Process · Fab Ops, Yield & Metrology
Copy exact
The discipline of replicating a proven process in a second fab down to tool model, configuration, consumables and procedure, so that results transfer without a fresh learning cycle.
- Also known as
- Copy Exactly!, Copy smart
- Type
- Process
- Domain
- Fab Ops, Yield & Metrology, Fab operations
Notes
Intel formalised Copy Exactly! in the 1980s and 1990s; the trade-off is that it blocks local improvements.
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