Efficient Batching Case Study

Optimizing Batch Formation for Enhanced Efficiency and Cost Reduction: Insights from Wafer Fab Deployments

Download this case study to learn:

  • The importance of efficient batching in wafer fabrication
  • The flaws in the policies that are often applied in an attempt to influence the batch size vs. queue time trade-off
  • How our AI-driven scheduler – Flex Local – is able to autonomously adjust to batch sizes in real-time based on the objectives of the fab
  • The impressive results our scheduler gathered from two different live deployments at Renesas Electronics and Seagate Technology

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