MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT
[*] = Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and such material has been filed separately with the SEC.
This agreement is made as of ____________________, 1997 by and between SIEMENS
AG, a German corporation located in Munich, Germany, hereinafter referred to as
"SIEMENS", and Advanced Power Technology, a Delaware Corporation located in
Bend, Oregon, USA, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, hereinafter referred to
as "APT".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, APT desires to enter into a long-term agreement with SIEMENS for the
procurement of products to be manufactured by SIEMENS in accordance with
specifications submitted by APT, including IGBT discrete products and IGBT
processed wafers as listed in ATTACHMENT A. Attachment A can be changed every
time if both parties mutually agree in this change in writing.
NOW, THEREFORE, and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein,
APT and SIEMENS agree as follows:
1. MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS
SIEMENS hereby agrees to manufacture certain IGBT discrete products and
IGBT processed wafers for APT in accordance with orders for specified
products to be communicated to SIEMENS from to time to time via fax, and
in a accordance with specifications for those ordered products to be
provided to-SIEMENS by APT and APT agrees to pay for such products in
U.S. Dollars in accordance with SIEMENS's price schedules contained in
the attached quotations. SIEMENS agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement in connection with the manufacture and sale
of these products. APT is not required to purchase any minimum quantity
of products from, nor is APT required to purchase these or similar IGBT
discrete products and IGBT processed wafers exclusively from SIEMENS
2. COORDINATION
APT has identified its Vice President, Discrete Power Products, currently
Mr. Xxxx Xxxx as its coordinator. SIEMENS has identified its Senior
Director, Power Semiconductors, currently Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, as its
coordinator. The coordinators represent their companies for the
implementation and communications of all items contained in this
Agreement. In the event that a coordinator is changed by either party,
notice of such change shall be made in writing to the other party.
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3. PAYMENT
A. APT shall pay SIEMENS by international bank transfer, [*],
in accordance with the agreed upon fixed schedules of product and
processed wafer shipments.
B. Prices will be in U.S. Dollar.
C. Prices in U.S. Dollar shall be as set forth in annual quotation
and cannot be changed during a twelve-month period after signature
unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by both parties. All
prices of products included in these quotations and any future
prices or products will be reviewed annually by both parties. Any
prices agreed upon for products or wafers not included in an
annual price quotation or review will be fixed until the end of
these twelve-month period to ensure that all pricing remains on
the same annual price cycle.
D. All APT divisions, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies,
foreign and domestic are permitted to purchase all SIEMENS items
at the prices which appear in the above referenced quotation and
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
E. Price per good die and wafer quantities are set forth in
Attachment A1 and A2.Siemens and APT will review quantities on a
yearly basis to set up the pricing. The prices for 1998 are
agreed.
4. INSPECTION
SIEMENS agrees that APT Representatives, designated by APT's Coordinator,
shall have the right of inspection of SIEMENS's manufacturing facilities,
the manufacturing work in progress, and those offices areas containing
documentation and records relevant of this Agreement at normal business
hours and after at least two (2) weeks prior written notice once a year.
5. RETURNS
A. SIEMENS agrees to supply products to APT which meet the mutually
agreed upon specifications. If, within 3 months after delivery of
products from SIEMENS, APT determines that the products do not
meet those specifications, SIEMENS will replace the defective
returned products at the SIEMENS expense. Immediately upon such
determination and' prior to any return by APT of such products,
SIEMENS shall be so notified and shall have the option of having a
representative of SIEMENS inspect the products being returned,
provided that such inspections takes place within two (2) weeks of
such notification by APT. Following such inspection or expiration
of the two-week period, APT will ship these products back to
SIEMENS. SIEMENS will replace such returned defective products
which meet the mutually agreed upon specification within six (6)
weeks following SIEMENS's receipt of the returns at any SIEMENS
location. SIEMENS
[*] = Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and such material has been filed separately with the SEC.
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shall be deemed to have met the six (6) week time table if, within
six (6) weeks, such replacement products are shipped from a
SIEMENS facility to a common carrier for shipment to APT. Upon
SIEMENS's failure to so ship within (6) weeks, APT will be
entitled to receive the next subsequent shipments of any products
from SIEMENS at no cost to APT for the goods of the shipping
thereof, until APT has received the equivalent value of goods
which were not promptly replaced. In such circumstances the
equivalent value shall be the original cost of the goods which
were not properly replaced, without regard to any subsequent price
changes for the same product.
B. No products, other than replacement products, will be accepted by
APT with date codes older than six (6) months prior to the date of
receipt at the APT facility. For replacement, date codes will be
accepted which are up to six (6) months prior to the date of the
receipt at SIEMENS of returned defective products. Under no
circumstances will APT accept any replacement products with date
codes older than 26 weeks prior to the date of receipt at the APT
facility.
6. PACKAGING BY SIEMENS
A. All packaging will be of anti static materials in accordance with
the mutually agreed upon specifications.
B. Quantities must be packaged as described in Attachment B.
C. Boxes shall be taped closed and/or sealed in plastic.
D. Packaging must be resistant to lead bend or unit damage of any
kind.
E. Changes in packaging, even if within the mutually agreed upon
specifications, must be approved by both parties.
7. QUALITY
A. After qualification, SIEMENS may not carry out any significant
alteration to the product or process which affects the
suitability, functions, processing or reliability, without
previously informing the customer. The customer must be informed
three (3) months before the planned commencement of delivery and
must receive a detailed description of the alteration. The
customer will announce his decision within 45 days.
B. Device marking will be in accordance with the mutually agreed upon
specifications.
8. SHIPPING PROCEDURES
A. SIEMENS shall provide APT's Coordinator with a confirmation of
APT's order, in which the delivery date is announced.
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B. APT agrees to pay shipping costs F.O.B. Germany for the wafers and
products shipments other than replacement wafers and products.
C. SIEMENS may be required to make deliveries to other specified APT
locations after procedures are established and agreed upon by both
parties. Initially, product will be shipped to APT, Bend, USA or
XXXX, Merignac, France, only.
9. ON-TIME DELIVERY/SCHEDULING
A. If the delivery date is by day, SIEMENS shall not deliver more
than seven (7) days earlier or three (3) days later as the agreed
delivery day.
In case SIEMENS realizes that he cannot adhere to the agreed
delivery date, he shall without delay inform APT and indicate the
prospective duration of the delay. The Parties shall immediately
endeavour to find reasonable remedial measures.
If SIEMENS is in delay with deliveries for which he is responsible
and if APT substantiates that he has suffered damages due to the
delay, he may claim per full week of delay liquidated damages of
0,5% of the price of the delayed SIEMENS Products up to a maximum
amount of 5% of such price. Any further claims for damages due to
the delay shall be excluded.
APT may terminate the relevant separate purchase contract without
incurring any liability, provided the Products have not been
delivered within a reasonable grace period set by APT. Further APT
may terminate this Agreement, if, during a nine-week period,
SIEMENS' on-time delivery performance is less than 85 % in
quantity for any four (4) weeks of that nine-weeks period.
B. a) Finished Goods
APT will provide a thirteen (13) week order requirement
schedule to SIEMENS on a monthly basis with nine (9) weeks
being firm and four (4) weeks floating. The fixed nine (9)
week requirement may only be modified with the consent of
both parties. The four (4) week floating requirement
schedule may only be reduced by either party by up to 20 %
quantity.
b) Wafers/Die
APT will provide a fourteen (14) week order requirement
schedule to SIEMENS on a monthly basis with six (6) weeks
being firm and eight (8) weeks floating. The fixed six (6)
weeks requirement may only be modified with the consent of
both parties. The first four (4) week floating requirement
schedule may only be reduced by either party by up to 20 %
quantity. The next four (4) week floating requirement
schedule may only be reduced by either party by up to 40 %
quantity.
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10. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
A. If a third party raises justified claims against APT for
infringement of US Patents by wafers or other products supplied by
SIEMENS (hereinafter "Products"), SIEMENS shall at its cost
acquire for APT a right to use the 'Product. In case this is not
possible at economically reasonable conditions, SIEMENS' liability
for infringement of any intellectual property rights or copy
rights shall be limited as follows:
(a) Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer against any
legal costs and damages of Buyer caused by Protective
Right infringement by the Product as such up to the amount
of an appropriate license fee, which the owner of the
Protective Rights could claim directly from Seller for the
use of the infringing Product.
(b) For future deliveries SIEMENS shall, if economically
reasonable, at its option and in compliance with the
specifications modify the Product to become non infringing
or deliver an equivalent non infringing product.
Claims shall be deemed justified only if they are acknowledged as
such by Seller or finally adjudicated as such by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
B. The obligations of SIEMENS mentioned in Section 10.A above apply
under the precondition that APT informs SIEMENS without delay in
writing of any claims for infringement of Protective Rights, does
not accept on its own any such claims and conducts any disputes,
including settlements out of court, only in agreement with
SIEMENS.
C. Any liability of SIEMENS shall also be excluded, if the
infringement of US patents results from specific instructions
given by APT or the fact that the Product has been changed by APT
or is being used in conjunction with products not delivered by
SIEMENS, which convert an otherwise non-infringing Product to an
infringing Product.
D. Any liability of SIEMENS pursuant to Section 10.A shall be
excluded, if the infringement of US patents is not caused by the
Product itself, for example if such infringement results from the
application of the Product (including any application specific
circuitry implemented in the Product), unless SIEMENS did offer
the Product especially for such infringing application.
11. RISK, TITLE
A. Risk of loss or damages shall pass onto APT according to the
clause of the incoterms 990 as defined in Section 8. B.
B. SIEMENS retains title to the Products until all payments due to
SIEMENS have been finally effected by APT.
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12. WARRANTY
A. The warranty period shall be [*] starting on the date the risk of
loss or damage has passed onto APT according to Section 11 A.
B. SIEMENS' liability for any further damages resulting from the
defects) of the Products shall be limited pursuant to the
stipulations of Section 13.
13. LIABILITY
A. SIEMENS assumes liability for any personal injury for which he is
found responsible without limitation. If found. responsible for
property damages of APT, SIEMENS shall indemnify APT for expenses
incurred for restoration of the damaged property up to a maximum
amount of DM 1 Million per damage event.
B. Apart from warranties and liabilities expressly stipulated in this
Agreement, SIEMENS disclaims ail liability regardless of the cause
in law, in particular the liability for indirect or consequential
damages arising from interrupted operation, loss of profits, loss
of information and data, unless in cases of gross negligence,
intent, lack of assured characteristics or in any cases where
liability is mandatory at law.
14. NON-DISCLOSURE
A. In consideration of the disclosure of Proprietary and Confidential
information by both parties to each other, both parties agree that
the information relating to requirements, processes,
specifications, schedules, materials, financial data and pricing
exchanged between parties is hereby designated as Proprietary and
Confidential by APT and SIEMENS.
B. It is agreed that for a period of ten (10) years, both parties
shall (1) restrict dissemination of the above as Proprietary and
Confidential information to only those employees who must be
directly involved in the manufacturing of wafers and products for
APT and (2) use the same degree of care as its uses for its own
information of like importance against disclosure to other
employees within each party or others outside of it.
C. Any breach of these Non-Disclosure restrictions shall be deemed as
a breach of the Manufacturing Agreement. Both Parties shall pursue
all remedies of law for such breaches.
D. This obligation shall not apply to information, which is or
becomes public knowledge or which is provably independently
developed or lawfully received from a third party.
15. NON-ASSIGNMENT
Neither party is entitled to assign this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the
[*] = Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and such material has been filed separately with the SEC.
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other party.
16. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
A. This Agreement and individual purchase contracts signed between
the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law in force in Switzerland without reference
to its conflicts of law provisions. The application of the United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods of April 11, 1980 shall be excluded.
B. All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
or individual purchase contracts signed hereunder, including any
question regarding their existence, validity or termination,
shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the
International Chamber of Commerce, Paris ("Rules") by three
arbitrators in accordance with the said Rules.
C. Each party shall nominate one arbitrator for confirmation by the
competent authority under the applicable Rules ("Appointing
Authority"). Both arbitrators shall agree on the third arbitrator
within 30 days. Should the two arbitrators fail within the above
time-limit to reach agreement on the third arbitrator, he shall be
appointed by the Appointing Authority.
D. The seat of arbitration shall be Zurich. The procedural law of
this place shall apply where the Rules are silent.
E. The language to be used in the arbitration proceeding shall be
English.
17. DURATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date on which it is
signed by the last party to sign it. This Agreement shall continue until
it is terminated by either party, provided such terminating party gives
the other party twelve (12) months written notice.
Upon such notice of termination, the Coordinators for both parties shall
proceed with the details of reducing schedules and returning to APT any
previously supplied documentation. The intent is to provide an orderly
transition by both parties, during the notification period until the
final date of termination.
18. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
This Agreement may be amended from time to time only by written document
signed by the parties. No provisions of this Agreement can be waived
except by a written document signed by the party waiving the provision,
nor shall any failure to object to any breach of a provision of this
Agreement waive the right to object to a subsequent breach of the same or
any other provision.
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19. PUBLICITY
SIEMENS and APT shall consult with one another before issuing any press
release or public announcement about the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Except as required by applicable law, neither SIEMENS nor
APT shall issue any press release or other public announcement without
the consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
20. FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party will be liable for delay in performance or failure to
perform, in whole or in part, the terms of this Agreement when due to
labor dispute, strike, war or act of war (whether an actual declaration
is made or not), insurrection, riot, civil commotion, act of public
enemy, fire, flood, or other act of God, act of any governmental
authority, judicial actions, or other causes beyond the control of such
party, which are similar to, but not limited to, the matters herein
enumerated, and any such delay or failure shall not be considered a
breach of the Agreement. Either party shall immediately notify the other
party of any circumstances which occurs which may prevent or
significantly delay delivery of processed wafers and products as is
provides herein.
The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year written
below:
APT SIEMENS,
By: S/S By: S/S
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Name: Xxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Senior Director, Power Semiconductors
-Date : 10/17/97 Date: 10/14/97
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1998 WAFER / DIE PRICING
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DIE APPROX 1999 1998 COST
WAFER CHIP PART SIZE GOOD DIE WAFER PER GOOD
TYPE SIZE INS TECH NAME NO VOLT AMPS SQ MN PER WAFER COST $US DIE $US
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XXXX00X00 0 XX X0000X BUP400 600 10.0 12.30 [*]
XXXX00X00 0 XX X0000X BUP401 600 15.0 14.40 [*]
XXXX00X00 0 XX X0000X BUP402 600 20.0 18.50 [*]
XXXX00X00 0 XX X0000X BUP403 600 30.0 25.70 [*]
XXXX00X00 0 XX X0000X BUP604 600 50.0 42.30 [*]
SIGC81T60R2 5 PT L7162B BSM... 600 75.0 81.00 [*]
SIGC156T60R2 5 PT L7282B BSM... 600 200.0 156.30 [*]
SIGC12T60N 5 NPT L7222E BSM... 600 10.0 12.30 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC14T60N 5 NPT L7232E BSM... 600 15.0 14.40 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC18T60N 5 NPT L7242E BSM... 600 20.0 18.50 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC25T60N 5 NPT L7262E BSM... 600 30.0 25.70 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC42T60N 5 NPT L7272E BSM... 600 50.0 42.30 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC6T120 5 NPT 1200 1.5 6.00 [*] [*]
SIGC14T120 5 NPT 1200 5.0 14.40 [*] [*]
SIGC16T120 5 NPT 1200 8.0 16.00 [*] [*]
SIGC25T120 5 NPT 1200 15.0 25.70 [*] [*]
SIGC42T120 5 NPT 1200 25.0 42.30 [*] [*]
SIGC81T120R2 5 NPT 1200 50.0 81.00 [*] [*]
SIGC121T120R2 5 NPT 1200 75.0 121.00 [*] [*]
SIGC156T120R2 5 NPT 1200 100.0 156.30 [*] [*]
SIGC16T120C 6 NPT L7131M BSM... 1200 8.0 16.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC25T120C 6 NPT L7141M BUP213 1200 15.0 25.87 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC42T120C 6 NPT L7151M BUP314 1200 25.0 42.30 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC81T120R2C 6 NPT L7161M BSM... 1200 50.0 81.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC121T120R2C 6 NPT L7171M BSM... 1200 75.0 121.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC156T120R2C 6 NPT L7181M BSM... 1200 100.0 156.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC16T120CL 6 NPT L7131P BSM... 1200 8.0 16.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC25T120CL 6 NPT L7141P BSM... 1200 15.0 25.87 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC42T120CL 6 NPT L7151P BSM... 1200 25.0 42.30 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC81T120R2CL 6 NPT L7161P BSM... 1200 50.0 81.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC121T120R2CL 6 NPT L7171P BSM... 1200 75.0 121.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC156T120R2CL 6 NPT L7181P BSM... 1200 100.0 156.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC42T170 5 NPT L7101B BUP309 1700 15.0 42.30 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC144T170 5 NPT L7071B BSM... 1700 50.0 144.00 [*] [*] [*]
SIGC185T170 5 NPT L7081B BSM... 1700 75.0 185.00 [*] [*] [*]
[*] = Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and such material has been filed separately with the SEC.
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Attachment A2
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"price projection"
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1998 1999 2000
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number of 125mm
(total number of 1.0 1.5 3.5 3.5 6.5 13.5 5.0 10.0 20.0
wafer in thousands)
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SIGC42T60N [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*]
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SIGC42T120 [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*]
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SIBC81T120R2C [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*]
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Price in U$ per wafer.
Die pricing related to above wafer quantities:
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SIGC42T60N [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*]
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SIGC42T120 [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*]
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SIBC81T120R2C [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*]
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Price in U$ per wafer.
All other types related to these manner.
[*] = Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment, and such material has been filed separately with the SEC.
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ATTACHMENT B
Semiconductor Group, Technical Regulation No. 19, Packing
A66003-R19-X-*-7635 dd. 07.96
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON PACKING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.1 Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1.2 Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1.3 Contents labeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1.4 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1.5 Organizational units involved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1.6 Documents referred to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1.7 Other documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2 PACKING FOR WAFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2.1 Functional packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2.2 Packing procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2.3 Identification for internal transport from one site to another
(including subcontractors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2.4 Identification of incoming deliveries'to the VKL for external
customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.5 Transport packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.6 Identification of transport packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3 PACKING COMPONENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.1 Functional packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.2 Identification for transport to the VKL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.3 Transport packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.4 Sending to Dispatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.4.1 Deliveries received infunctional packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.4.2 Deliveries received in transport packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 APPENDIX: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4.1 Example: Wafer packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 Example: Module packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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RELEASE OFFICE NAME SITE TELEPHONE DATE SIGNATURE
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Author HL XXX Xxxxxxx Mch B 2865 7/10/96 sgd. Diebold
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Checked by HL R STA XX XxxXxxxxx Rgb W 2682 7/10/96 sgd. XxxXxxxxx
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Checked by HL R CI MT Xxxxx Rgb W 2020 15/10/96 sgd. Xxxxx
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON PACKING
The aim of this guideline is to ensure that the packing used for products of the
Semiconductor Group is appropriate for the conditions to which it will be
subject, and that the products arrive at the end of the transport chain
undamaged. The guideline describes the components which comprise the packing in
each case. It sets out the general principles for the packing and transport of
HL products.
1.1 TERMINOLOGY
The following definitions of terms are based on DIN 55 405 (Packaging; Concepts;
Introduction; Pt1 to Pt7)
PACK GOODS
Goods which are to be packed or are packed. Examples: undiced wafers, diced
wafers, components.
FUNCTIONAL PACKING = PACKAGING
Product made of packing materials which is designed to enclose or hold together
the pack goods. Functional packing means: the primary protection against
breakage, fixed quantities, and possibly also subsequent machine handling of the
pack goods. Examples of functional packing/packaging: wafer boxes, wafer
canisters, foil rings for diced chips, foil bags, tape, reels, tubes, trays.
PACKING AIDS
A collective term for aids which are used in conjunction with the packing
materials for packing purposes. Examples of packing aids: adhesive tape, labels,
silica gel, foam padding, transparent foil.
PACKING MATERIAL
Materials/loose packing from which the packaging and packing aids are composed.
PRODUCT PACKING (ALSO REFERRED TO AS TRANSPORT PACKING)
Packing, the form of which is determined by the transport conditions, and which
generally serves as the outermost packing of the functional packing.
TRANSPORT PACKING
Cuboidal packing, consisting of one of more parts, which can be closed up, the
form of which is
determined by the transport conditions, e.g. aluminum box, case made of solid
and/or corrugated cardboard.
PACKAGE
The result of combining the pack goods and the packing, particularly suitable
for transport.
AIRFREIGHT CONTAINER
A container for airfreight, with the following characteristics: durable
construction for repeated use, transport of goods without repacking, easy to
load and unload, simple to handle when moved from one mode of transport to
another, volume of at least 1 m3.
1.2 FUNDAMENTALS
The packing must be constructed so as to satisfy SN 10 250 Part 1 - Fundamentals
for Packaging Engineering (Planning and Objectives).
The functions of packing are described in SN 10 250, Part 2 - Functions. The
departments in the Semiconductor Group which deal with packing are responsible
for these functions.
New forms of packing must always be the subject of a request. The required
application is described in Org-Handbook Guideline B 5.6,Guideline of Packing
Materials - Part land 2.
HL Packing Coordination issues lists of each of the permitted packing materials.
In the case of new packing materials, for multi-use packing, and the recycling
of packaging and packing aids, the UAS section should also be involved. In this
context, refer to DIN 6120.
When planning and developing packing, reference should be made to SN 10 250,
Fundamentals for Packaging Engineering Attachment 1, "List of questions for use
in selecting the packing". Before new forms of packing, packaging and packing
aids are authorized, these questions should be considered (permitted packing
materials, multi-use, disposal, transport simulation, costs). Items of packing
which have already been authorized should be checked regularly to ensure that
they meet the requirements of their conditions of use (continual improvement
process).
Packaging and packing aids should be reused. The decisive factors are the
financial aspects of return transport and the environmental protection
regulations. Examples of reusable packaging are wafer boxes, wafer canisters,
transport containers with padded inserts, tubes and trays.
1.3 CONTENTS LABELING
The integrity or uniformity of the product within a packing unit must meet the
requirements of SN 72 500 Parts 2, 3, 21 and any additional agreed customer
requirements.
Every item of product packing must have an unambiguous and easily readable
statement of its
contents affixed. This will take the form of an adhesive label, a tag or a
barcode product label (BPL) as described in TR 32.
The labels will be affixed to the functional/transport packing. The product will
be held in the VKL (sales store) with the label, so that it can be identified
for later processing.
1.4 SCOPE
This guideline applies throughout HL, for all Divisions (GGs) and sites.
1.5 ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS INVOLVED
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Unit Primary task(s) in relation to packing
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MT Devise forms of packing, simulate
transport
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Development, MT, Production Request new forms of packing and
changes to packing; draw up technical
terms of supply for packing materials
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HL Packing Coordinator Check packing materials
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Environmental section (UAS) Check reuse / disposal of packaging
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Production units involved, Produce APAs and EPAs covering
in the testing area, stores, packing, carriage and unpacking
dispatch
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Wafer production test area Pack wafers in their functional
packing and affix identifiers
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Module testing area Pack modules in their product packing
and affix identifiers
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Goods receiving point Take delivery of packages, check
delivery, report damage
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Dispatch point (VKL) Prepare packages for dispatch and hand
over to the carrier
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Production, subsequent processing Unpack, check and report damage
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1.6 DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO
DIN 55 405 Packaging; Concepts; Introduction; Ptl to Pt7
SN 10 250 Fundamentals for Packaging Engineering
Part 1 Planning, Objects
Part 2 Function
Attachment
SN 72 500 Technical Terms of Delivery for electrical/ electronic
Components
Part 1 General
Part 2 Integrated Circuits
Part 3 Discrete Semiconductor Devices
Part 21 Semiconductor Dice
Org-Handbook Guideline B 5.6
Guideline of Packing Materials
Part 1 Shipping to Customer
Part 2 Supplier's Packaging
DIN 6120 Marking of packaging materials and packages for reclaiming
recycling
Part 1: Plastic packaging materials and packages; Graphik
symboles.
Part 2: Supplementary marking
DIN EN 20 780 Packaging; Pictorial marking for the handling of goods (ISO
780:1985) German Version EN 20780:1993
SN 66 769 Shipping marks for packages; Pictorial labels
SN 68 425 Electrostatic sensitive devices; Labels for packages
APAs and EPAs Process specifications/ Single process specifications
TR 32 Product Labels
SN 18630 Marking of packages; Machine-readable lettering
Part 1: Labels for shipping packages
Part 2: Labels for product packages
1.7 OTHER DOCUMENTS
Technical drawings and purchase specifications must be available for all the
packaging materials required for packing (functional, product and transport
packing). This is the responsibility of Development, MT and Production.
The instructions (APAs and/or EPAs) required at each of the workplaces concerned
must be produced by the responsible organizational units (FV, PPT) in the
various plants.
2. PACKING FOR WAFERS
Wafers which are being transported off the site where they are produced
require special functional, product and transport packing, to prevent them
from being damaged.
2.1 FUNCTIONAL PACKING
Wafer diameter, wafer thickness and the transport route affect the packing
materials and aids which should be used. The requirements specified in the
applicable APAs must be adhered to.
Table 1 contains examples of forms of functional packing which are currently
being used for the delivery of wafers.
TABLE I FORMS OF FUNCTIONAL PACKING FOR WAFERS FROM DP/ST/CI/OS (EXAMPLES)
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Wafer Packing material Packing aid
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Undiced Wafer box, foil bag
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Wafer canister Support plates
Transparent foil disks
Foam inlays
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Diced Foil ring, foil tubing Insulating pressboard
disks
Transparent foil disks
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Waffle pack Drying agent
Foil
Collapsible box
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2.2 PACKING PROCEDURE
Various links in the transport chain connect the HL sites with external
customers, so that the packing will be designed for the corresponding
conditions. The various packing procedures are specified in the appropriate
process instructions (APAs).
2.3 IDENTIFICATION FOR INTERNAL TRANSPORT FROM ONE SITE TO ANOTHER (INCLUDING
SUBCONTRACTORS)
The pack goods should be clearly identified by an adhesive label or barcode
label attached to an appropriate part of the packaging.
Adhesive labels or tags should be affixed to the box or canister. The
corresponding traveler protocol should be put with the packing.
2.4 IDENTIFICATION OF INCOMING DELIVERIES TO THE VKL FOR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS
For unambiguous identification of pack goods, adhesive labels or barcode labels
should be affixed to a suitable item of the packaging, with its quality seal
intact.
The adhesive label or tag should be affixed to the box or canister before it is
sealed into heat-welded foil. The corresponding customer lot protocol should be
put with the packing.
2.5 TRANSPORT PACKING
The transport chain, the pack goods and the functional packing determine what
forms of transport packing should be used.
For consignments of undiced wafers which are being transported by heavy goods
vehicle, (e.g. from Villach to Munich), wafer transport containers or transport
boxes are used for transport packing.
Products which need special security, e.g. wafers for smart cards, must only be
transported in
lockable wafer-transport containers.
Batches of wafers should not be split.
For consignments of chips (diced wafers) the form of packing used for transport
comprises containers with polystyrene foam covers in transport boxes, or special
boxes with foam in lays in transport boxes with rigid foam inserts. This type of
packing is intended for external customers, contract manufacturers or HL sites.
Transport boxes from blank wafer suppliers can be used if this saves time and
reduces costs. The external companies' designations can if necessary be covered
with neutral adhesive paper tape.
The appropriate handling icons and transport markings for the goods should be
affixed to the transport boxes. These should be printed as specified in DIN EN
20 780, Packaging; Pictorial marking for the handling of goods, and SN 66 769,
Shipping marks for packages; Pictorial labels.
When wafers are being air-freighted, the packages should be packed as 'loose
cargo' batches or in LD3 airfreight containers. When doing so, care must be
taken that any movement of the transport boxes is prevented by packing inserts.
2.6 IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSPORT PACKING
An adhesive address label will be put on the transport packing. The freight
documentation will be put into a pocket in the position provided for the
purpose.
3. PACKING COMPONENTS
3.1 FUNCTIONAL PACKING
Table 2 shows examples of the functional packing currently used for the various
components.
TABLE 2 FUNCTIONAL PACKING FOR COMPONENTS (EXAMPLES)
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Component Functional Packing
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Components Tube
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Tape and reel
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Tray
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Carrier
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Box
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Blister
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Modules Tape and reel
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Modules (SIMM/DIMM) Tray
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The protection which is to be afforded to the components determines whether the
packaging used for the functional packing should be further enclosed, and how.
The type of component and the transport route determine whether the packaging is
heat-welded,
whether in an atmosphere of air or N2 or evacuated, and whether protected from
moisture. Further details are laid down in the appropriate APAs.
3.2 IDENTIFICATION FOR TRANSPORT TO THE VKL
The BPL (= barcode product label) is affixed to the functional and product
packing in the test area.
Further details are laid down in the appropriate APAs.
3.3 TRANSPORT PACKING
The transport chain, the pack goods and the functional packing determine what
form of transport packing is to be used.
3.4 SENDING TO DISPATCH
On the basis of store withdrawal forms, the VKL collects together the components
to make up deliveries, and sends them to Dispatch.
Note: The functional packing must not be opened by the VKL or Dispatch.
3.4.1 DELIVERIES RECEIVED IN FUNCTIONAL PACKING
The items in their functional packing (e.g. bag), sealed and labeled (e.g. with
a BPL), are sent to Dispatch for each order separately, together with the
delivery documentation. Depending on their volume and transport route, one or
more items in their functional packing are packed into transport boxes. Empty
spaces must be filled with loose packing. An address label is affixed to each
package, and each delivery is provided with delivery documentation (e.g.
delivery note/customs documentation).
3.4.2 DELIVERIES RECEIVED IN TRANSPORT PACKING
Items in product packing, sealed and labeled (e.g. with a BPL), are sent to
Dispatch for each order separately, together with the delivery documentation.
Depending on the extent of the delivery, the packages are sent individually or
are collected together into a transport box. Empty spaces must be filled with
loose packing.
An address label is affixed to each package, and each delivery is provided with
delivery documentation (e.g. delivery note/customs documentation).
4. APPENDIX:
4.1 EXAMPLE: WAFER PACKING
Graphics Depicting:
Pack goods Functional packing Functional packing
System wafer Wafer box Wafer canister
Package Package
Wafer box with wafers Wafer canister with wafers
TRANSPORT PACKING FILLED WITH WAFER BOXES AND WAFER CANISTERS
Graphics Depicting:
AIRFREIGHT CONTAINER FILLED WITH PACKAGES
4.2 EXAMPLE: MODULE PACKING
Pack goods Functional packing Product packing
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= Packaging in this case also: transport packing
Component Bar
Graphics Depicting:
PACKAGE TRANSPORT PACKING
TRANSPORT PACKING, FILLED
PACKAGE
Graphics Depicting:
SIEMENS IGBT-PRODUCT RANGE
Graphics Depicting:
SIEMENS DUO-PACK PRODUCT RANGE
