Intelligent Process Control System Engineer (IMC)

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Taiwan, TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model with an exclusive focus on manufacturing its customers’ products. In 2023, the company served 528 customers with 11,895 products for high performance computing, smartphones, IoT, automotive, and consumer electronics, and is the world’s largest provider of logic ICs with annual capacity of 16 million 12-inch equivalent wafers. TSMC operates fabs in Taiwan as well as manufacturing subsidiaries in Washington State, Japan and China, and its ESMC subsidiary plans to begin construction on a fab in Germany in 2024. In Arizona, TSMC is building three fabs, with the first starting 4nm production in 2025, the second by 2028, and the third by the end of the decade.

The Intelligent Process Control Systems Department (IPCS) in TSMC's Intelligent Manufacturing Center (IMC) assists fabs in analyzing process issues. By employing techniques such as experimental design, statistical analysis, optimization algorithms, and machine learning, the department establishes R2R (Run-to-Run) process control models. Subsequently, in collaboration with the system development team, an automated control platform is established and rolled out across various fab zones. This integration aims to enhance staff efficiency and improve overall product quality.

Responsibilities:

1. By employing methods such as control system development, algorithm design, and control performance diagnostics, we provide advanced control systems for the semiconductor industry.
2. We use machine learning and optimization algorithms to build models that deliver solutions meeting the needs of the fab zones.
3. We establish automated platforms that utilize techniques such as machine learning and AI for automatic parameter optimization, which reduces staff workload and enhances quality.
4. In collaboration with the system development team, we systematically implement and roll out innovative methods or improvements across various fab zones to boost staff efficiency and product quality.
   

1. Familiarity with semiconductor process control workflows.
2. Proficient in collaboration and communication with process engineers/software engineers to jointly enhance advanced process control systems.
3. Excellent project management skills, logical thinking ability, and a commitment to continuous self-improvement.

Skill Requirements:

1. A background in industrial engineering, statistics, computer science, or data analysis is preferred.Experience in developing and implementing data mining, machine learning algorithms, and statistical analysis techniques.
2. Strong logical reasoning, organizational, communication, and teamwork abilities.
3. At least two years of programming experience in languages such as Python, MATLAB, R, etc.
4. Must possess excellent English communication skills.
   

Work Location: Hsinchu/Taichung/Tainan

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