All in a Days Work

The day started lazily.... same goes for my morale, since it's only Tuesday. Was looking forward towards an uneventful day at work & hoping to leave office early (before 7pm) until..... this karate-chop incident during late afternoon:

Problem Description: One HELLUVA expensive mishap

Detailed Problem Description: Indexer mapping problem at process tool -> Retried the error -> Position of cassette was slightly tilted -> Whole lot gets karate-chopped by the cassette holder during indexer recovery
Root Cause: TBD
Losses: USD1000 (assuming completed wafer) x 25 wafers (1 lot) = THAT's ALOT OF $$ -> enough to get a neatly done up bullet EG6 with lotsa aftermarket goodies + Type-R parts

DownSide:
1. Lot scrapped
2. Tool down + containment action
3. Dreaded 5D/8D - corrective + preventive action report
4. Boss(es) not happy
SUM: Losses incurred $$, tool-time = manufacturing efficiency = productivity, time x manpower for containment action + brains cracked to cough out a 5D = U'RE SCREWED

UpSide:
1. Not my tool, not my device/layer ...nada, nada

2. The 'crime-scene' pics makes cool wallpapers (Courtesy of Louis)
3. Makes a good entry piece

* To those not relevant to the semiconductor industry: Yes, this might not make any sense at all. No, i'm not speaking korean or japanese...

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