Advancing High-Tech Ecosystems: Fueling Progress through DoE-Driven Recipe Auto Generation from Active Golden Recipes

Speed is everything when developing new technologies. From early R&D experiments to mass production, the way recipes are created and refined determines how fast new products can move forward.  

To make this process more efficient, recipe management must do more than store parameters. By combining it with Design of Experiment (DoE) methodology, manufacturers gain a structured way to explore process variations, generate experimental recipes automatically, and capture every outcome for reference and improvement.

This approach reduces engineering effort by up to 80 %, eliminates almost all equipment setup time, and keeps a complete record of recipe evolution for future optimization. 

The Role of Recipe Management in Cooperation with DoE Methodology

Recipe creation is fundamental to the semiconductor and electronics industries, where precise process control determines product quality and performance. LineWorks RM offers a unique recipe management approach that combines structured management with the scientific rigor of DoE methodology.  

DoE provides a systematic way to explore parameter combinations and predict optimal results efficiently. Integrating it with recipe management enables automated, data-driven recipe creation and supports faster decision-making based on accurate experimental data.

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Key benefits of LineWorks RM: standardized product definition, shorter time to market, better reliability, improved transparency and control, and reduced number of recipes

Practical Challenges in DoE Recipe Creation

Before automation, engineers often face several challenges when developing DoE recipes:

• Equipment time required: Without a central recipe management system, engineers must use valuable equipment time to view and analyze active golden recipes across multiple tools.
• Limited access to reference data: Knowledge from past experiments, especially failed ones, is rarely stored centrally. Missing this information can impact process efficiency and make it difficult to identify avoidable failure factors.
• Significant engineer effort: Even a small DoE design with four factors and two levels can require creating 24 recipes manually, taking several days to complete. 

These challenges limit productivity, increase variation risk, and slow innovation. 

Benefits of DoE recipe creation include enhanced product quality, increased yield and process efficiency, reduced costs, and shorter time-to-market.

Recipe Creation Made Easier with LineWorks RM  

With LineWorks RM, DoE-based recipe creation becomes fully automated. The system replicates existing golden or Process-of-Record (POR) recipes and generates complete sets of experimental recipes according to predefined DoE matrix templates and user-selected parameters.

This automation significantly reduces engineering time and ensures consistency across all experiment combinations. 

Seamless Traceability with Built-In Version Control

LineWorks RM provides comprehensive management features, including DoE design template management and version control. Every change is automatically tracked, creating a clear record of how templates evolve over time.

Engineers can define mean factors for various experiment purposes, such as equipment and process variability or material compatibility and handling and easily reuse these designs. This seamless traceability ensures long-term data retention and preserves generations of recipe knowledge. 

Enhanced Collaboration and Efficiency

Centralized recipe and version management enable better communication across teams, fostering collaboration and innovation. By eliminating redundant work, researchers and engineers can focus on experimentation and optimization. The result is faster recipe iterations and improved productivity throughout the development cycle. 

Precise Parameter Control

LineWorks RM offers precise control over parameter input factors, enabling engineers to fine-tune process variables and improve yield and process outcomes. This precision leads to more reliable results and greater confidence in recipe design decisions. 

Seamless Recipe Evolution

The system supports a smooth transition from R&D experiments to mass production. Knowledge gained in the experimental phase is automatically incorporated into production recipes, minimizing rework and ensuring consistent process performance. This continuity strengthens process stability and maintains product quality across the entire lifecycle. 

Quality and Consistency

Automating and standardizing DoE recipe creation minimizes human error and variation. From initial experiments to full production runs, LineWorks RM ensures reliable, repeatable, and high-quality processes—delivering consistent output and reducing time-to-market.

Industry Use Case: Streamlining Recipe Management at Semiconductor Manufacturing 

A practical example of recipe management improvement comes from a global semiconductor manufacturer, onsemi, which set out to simplify its recipe selection process and enhance manufacturing efficiency.

Before adopting camLine’s Recipe Management System (RMS), onsemi relied on multiple recipe selection methods supported by various MES components. This setup led to fragmented control, higher maintenance effort, and limited visibility across operations.

By transitioning to camLine’s single-source recipe selection and management system, onsemi unified its approach into one efficient framework. The new setup provides centralized control over all recipe definitions, minimizes errors, improves data collection, and accelerates time-to-market for semiconductor products.

This implementation demonstrates how a single-source recipe management system can create a clean, efficient, and easy-to-manage process, supporting continuous improvement and long-term manufacturing excellence. 

Read the whitepaper “The Implementation of Single Source Recipe Management in Semiconductor Manufacturing” here. 

Conclusion: Strengthening the High-Tech Manufacturing Ecosystem

A robust recipe management system like LineWorks RM empowers manufacturers to streamline recipe creation, maintain strict quality standards, and drive innovation efficiently.

By uniting DoE methodology with recipe automation, high-tech organizations can achieve higher efficiency, enhanced productivity, and sustained competitiveness in an increasingly fast-paced industry.