Kavivanan Murugan

Experience

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  Infineon Technologies

  Feb 2017 - May 2017

  Industrial Trainee

  • Maintenance Innovation Group (MiG).• Perform part failure analysis and troubleshooting, constantly work on the mechanical repairs, electrical and electronic components, and innovation projects.• Involved and support on the fab modules key issues and resolve with efficient preventive solutions.

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  Infineon Technologies

  Jul 2018 - now

  • Lead a team of Technical Specialist and Preventive Maintenance Technicians to ensure optimal performance of equipment for Thinning process module. • Maintenance Team Lead and Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for process and supporting tools; Cryogenic Freezer Chamber, Wafer Backside Inspection, Wafer Sorting Transfer System and Wafer ID Reader.• Accountable for the 150mm (6”) & 200mm (8”) Silicon (Si), Silicon Carbide (SiC), Gallium Nitride (GaN) Substrates and Wafer Fabrication Process for Wide Band Gap (WBG) at Front-End (FE) Kulim Board.• Core Lead Key Personnel for A+ SiC Equipment Release (ACE) and Ramp Expert (REX) collaborating between Kulim, Malaysia and Villach, Austria. • Maintenance-Master Data Maintainer / Key User for Thinning SAP System.• Responsible personnel as for Thinning Module’s Frond-End Maintenance Technical Board for Kulim KPI & Thinning Tool Alarm Reduction (TAR) update compilation and monthly basis presentation to Production Senior Vice President. • Key responsible person and pioneer team for new WBG Wafer Fab plant equipments’ tools start-up and installation activities.• Equipment Trainer and Certifier for the Maintenance Tools Certifications.• Support and adequate resources to ensure compliance with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) requirements, and proactively play a part in improving and upholding the EHS management system. • Conduct consistent safety inspections, assessments and insure good practice of housekeeping on tools, equipments, and materials compliance with relevant regulations.• Oversee inventory management for equipment’s critical and essential spare parts. • Collaborate diligently with vendors and tool suppliers for the existing and upcoming new equipment repairs and installations.• Conduct the root cause analysis for equipment failures and implement with top-notch corrective and preventive actions. Show less • Maintenance equipment owner for process and supporting tools. Cryogenic Freezer Chamber, Wafer Backside Inspection, Wafer Sorting Transfer System and Wafer ID Reader. • Responsible for the 200mm (8”) Silicon (Si) Wafer Fabrication Process at Front-End (FE) Kulim Board. • Mastered in Machinery Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (MFMEA) and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).• Drive team for tool uptime and stability, quality and yield, cost, and speed lost improvement.• Successfully and exceeded the equipments speed loss performance, digitalize tool speed to Platinum and Gold rate target, equipment Uptime, Preventive Maintenance (PM) success rate and M-Ratio (UD/SD) performance, and internal QA Audit Score.• Reduced the equipment APC alarm performance as year to year improvement.• Troubleshoot and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, and chamber cooling system issues by rectifying the root causes and implement effective solutions.• Provided strong technical support and enhanced training to maintenance technicians and engineers.• Execute the preventive maintenance according to SAP schedule with quality standards.• Ambitious and drive cost saving enhancement projects for Thinning NLOP.• Responsible for failure parts with repairable goods and new replacement parts shipment arrangement via NOSTAS to OEM.• Render consistent support for the implementation of equipment upgrades, modifications and also upkeep for the new product transfer and technologies by optimizing the tool capability. Show less

  • Senior Maintenance Engineer

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Maintenance Engineer

    Jul 2018 - Mar 2022