6. Methods of Identifying Solutions
Once you eliminate the impossible,
whatever remains, no matter how
improbable, must be the truth
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Methods for identifying possibilities
TRIZ
SIT
But brainstorming is just the start
Creating confidence in uncertainty
7. Infrastructure
If I have seen a little further it is by
standing on the shoulders of Giants,
Sir Isaac Newton
People
Technical knowledge
Capability to work in uncertainty
Team work
Infrastructure
Labs, equipment
Industry relations
Know how
8. The Team and Plan
Team
Expertise
Coordination
Control of resources
Plan
Actions should be planned
Results should be anticipated with backup options
Minimize branches and Ignore miracles
9. Tools for Planning
Focus on show stoppers
High level Gantt
Means of communication
Don’t lose track of the forest
Plans change frequently
List of measurable milestones/deliverables
This is the commitment table
Spread out across the plan
Replaces plan tracking
10. Example
TSV process development at INC
Initial Problem definition
Extend INC wafer level technology to TSV
But this was not the real problem …
INC technology was not scalable for next
gen image sensors That was the
problem
11. Framework
Use existing process modules
No equipment investment
Solution
combine INC technology with laser drill
from PCB industry
12. Team and Plan
3 person team
Use INC infrastructure
Work with laser drill manufacturers
Development plan follows standard process
development
10 wafers for feasibility
Iterations of design, process short loops,
integration run and testing
Outsourcing of laser drill
13. Results
Success of feasibility after 6 months
Acquired laser tool for INC
After 6 months of engineering sold 1st
license
3 more licenses were sold in following 2
years
