Some lines generate just one or two messages an hour, while others churn out 30 to 40 a minute. Rapid scalability allows the servers to consistently accommodate the plant's more than 450 pieces of disparate equipment. Up until that time, no complex manufacturing-control system on the scale demanded by the Fujitsu plant had previously been undertaken within the semiconductor industry. The EDS algorithm ensures continuous data flow and avoids the backups and bottlenecks that hamper both quality and productivity. EDS' production-control system helped Fujitsu initiate one of the most efficient and productive semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the world.
Costs are down.
The plant's productivity is consistently high as more semiconductors are produced in less time and with consistently high quality. A patent was granted to the EDS algorithm in late 1999, and it caught the attention of the Smithsonian Institution, which recognized the solution for its innovation. Get the latest stock information . Subscribe to the EDS news release mailing list, and you'll automatically receive EDS news releases as they hit the wire.