Semiconductor Industry Solutions

Improve semiconductor production yield in a smart, secure, and sustainable manner

The CHIPS Act 2022

Boosting American Manufacturing of Semiconductors

The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 paves the way for the strengthening of the semiconductor supply chain in the United States, supports the growth and diversification of our workforce and enhances technology development for years to come. Funding in the form of grants and tax benefits available to semiconductor manufacturers and chipmaking equipment suppliers will enable many companies to produce a reliable domestic supply of semiconductors, critical to American economic and national security.

The scale and complexity of these semiconductor fab greenfield and brownfield projects enabled by CHIPS Act funding cannot be underestimated. A key component of any project will be the selection of an industrial automation provider and digital transformation partner that is aligned to the implicit goals of the CHIPS Act.

Rockwell Automation Quick Facts to Consider:

Rockwell Automation is an American provider of industrial automation and transformative digital technologies, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States of America.
Our technology and expertise have supported the growth and advancement of American manufacturing for 120 years.
We have served the semiconductor and high-tech industries for over 30 years.
Our solutions help clients to achieve results in the areas of process tool automation, facility management control systems, material handling and wafer transport, cybersecurity, production optimization and achieving sustainability goals.
The company has invested in research and development, science and technology and the workforce of the future to help the United States lead in the industries of tomorrow.

Choosing The Right Partner for CHIPS Act 2022 Investments

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Choosing The Right Partner for CHIPS Act 2022 Investments

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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 Construction (EPC) Companies 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.

Holistic Project Lifecycle Support

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Holistic Project Lifecycle Support

Rockwell Automation’s LifecycleIQ™ services can be leveraged to connect, secure, mobilize and scale your semiconductor manufacturing operations for greater performance, reliability, safety and ongoing innovation.

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Industry-Leading Partners

Industry-Leading Partners

Collaboration among Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™ members helps to simplify project implementation, streamline your supply chain and provide the best value for your automation investment.

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Optimized Power Solutions

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Optimized Power Solutions

Support power quality and energy savings.

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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

Rockwell Automation has solutions to control and optimize these FAB facility systems

Facility Management & Control Systems

Electrical Power
Utilities
Water System
Effluent System
Vacuum System
Air System

Building Management Systems

HVAC
Utilities

Life Safety System (LSS)/Hazardous Production Material (HPM) System

Chemical Distribution
Gas Distribution
Liquid Leak Detection

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.

Industrial Analytics

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Industrial Analytics

Meaningful insights to drive improved semiconductor manufacturing performance.

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Digital Solutions for Workforce Enablement

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Digital Solutions for Workforce Enablement

Immersive experiences to attract, train and retain workers. Empower your workforce with actionable, augmented intelligence to achieve maximum productivity.

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Process Optimization

Our Model Predictive Control (MPC) Technology helps to reduce process variability and inefficiency and improve product consistency, all, which support your ESG targets.

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Digital Transformation Consulting

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Digital Transformation Consulting

A network of experts that help leading semiconductor firms to quickly and effectively deploy digital technologies – including digital twins, smart connected operations (SCO) and product lifecycle intelligence (PLI) – to drive a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Automated Material Handling Systems

Optimize floor space, reduce overall labor intensity and improve efficiency with innovative solutions for wafer transport.

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Cleanroom Redefined

Automated Wafer Transport Solutions

Optimized production means transferring wafers from tool to tool as quickly as possible, without putting product quality at risk. Additionally, wafer storage and retrieval should be done in a way that maximizes floor space potential, reduces labor intensity and minimizes time in transport. Rockwell Automation can leverage the power of its Independent Cart Technologies to build customized Automated Material Handling Systems that support your throughput needs in a scalable system that’s energy-efficient and low maintenance.

Manage risk with Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions

Help protect technology IP and semiconductor production operations to avoid disruption

It is no surprise – Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are in the crosshairs of opposing nations and criminal organizations. Semiconductor Manufacturing Enterprises specifically need a heightened awareness due to their key role in the global supply chain. In addition to known threat actors, the modern fab is connecting to the outside world at an exponential pace- and with greater connectivity comes greater security risk. Even well-intentioned actions can mistakenly impact network availability, interrupt operations and halt productivity.

Semiconductor Organizations need a comprehensive, unified IT/OT cyber resilience plan accounting for all potential security risk before, during, or after a cyber event – including (but not limited to):

Asset Inventory / Installed Base Identification
Vulnerability & Risk Analysis
Qualified Patch Management
Cybersecurity Policy Development
Endpoint Protection
Perimeter Hardening (IDMZ) & Microsegmentation Deployment
Zero-trust & Secure Remote Access
Real-time Threat Detection
Disaster Recovery Planning & Incident Response

The best approach is risk-based in alignment with industry best practices (that is SEMI E187/8/x, NIST SP 800-82, ISA/IEC 62443, ISO 27001, etc.) with complete organizational adoption. Unfortunately, even the most sophisticated organizations can’t manage all aspects of IT/OT cybersecurity alone – you need an ecosystem of trusted experts and partners by your side to extend your protection against next-gen security threats.

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Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions

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Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions

End-to-end solutions and services to help prevent and address cybersecurity risk in semiconductor production operations.

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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 to operating in a more sustainable and productive way.

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.

Meaningful Sustainability Outcomes