D-SIMCON Static Capacity Engine

Advanced Planning Solution for Semiconductor Capacity Planning

Constraint-based production planning (such as simulation) can be very time-consuming.
- Optimised capacity plan needs to be generated with as few iterations as possible.
Many Semiconductor Manufacturers are still using inhouse developed / Excel-based solutions for production planning.
- Input data changes and scenarios need to be managed consistently, especially when several planners are involved.
Production cycle times typically span up to several months.
- Cycle times need to be considered for allocation of production quantities to capacity planning (weekly or monthly) time buckets.

D-SIMCON Static Capacity Engine is a comprehensive, easy-to-configure and powerful capacity and production planning solution specifically designed for Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Wafer fab specific constraints and equipment characteristics can be portrayed.
- Throughput dependency on the combination of products and layers.
- Alternative recipe mapping.
- Route branching with corresponding machine load.
- Details of equipment dedication to recipes, products and steps.
More automated and systematic way of capacity planning.
- Centralised and standardised input data with automatic base project generation for consistent planning.
- Quickly adjust input data for what-if scenarios without modifying base data.
Automatic balancing of product quantity allocations to tools within Equipment Groups.
Highly scalable for concurrent generation of plans across multiple time buckets on cloud-based or on-premise parallel computing infrastructure.

Deployed by semiconductor manufacturers in Singapore, Europe, and the USA for both 200mm and 300mm fabs.
Utilised by customers for sales target setting and capital investment assessment.