INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY THE SWISS HIGH-TECH VENTURE, LASARRAY, S.A., TO PRODUCE LOW COST APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, (ASICS), IN SMALL BATCHES, ARE DESCRIBED. MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, A COMPARATIVE COST ANALYSIS, AND SPECIFIC ISSUES OF OPERATING MANAGEMENT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. LASARRAY, S.A. HAS DEVELOPED AN ASICS PRODUCTION SYSTEM COMPOSED OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SELF-CONTAINED MINI-FACTORY IN THREE TRANSPORTABLE MODULES. ASIC PRODUCTION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH LASER TECHNOLOGY. INPUTS ARE PREFABRICATED WAFERS AND COMPUTERIZED DESIGN DATA. THE SMALL LOT PRODUCTION WITH THE NEW MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH CONVENTIONAL ASICS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.
| Number of Pages : | 19 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
