Expensive production losses due to inadequate power supply at semiconductor industries

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Expensive production losses due to inadequate power supply at semiconductor industries

• - Several phenomena affecting production equipment
• - Wide ranging financial losses caused by inadequate Power Quality (PQ)
• - €40 million for one power interruption
• - Understanding the problems – designing the solutions
• - Profitable investment opportunities

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At semiconductor manufacturing plants, Power Quality (PQ) solutions can be the deciding factor in maintaining competitiveness.

Semiconductor production lines are designed to print an ever higher number of integrated circuits on one chip. However, increasing production complexity also increases the sensitivity to irregularities in the power supply. The semiconductor industry has adopted various mitigatory solutions, but nevertheless poor Power Quality generated production stoppages still happen, resulting in costly process failures.

A European Copper Institute (ECI) Survey has identified that poor Power Quality (PQ) costs semiconductor manufacturing companies up to 10 per cent of their pre-tax profits (EBITDA). Consequently, making production lines immune to irregularities in the power supply can be a decisive factor in maintaining the competitiveness of a semiconductor manufacturer.