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Aquest Systems announce availability of new FabEx NPI
Aquest Systems, a developer of innovative automation solutions for the global semiconductor industry, has announced the availability of its new FabEX ;No-Wait-ProductivitySM Improvement (NPI) solution.
In May last year, Aquest announced the FabEX NPI solution optimises material movement in an existing fab by eliminating bottlenecks and congestions that impact IC manufacturers' fab productivity. The solution quickly, easily and without risk enhances fab productivity, as it connects without any changes to the IC manufacturers' existing automated material handling systems (AMHS).
Addressing the
widely-found areas in a typical fab where existing AMHS with overhead transport (OHT) vehicles cannot keep up with IC fab productivity improvement requirements, FabEX eliminates unnecessary delays and reduces the load on already-installed systems. By adding Aquest's patented FabEX Transporter to their existing AMHS, IC manufacturers are able to circumvent the congestion using an alternative route or ‘highway' to move front opening unified pods (FOUPs) at high speeds (3 metres/second) between various critical locations in the fab. In turn, chipmakers see a reduction in FOUP delivery times, as well as an increase in fab-wide transport capacity.
