management and DPM reduction
software for the semiconductor industry. Galaxy products
are used by thousands of users worldwide to help
increase device yields, reduce defects and improve
engineering productivity. Galaxy products are easy to
learn and use, and offer a very short time-to-benefit,
coupled with a compelling return on investment. More
information about Galaxy can be found at
www.galaxysemi.com.
CONTACT: Galaxy
Bertrand Renaud, 781-891-1148
BertrandRenaud [~at~] galaxysemi.com
SOURCE: Galaxy Semiconductor |
