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Kasturi A/P Muniapan

Kasturi A/P Muniapan

Lunas

Summary

To secure a challenging and responsible position where I can contribute the best of my skill, experience, & dedication for the growth of the company. With over 20 years of experiences in the field of semiconductor manufacturing & 3 start-up experience as pioneer batch, I bring strong value in optimizing the process & driving operational excellence. Throughout my career, I held multiple roles including Process engineering, People management (Supervisor), Project engineer & Customer engineer. I've worked closely with all cross functional teams across the entire value chain from supplier to customer, ensuring collaboration, quality & sustained result.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Customer Project & Process Engineer

APPLIED MATERIALS SEA
09.2022 - Current
  • Implant process steering & beam tuning by using the newly introduced AIX/FSS system (Field service server) which is representing as an In-situ measurement to measure process & parameter while tool is running. This is a pro-active approach instead of traditional way of measuring product quality after process is completed.
  • Carried out projects with customer to improve uptime, manhour & cost. Some projects that being working on & succesful is to use FSS system to improve beam tuning success rate, reduce beam tuning time, reduce premature ion source failure & downtime improvement.
  • Work with customer & field service engineer to brain storm 8D investigation, solve any issue identified, implement action items thru weekly meetings, daily & weekly reports sharing & highlight any abnormality observed to the team for immediate action.
  • Frequent customer visit & present monthly report performance to customer management on project achievement, cost saving, etc.
  • Work with counter parts globally to install new AIX/FSS server, improve FSS system, server issue resolution or driving solution to a problem.
  • Setup AIX/FSS modeling, trend analysis, root cause analysis thru multiple signal, traces & univariate charts.
  • Study trends & tool behaviors to setup proper control limits to the parameters.
  • Setup notification warning & alarms to trigger any deviation in process parameters & develop OCAP.
  • Brief & train field service engineers/technician regarding any new practice introduction such as FSS ticketing system, new tool connection to server & etc.
  • Train field service engineers (Implant/Etch/MDP) on FSS usage for day to day problem solving.
  • Track all the related KPI's & ensure on time closure.

Supervisor1

LAM Research Batu Kawan
12.2021 - 09.2022
  • Lead a group of assemblers around 85 headcounts in Depostion.
  • Arrange daily production activities according to production schedule & shipment priorities.
  • Ensure production lines achieve productivity target with optimum efficiency,reliable quality and minimum wastage.
  • Daily production meeting & briefing all safety, KPIs & policies.
  • Hiring and training new team members as necessary.
  • People management and ensure subordinates are adhering to all safety standard, 5S and tardiness by conducting daily meeting, review pass down reports, frequent Gemba walk and effective two-way communication. Conduct yearly performance review with subordinates.
  • Issue and manage material thru SAP system and work closely with warehouse.
  • Conduct 8D report and investigation for misprocess cases. Plan containment and corrective actions accordingly.
  • Work closely with warehouse, logistic, shipping team, supplier, planner & PC.

Operation Engineer

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES KULIM (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
03.2021 - 12.2021
  • Test wafer cost, quality and on time delivery management and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure cycle time, lead time and customer takt time are met by close follow up on the tool up time, FIFO concept, line balancing, quality and manpower issues.
  • Test wafer inventory and turnaround management. Work with Europe counterpart for test wafers shipments and reclaim projects.
  • Involved with Lean projects to enhance productivity, work standardization and minimize waste/non-value-added activities.
  • Work with modules and vendors for Test wafer cost/quality improvement by carrying out projects. One of the cost saving project is to use internal grinder to reclaim the scrap production wafers.
  • Achieved zero quality issue within first 6 months of joining by performing detail root cause investigation such as batch FIFO practice & commonality finding on laser scriber machine that induced particle issue.
  • People management and ensure subordinates are adhering to all safety standard, 5S and tardiness by conducting daily meeting, review pass down reports, frequent Gemba walk and effective two-way communication. Conduct yearly performance review with subordinates.
  • Issue and manage material thru SAP system and work closely with warehouse.
  • Develop Work instruction, prepare test wafer spec documents and daily report.
  • Conduct training, certification and briefing to operators.
  • Conduct 8D report and investigation for misprocess cases. Plan containment and corrective actions accordingly.

Assistant Engineer

OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
11.2016 - 03.2021
  • Company Overview: Attached to new technology transfer on wafer epitaxial process, which has been trained 7 months in Germany as a startup team.
  • Run to run Epitaxy process steering and recipe creation based on SPC and other characterization system.
  • Perform process buyoff after Preventive maintenance and unscheduled downtime.
  • Provide data analysis and assist epitaxy and process engineering team to develop, optimize, and troubleshoot the processes.
  • Morphology inspection (SEM, FIB, EDAX, Microscope).
  • Successfully setup Epi SEM image library and SEM inspection guideline for process technician group.
  • Create Visual aid for operators as a guideline to define on percentage of defect coverage area.
  • Supports other activities in the epitaxy department, including database management, data entering, manipulation and analysis.
  • Recording and keep tracking the wafer breakage incidents to identify commonalities and root cause investigation.
  • Develop Power BI visualization to share report with team member.
  • Monitor incoming supplier batch substrate quality and work with Quality team to release or return the batches.
  • Leads epi wafer breakage investigation and work with NPI and production team to minimize the breakage rate.
  • Develop OJT skill set requirement for Epi Process technician and conduct training for the new hires.
  • Epitaxy dummy wafer ownership.
  • Prepare work instruction documentation.
  • Developed Failure catalog and VI certification for operators.
  • Deal with Regensburg, Germany counterpart to synchronized process and logistic flow.
  • Perform new process qualification and release for dummy rework process.
  • Take initiative to automize dummy wafer logistic to enhance online traceability in the system.
  • Closely work with production team and other departments to enhance dummy wafer quality.
  • Work with planner, Industrial engineers and production team for dummy wafer inventory management, handling, resources usage and capacity calculation.
  • Attached to new technology transfer on wafer epitaxial process, which has been trained 7 months in Germany as a startup team.

Manufacturing Engineering Technician

First Solar, Tetra sun
01.2015 - 11.2016
  • Solve day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems.
  • Perform shiftly QUAL to check each chamber's performance.
  • Perform leak check in chamber.
  • Perform target change, Titanium and Nickel Vanadium for PVD, together with shield change and preventive maintenance.
  • Identify and implement yield and product performance improvements.
  • Develop methods to assign causes to yield excursions.
  • Ensure all processes are running on target as defined by the Process Control Plan.
  • Respond to SPC process control alarms, bringing processes back into Control.
  • Execute planned process experiments, collect and analyses data and report experimental results.
  • Collect data relating to daily tool performance and associated product performance.
  • Develop a complete understanding of area processes, equipment and support systems.
  • Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineer.
  • Disposition non-conforming product according to established criteria (NCP).
  • Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards.

Technical Specialist

Silterra Malaysia
03.2008 - 01.2015
  • Support in-line defect monitoring of the manufacturing line, interface with MFG and process module.
  • Operate defect inspection tools such as AIT, COMPLUS, COMPLUS 3T, KLA2367, KLA2139, SEM, EDX, G2PLUS, G2FIB and LEICA systems.
  • Obtain and analyses in-line defect data to identify problem area and make material disposition.
  • Communicate with MFG and process modules to implement containment action.
  • Perform routine qualification and recipes management of defect inspection tools.
  • Operate SEM/EDX for inline failure analysis.
  • Take immediate action if lot failed OCAP/DOI spec limit.
  • Take necessary action if any abnormalities found in wafer inspection by making investigation/discussion/suggestion with module and layer owners.
  • Responsible in maintain good yield.
  • Support process modules; yield engineering, process integration group and R&D group for inline defect monitoring.
  • Raised defect notice to alert respective module and layer owners regarding current issues so that improvement action will be taken immediately.

Manufacturing Technical Specialist

Komag US Sdn
11.2005 - 03.2008
  • Perform FA (failure analysis) inspection twice per shift.
  • Send report through email and SPC online regarding the spec/data taken from FA reading.
  • Trigger MT's to take immediate action if the FA counts high or out of spec.
  • Monitor ICL/O2K/X2K lines.
  • Perform minor maintenance in lines.
  • Perform VI buy off (Visual Inspection) and FA sample to maintain yield.
  • Perform checklist twice per shift to ensure the condition of the system is good.
  • Perform minor t/shooting if the system down.
  • Send /follow up J/Q and SAH lot until Test department to check the yield.

Education

Master of Science - Manufacturing System Engineering

University Malaysia Perlis
01.2021

Diploma - Mechatronics Engineering

Polytechnic Jitra
01.2005

SPM - All credits with 3A's in Math's, English, History

SMK Convent, Butterworth
01.2001

PMR - 7A's

SMK Convent, Butterworth
01.1999

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel formula & function
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • SAP
  • SPC
  • JMP
  • Minitab
  • Smartsheet
  • People management
  • Lean management
  • Six sigma methodology
  • Ergonomic
  • EHS
  • 8D
  • 5Whys
  • Cause & effect
  • RACI
  • Big data analysis
  • Agility
  • Flexibility
  • Production control
  • Quality control
  • Production waste
  • Value stream
  • Continuous improvement
  • Defect analysis expert
  • SEM
  • FIB
  • Microscope
  • EDX

Personal Information

  • Age: 41
  • Date of Birth: 04/17/84
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Malaysian
  • Marital Status: Single

Timeline

Senior Customer Project & Process Engineer

APPLIED MATERIALS SEA
09.2022 - Current

Supervisor1

LAM Research Batu Kawan
12.2021 - 09.2022

Operation Engineer

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES KULIM (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
03.2021 - 12.2021

Assistant Engineer

OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
11.2016 - 03.2021

Manufacturing Engineering Technician

First Solar, Tetra sun
01.2015 - 11.2016

Technical Specialist

Silterra Malaysia
03.2008 - 01.2015

Manufacturing Technical Specialist

Komag US Sdn
11.2005 - 03.2008

Master of Science - Manufacturing System Engineering

University Malaysia Perlis

Diploma - Mechatronics Engineering

Polytechnic Jitra

SPM - All credits with 3A's in Math's, English, History

SMK Convent, Butterworth

PMR - 7A's

SMK Convent, Butterworth

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