Samivel Krishnamoorthy
ASIA PACIFIC ress quality related issues due to manual processes performed by the operators . This task eventually expanded to setting up dedicated teams working on Computer Integrated Manufacturing ( CIM ) and automation concepts throughout our Wafer Fab . In 2012 our Wafer fab achieved full CIM coverage . Now , we are extending this effort to our Assembly & Test facilities ,” he says .
“ Starting out in 2004 as a CIM Engineer in SilTerra Malaysia - a 200mm Wafer Fab , I got my grounding on CIM and Factory Integration , connecting tools to the host system and automating them . The CIM experience I gained , helped me realize that the factories of the future would progressively adopt CIM and Factory Integration .
“ Coming from a semiconductor operational perspective and background , it helped me to identify and adapt to the differences of an integrated circuit ( IC ) Fab and Assembly & Test operations vis-a-vis compound semiconductor . The compound semiconductor industry , including companies like ours were not in the same league with our DRAM , NAND , Logic Fabs in terms of automa- 83
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Samivel Krishnamoorthy
Samivel Krishnamoorthy joined OSRAM Opto Semiconductors in 2009 and was instrumental in engineering the transformation of Asia ’ s most advanced LED Wafer Fab Facility in Penang , the first of its kind for OSRAM . Following which , he is currently spearheading the digitalization initiatives of its Assembly & Test Plant . He has championed the introduction and adoption of SEMI standards as de-facto factory integration standard within the organisation globally while phasing out legacy data collection system within the organisation .