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Hidden Markov model-based predictive maintenance in semiconductor manufacturing: A genetic algorithm approach

  • Jakob Kinghorst
  • , Omid Geramifard
  • , Ming Luo
  • , Hian Leng Chan
  • , Khoo Yong
  • , Jens Folmer
  • , Minjie Zou
  • , Birgit Vogel-Heuser
  • Technical University of Munich
  • A STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
  • GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd

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Abstract

The accuracy of data-mining based predictive maintenance often relies on extensive process and machine knowledge to enable appropriate feature selection and data preprocessing. Measurement data obtained may be asynchronous and result in inaccurate features, affecting the accuracy of maintenance prediction. To overcome this drawback, this paper introduces an approach to automatically select a feature subset through a genetic algorithm. The full feature set is created based on different sliding windows characterizing different time shifts on adopted statistical metrics of the measurement data. The fitness function of the genetic algorithm is then developed based on the preliminary fitting of a hidden Markov model (HMM) on the selected subset of features and assumed machines' condition in the training data. Ultimately the fittest subset of features is used to enable HMM-based predictive maintenance. The proposed approach is evaluated using data from semi-conductor wafer production equipment, recorded over a period of one year.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 13th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2017
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1260-1267
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781509067800
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2017
Event13th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2017 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 20 Aug 201723 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Volume2017-August
ISSN (Print)2161-8070
ISSN (Electronic)2161-8089

Conference

Conference13th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period20/08/1723/08/17

Keywords

  • Condition monitoring
  • feature extraction
  • genetic algorithms
  • hidden Markov models
  • predictive maintenance
  • semiconductor device reliability

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