STG Associate: Blaine Crandell

President

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SEMI Standards Participation

Current
- Member-at-Large – North America Regional Standards Committee
- Member – Metrics Committee
- Member - North America Information and Control Committee
- Co-leader – GEM300 Task Force
- Co-leader – Integrated Measurement Task Force
- Member – Standards Improvement Task Force
- Member – Recipe and Adjustable Parameter Task Force
Past
- Co-chair - North America Factory Integration Division
- Co-leader - Wafer Level Control Task Force
- Co-leader – Data Collection Task Force
Awards
- 2001 SEMI Standards North America Merit Award
SEMI STEPs
- 300mm Standards Overview in Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Europe and North America
  SEMI/ISMT/JEITA Workshops
- Global Joint Guidelines (I300I/J300 GJG) (North America, Japan
- Equipment Engineering Capabilities (EEC) (North America, Japan)

Biography

Blaine is President of Blaine Crandell & Associates, a consulting company specializing in semiconductor manufacturing and equipment integration systems. The company also assists IC manufacturers or equipment suppliers with the equipment purchasing process, including developing equipment purchase specifications, assisting in equipment negotiations and managing compliance.

Blaine was an engineer, manager and member of the technical ladder during his 25 year career with Texas Instruments. When he left TI he was a Distinguished Member Technical Staff. Blaine started his career at Texas Instruments working on the introduction of the home computer. He later moved to the semiconductor group, where he was involved with equipment integration and factory systems activity for over 18 years. He represented TI as a member of the I300I team that developed the 300mm CIM Global Joint Guidelines.

He led the NA SEMI standards Wafer Level Control and Management Task Force that developed the E94 (Control Job) and E90 (Substrate Tracking Standards) and modified the E40 (Process Job) standard for use with 300mm equipment. He also was a participant on the Carrier Management Task Force that developed E87 (Carrier Management) standard. He currently is a Member At Large on the North America Regional Standards Committee. In this role, Blaine advises and mentors leaders of the technical committees, such as Metrics and Information and Control Committees. He is a co-leader of the GEM300 task force and the Integrated Measurement Task Force. He has been a speaker at many 300mm workshops, sponsored by International SEMATECH and JEITA, and been an instructor for SEMI STEPS in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Europe and the United States. In 2001, Blaine was given the North America SEMI standards Merit Award for his work and leadership in developing the 300mm standards.

STG Participation

Mr. Crandell teaches seminars for STG in his expertise of Equipment Performance Tracking covering E116 as well as the GEM300 seminars covering E5, E30, E84, E40, E87, E90 and E94.