Semiconductor Industry Solutions

Shortening Time to Market

Main Automation Contractor Capabilities

The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 has become the catalyst of accelerated investment in American semiconductor manufacturing. As semiconductor companies and their partnering Engineering Procurement Companies (EPCs) engage in the race to production readiness, North America-based Rockwell Automation has the expertise to engage as a main automation contractor. From sub-fab to cleanroom applications, to our unique IT/OT solutions, automation and control capabilities, underpinned by our extensive PartnerNetwork™, Rockwell Automation can provide a vendor approach to minimize risk and time to market.

Solutions for Semiconductor Fab Facility Systems

Maximize uptime and yield

Rockwell Automation’s solutions for Facility Management Control Systems (FMCS), Life Safety Systems (LSS) and Hazardous Production Material (HPM) Systems provide a robust and scalable solution that integrates your industrial control systems into one secure plant-wide infrastructure, increasing productivity, maximizing uptime and driving security across your manufacturing operations.

A production impact can cost millions of dollars in terms of lost time and yield. Thus, high reliability and flexibility in deployed architectures becomes paramount for semiconductor production facilities. To improve system availability, Rockwell Automation Solutions provide clients with options for implementing various methods to deliver system reliability and maintainability.

• High Availability / Redundancy in design to support maximum uptime
• Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) design provides the foundation for a good security model built on segmentation and defense in depth strategies
• Integrated Architecture® control and information portfolio to streamline FMCS implementations and ongoing maintenance 

Smart Manufacturing with Digitalization

Converging IT and OT data to optimize production cycles and speed to market

Semiconductor production is complex, requiring hundreds of steps and absolute control over the environment within which chips are produced. To remain profitable and competitive, there’s no room for error or waste in production cycles- quality of product, production yield and throughput must be optimized always.

This level of functional excellence requires digitalization. Rockwell Automation has the unique capability of connecting IT and OT, breaking down silos to turn data into true information that can be leveraged to make optimized operations decisions – the root of smart manufacturing. With the right level of digitalization, semiconductor fabs can achieve Statistical Process Control and Anomaly detection effectively.

Sustainable operations

Achieve decarbonization goals with smart energy management, solvent and gas emissions capture and water conservation and reclamation

We understand that all major global Semiconductor companies have lofty sustainability goals. Production of microchips is resource-intensive especially as it relates to the fab’s annual water and power consumption.

At Rockwell Automation, we believe a focus on reducing energy, waste and water use are the three areas that offer our customers the greatest opportunity for meaningful sustainable outcomes. We solidify that belief with our own approach

Our ability to implement effective strategies and AI-powered digital technologies provide energy optimization opportunities and will help you reduce your Scope 1 & 2 emissions.