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研究生: Yeneneh Tamirat Negash
Yeneneh - Tamirat Negash
論文名稱: 製程良率分析於單變量與多變量剖面資料
Process Yield Analysis for Single and Multivariate Profiles
指導教授: 王福琨
Fu-Kwun Wang
口試委員: 陳建良
James C.Chen
林則孟
James T. Lin
歐陽超
Chao Ou-Yang
王孔政
Kung-Jeng Wang
學位類別: 博士
Doctor
系所名稱: 管理學院 - 工業管理系
Department of Industrial Management
論文出版年: 2015
畢業學年度: 103
語文別: 英文
論文頁數: 185
中文關鍵詞: 剖面資料製程良率雙邊規格單邊規格自我相關比率檢定統計量多重比較方法
外文關鍵詞: profiles, process–yield index, one-sided specifications, two-sided specifications, autocorrelation, ratio test statistic, multiple comparisons with the best
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  • 在許多工業應用中,若製程或產品的品質的特徵是由一個反應變數和一個或多個解釋變數的關係以函數來解釋之,則稱為剖面資料。單一的剖面資料可能包含數百或數千剖面。確保具有剖面資料的製程良率是非常重要的任務。
    本論文提出製程良率分析於剖面資料及其供應商選擇的應用研究。本研究包含了八個議題的研究成果,在第二章是處理傳統製程良率於資料具相關性的研究。第三章和第四章處理製程良率於剖面資料具自我相關與剖面資料間具自我相關的研究。在剖面資料遵循自相相關回歸模型AR(1)下得到近似製程能力指標 的信賴下界。第五章中提出於單邊製程規格線性剖面資料時,互相獨立常態分配下的新指標 和 及常態分配下的新指標 和 ,這些指標可以提升製程產出的精確度。此外建構近似常態分配的兩個指標 和 。第七章與第八章是線性剖面於雙邊製規格和單邊規格時,以比率檢定統計量為基礎的指標,來比較兩個供應商的製程良率,有比率檢定統計的統計性質與提供在特訂的檢定力和信心水準下剖面資料數量的計算。第九章是利用多重比較方法對於多個供應商( )的製程良率評選。最後是結論以及對於未來研究的建議。


    In many industrial applications, the quality of a process or product can be characterized by a functional relationship between a response variable and one or more explanatory variables which is referred to as profile. A single profile may contain hundred or thousand data points. Assuring the process capability for profiles to meet the requirement is a very important task.
    This dissertation presents contributions within the field of process yield analysis, profile monitoring, and process selection for profiles. Eight papers one in each chapter are incorporated in this dissertation. In Chapter 2 the distribution for the process-yield index Spk is developed for autocorrelated process data. Thus, the lower confidence bound can be easily obtained for decision making. The aim of Chapters 3 and 4 is to evaluate the process yield for autocorrelation between profiles and correlation within a profile respectively. We derive an approximate lower confidence bound for the process-yield index SpkA;AR(1) when linear profiles follow an autoregressive model AR(1). In Chapter 5 two new indices CTpuA and CTplA for mutually independent normality and two new indices CTpuA;pc and CTplA;pc for multivariate normality are proposed to measure the process capability for multivariate linear profiles with one-sided specifications. These indices can provide an exact measure of the process yield. The approximate normal distributions for CTpuA and CTplA are constructed. Chapters 6 & 7 propose the ratio test statistic based on the process yield index to compare two suppliers for linear profiles with two-sided and one-sided specification limits respectively. The statistical properties of the ratio test statistic are presented. Critical values of the tests are calculated to determine the selection decisions. The number of profiles required for a designated selection power and confidence level is also investigated. Chapters 8 and 9 propose the multiple comparisons with the best method based on the process-yield index to tackle process selection problem among K (k>=2) alternatives. The power analysis is conducted. The required numbers of profiles for different power levels are also provided. Finally, the achievement and contributions of this dissertation are summarized in Chapter 10.

    Table of Content 摘要 i Abstract ii Acknowledgement iii Table of Content v List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Chapter 1 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Process Capability 1 1.2 Profile Analysis and Applications 2 1.3 Process Capability Indices for Profiles 4 1.4 Research Objectives 8 1.4.1 Specific Objectives 8 1.5 Organization 9 References 11 Chapter 2 14 Lower Confidence Bound for Process-Yield Index with Autocorrelated Process Data 14 Abstract 14 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 Process-Yield Index with Autocorrelated Process Data 16 2.3 Simulation Study 20 2.4 Illustrative Examples 29 2.5 Conclusion 32 References 32 Chapter 3 35 Process Yield Analysis for Autocorrelation between Linear Profiles 35 Abstract 35 3.1 Introduction 35 3.2 Process-yield Index and Lower Confidence Limit 37 3.3 Simulation Study 41 3.4 Illustrative Example 44 3.5 Conclusion 49 References 50 Appendix 51 Chapter 4 56 Process Yield Analysis for Linear Within-Profile Autocorrelation 56 Abstract 56 4.1 Introduction 56 4.2 Process-Yield Index for Within-Profile Autocorrelation 59 4.3 Simulation Study 63 4.4 Illustrative Example 67 4.5 Conclusion 68 References 68 Appendix: 70 Chapter 5 73 Process Yield for Multivariate Profiles with One-Sided Specifications 73 Abstract 73 5.1 Introduction 73 5.2 Process Yield Indices for Multivariate Linear Profiles 75 5.2.1 Mutually Independent Normality Case 75 5.3.2 Multivariate Normality Case 81 5.3 Simulation Study 83 5.4 Illustrative Examples 90 5.5 Conclusions and Future Research 93 References 94 Chapter 6 96 Implementing the Ratio Test Statistic to Compare Two Suppliers for Linear Profiles 96 Abstract 96 6.1 Introduction 96 6.2 Review on the Process-Yield Index for Linear Profiles 97 6.3 Proposed Method 99 6.3.1 Statistical Properties of the Ratio Test Statistic 99 6.3.2 Testing Cases 102 6.3.3 The Number of Profiles Required 106 6.4 Comparison Study 107 6.5 Illustrative Examples 109 6.6 Conclusion 112 References 112 Chapter 7 114 Process Selection for Linear Profiles with One-Sided Specifications Based on the Ratio Test Statistic 114 Abstract 114 7.1 Introduction 115 7.2 Process Yield Indices for Linear Profiles with One-Sided Specifications 116 7.3 Supplier Selection Procedure 121 7.3.1 Ratio Test Statistic 121 7.3.2 Selection Determination 124 7.3.3 The number of Profiles Required 129 7.4 Illustrative Examples 131 7.5 Conclusion 133 References 133 Appendix: 134 Chapter 8 137 Multiple Comparisons with the Best for Supplier Selection with Linear Profiles 137 Abstract 137 8.1 Introduction 137 8.2 The Process-Yield Index SpkA for Linear Profiles 139 8.3 An MCB Method for Supplier Selection 141 8.4 Performance Analysis 143 8.4.1 Statistical Power Analysis 143 8.4.2 The Number of Profiles Required 146 8.4.3 Simulation Study 148 8.5 Illustrative Examples 149 8.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 152 References 152 Chapter 9 154 Multiple Comparisons with the Best for Process Selection for Linear Profiles with One-Sided Specifications 154 Abstract 154 9.1 Introduction 154 9.2 The Process-Yield Indices for Linear Profiles with One-Sided Specifications 155 9.3 An MCB Method for Supplier Selection 158 9.4 Performance Analysis 160 9.4.1 Power Analysis 160 9.4.2 The Number of Profiles Required 161 9.5 Illustrative Example 164 9.6 Conclusion 165 References 166 Chapter 10 168 Conclusion and Future Study 168 10.1 Conclusion 168 10.2 Future Study 170 Brief Introduction of the Author 171

    Chapter 1
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    Chapter 3

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    Chapter 4
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    Chapter 5
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    Chapter 9
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    2.Wang, F.K., Measuring the process yield for simple linear profiles with one‐sided specification. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 2014. 30(8): p. 1145-1151.
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