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In advance of its 2020 meeting, the World Economic Forum welcomed 微米 into its 全球灯塔网络, a group of advanced manufacturers “that are showing leadership in applying the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to drive operational and environmental impact.”
多年来, 微米 has been helping clients integrate 人工智能 (AI), big data analytics and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) into their factories. And now 微米’s factory is one of the first facilities in Singapore, 与英飞凌一起, 获得全球灯塔网络的认可.
在最近的一次采访中 亚洲新闻频道, Manish Bhatia, 全球运营执行副总裁, explained how 微米 has been practicing what it preaches: “Our products enable new technology trends such as IoT, 5G, 云计算和自动驾驶. Applying these technologies in our own manufacturing facilities demonstrates the enormous potential in driving business value. 工业物联网 and 人工智能 are part of the biggest revolution since the advent of robotic manufacturing productivity 50 years ago.”
对微米, this journey started with the need to “keep pace with the technological advancement of our semiconductor processes,曼尼什说. “We wanted to provide higher-capacity, higher-performance, lower-cost and lower-power chips.”
This meant embarking on the same journey they guide clients through: “We started by focusing in 2014 on simple statistical analysis to improve our production processes. 后,, we developed more complex deep learning and AI capabilities to draw insights from our data. 最近, we introduced IoT sensors — like cameras and acoustic sensors — to gather even more data that allows us to further improve our production processes.”
The Singapore factory plays a critical role in developing leading-edge NAND. 美光在新加坡的业务, composed of two wafer-fabrication facilities and one assembly and test facility, 作为全球业务的基地. 超过500人,000平方英尺的洁净室空间, the location is also a designated NAND Center of Excellence, driving the implementation of the 公司’s leading-edge 3D NAND production for use in mobile phones, 固态硬盘, 数码相机等. 美光在新加坡雇佣了大约8000名员工.
The World Economic Forum says the results of the Singapore transformation have been spectacular: 微米’s “semiconductor fabrication facility has integrated big data infrastructure and IIoT to implement 人工智能 and data science solutions, raising product quality standards and doubling the speed at which new products are ramped.”
Below are notable achievements that 微米 was recognized for:
- Automation of production and maintenance produced a 4% tool availability improvement
- The IIoT-enabled smart factory led to a 22% scrap and product downgrade reduction.
- Advanced analytics for process optimization with OEMs reduced time to ramp new products by 50%.
- Deep learning optical-defect detection created a 2% yield improvement
- The integrated deviation management platform reduced time to resolve quality issues by 50%.
微米 was a natural choice for the 全球灯塔网络, 一个组织的创建是及时的. The World Economic Forum points out that “global production industry is lagging in its adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution manufacturing technologies, with more than 70 per cent of companies stuck in pilot-phases … [There is] a need for a neutral learning platform to showcase top-use cases, roadmaps and organizational approaches to adopting and scaling technologies from which other companies globally could benefit.”
作为全球灯塔网络的一部分, 微米 will be able to share knowledge and best practices with peers, support new partnerships and help other manufacturers deploy technology, 采用可持续的做法，改变他们的劳动力. We can all build on this community of like-minded organizations, levering technology to improve efficiencies and promote sustainability.
世界经济论坛的认可是一种双赢. We look forward to joining the club of lighthouse factories around the world and to helping propel the entire global manufacturing industry into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 在微米, we are at the forefront of this transformation and welcome the opportunity to serve as a lighthouse.
