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NEDO’s “Post-5G Information and Communications System Infrastructure Strengthening Research and Development Project / Development of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (Contract)” has selected “Technology Development for Automating Post-Processing, Including Advanced Packaging”

The Semiconductor Back-End Automation and Standardization Technology Research Association (SATAS), which conducts research and development on the transformation and full automation and standardization of packaging, assembly, and testing processes (hereinafter referred to as back-end processes) in semiconductor manufacturing, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the contractor for the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)’s (National Research and Development Agency) “Post-5G Information and Communications System Infrastructure Strengthening Research and Development Project/Development of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (Contract).” It proposed “Research and Development on the Development and Demonstration of Semiconductor Back-End Automation and Standardization.”

In the “Research and development for the development and demonstration of automation and standardization of semiconductor back-end processes,” we will create specifications for the physical and logical industry standard interfaces between each piece of equipment required for the complete automation of back-end processes, develop and implement equipment in accordance with those specifications, and conduct unit testing. After conducting integration tests and operational verification on a pilot line that integrates each piece of equipment, we will conduct research and development that will contribute to improving the energy productivity of the pilot line as a whole.

To advance this research and development, it is necessary for leading domestic and international semiconductor manufacturers, OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) companies, equipment manufacturers, research institutes, standardization organizations, and others to cooperate and promote transformation in the collaborative field of semiconductor manufacturing regarding the pilot line’s main components: Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS), carriers, trays, panels, load ports, equipment front-end modules, mainframes, and assembly and metrology cells.

SATAS will act as a technology research association that facilitates collaboration between domestic and international stakeholders in the semiconductor industry, and by engaging in research and development aimed at practical application from fiscal 2028 onwards, will contribute to the creation of a market for back-end automation in developed countries and strengthen the competitiveness of Japan’s semiconductor-related industries.

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