Class Discussion April 12

• Review for test 2

• Time management considerations – Kenneth
• Time management considerations – Barry
• Lessons learned teaching – Jian Bin
• Company functions - Barry
• Employment law - Barry
 First year as a product engineer at Fairchild Semiconductor
Performance

x x
x x
x x
Disposition every test floor problem

Days. weeks, months

Periodically cleaned contactors
Asked pick and plate operators to clean their wands
Optimized test conditions
Asked wafer fab operators to periodically clean masks
Etc.
Discussion with my supervisor. He was in the hospital suffering from pneumonia

Bucket of time in a day

Long term development

Fundamental problem solving

Fire fighting
 Performance

x x
x
Dedicate blocks of time to solve fundamental issues

Days. weeks, months

Installed ‘kelvin’ contact testing to eliminate contact resistance issues
Began double masking to reduce mask defects
Implemented ‘nitride’ IC surface protection
Moved to a ramp schedule on emitter diffusion cycles
 Time Management Consideration

• There’s only so much time in a workday

• Reactionary
• Fundamental problem solving
• Long term investment
• How you manage the mix will profoundly affect your success
• Techniques you can use
• Establish blocks of time
• Summarize starts and stops
• Keep an eye on the long term
 Company Functions
Marketing
• Strategic markets, competitive analysis, best way forward
• Tactical MARCOM, sales materials, applications support
Sales
• Channels
• Distribution, manufacturer rep’s
• Direct salespeople
• On-Line, brick and mortar
• Methods
• Interpersonal relationships & trust
• Information, sales support – finding solutions
• Key account programs
 Company Functions

Production
• Planning – capacity, materials, labor, build schedules, etc.
• Production muscle
• Production engineering – product, process, test, mechanical
• Qualification & monitoring of resources
Human resources
• Salary tables, equity plans
• Employment laws & company policies
• Employee development
• Hiring & terminations
 Company Functions

Accounting and Finance

• Financial planning
• Budgets
• Variance analysis
• Invoicing, collections, payments
• Obtaining necessary funds in best mix possible
• Financial reporting
• Financial analysis
 Company Functions

Engineering
• Research
• Design
• Test
• Packaging
• Product, process methods
• Quality & reliability
• Applications
• Sales support
• Etc.
Employment Law

• Employment-At-Will
• Employment Discrimination
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Sexual Harassment
• Pre-Employment Inquiry Guidelines

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 Employment-At-Will
An employee may be terminated for any reason except:
• Implied promise not to discharge without good cause
• Promise of employment for a given term
• For an illegal reason
• Age, race, sex religion, disability
• Political affiliation
• Filing a complaint with the Labor Commissioner
• Filing for workers compensation
• Complaints about workplace safety
• Whistleblowing

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 Employment Discrimination
EEO laws prohibit discrimination in employment or
unequal treatment
• Race, religion, color
• National Origin or Ancestry
• Disability, including HIV and AIDS (if accommodations would
work)
• Life impacting medical – e.g., cancer (if accommodations ….)
• Marital status
• Sex or sexual orientation
• Age (40 and older)

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Americans With Disabilities Act
Protects “qualified individuals with disabilities”
• Disability that limits a major life activity
• Employee can perform necessary work given
accommodations
• Case where drug, alcohol user asks for help
Excluded from ADA
• Compulsive gambling
• Current illegal use of drugs
Can ask in interviews – can you do the job?
Cannot ask about previous medical conditions

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Sexual Harassment
Employers with >50 must provide 2 hours supervisory
training every 2 years. Title IX
Harassment can take form of
• Quid pro quo (employers are responsible for their supervisors)
• Unwelcome sexual advances
• Tangible employment action
• Hostile work environment
• Verbal or physical conditions
• Created by ‘anyone’
• Must be severe or pervasive
• Co and supervisor/manager may be liable
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Pre-Employment Inquiry Guidelines

Subject Acceptable Unacceptable

Name Names to check work and Maiden name
educational background
Residence Place Do you own or rent
Age Verify meets legal age Actual birthdate

Citizenship Can you verify right to work Birthplace, citizenship

Sex, marital status Statement re: related employees Questions about orientation

Race, Color, religion Cannot ask

Physical condition Re: job requirements General health

Military Record Re: skills acquired Re: dates, type of discharge

References Names of references Cannot probe race, color,

religion, national origin, etc.

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Next week – April 26
• Discuss results of test 2

• A historical perspective on quality methods

• Statistical Process control

• Student led discussions