A trip to learn about Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte Ltd (SSMC)
09 Jan 2014
About 30 final year students from DEEE Microelectronic & Nanotechnology option had an opportunity to visit Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co Pte Ltd (SSMC) on 27 Nov.
SSMC, located at 70 Pasir Ris Industrial Drive 1, has been established in Singapore for 13 years as a CMOS (silicon foundry in wafer fabrication, providing exclusive foundry manufacturing services to their partners, NXP and TSMC.
SSMC designs and fabricates sub-micron size (0.25-micron & 0.14-micron) with derivatives and embedded flash CMOS manufacturing process. In recent years, they received awards such as SQA, MAXA, SEAA, & WSH Innovation Award in Singapore. The key indicators of SSMC success performance are the line yield of 98% to 99% and low defect density. They are committed to achieve best-in-class yield performance by constantly benchmarking against the highest standards set by their motherfabs and the leaders in the foundry industry.
Upon arrival at SSMC, visitor passes were handed at the lobby, where SSMC proudly displays awards that the company has bagged over the years.
The students learned about SSMC’s working culture and the development of the company in providing wafer fabrication for consumers in the areas such as communication, consumer electronics, data computing & peripherals.
The students were encouraged with the job opportunities available in the company and were impressed with the benefits and social activities the company provides for its staff.
The highlight of the day was when the students dressed in cleanroom gowns for a personalized SSMC Fab Tour walk-through where they were exposed to the real-life working environment for engineers and technicians in the cleanroom. /div>
They had a peek into various processes such as photolithography, thin film deposition, diffusion furnace, ion implanters, wafer testers, dry etcher, & wet bench.
The feedback given on the visit indicated that the students were excited about the industry as the technology is highly advanced and job prospects in terms of remuneration and staff welfare benefits were appealing. Some even volunteered for part-time work at SSMC in the coming months while a couple of them plan to work for SSMC once they graduated in March 2014.