Engineering and Construction Resources for Expanding Operations in the U.S.
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) – supporting new and expanding operations in the USA utilizing innovative approaches inclusive of Off-Site Manufacturing: How, When, and Why for Fab Design and Build – speed to market in this resource limited time for these clients Semicon 2025 Abstract Building a fab is a big and complex investment; Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM) is an increasingly popular way to manage an assortment of risks associated with new fab construction. Commonly cited benefits of OSM include mitigating supply chain variability, improved construction site safety and logistics, reduced costs, and compressed schedules. But executing OSM successfully and to-scale for complex chip manufacturing facilities requires careful planning and execution. Hoffman Construction and SSOE Group invite you to a discussion about the challenges, and benefits, of OSM adoption. Our talk will walk you through our industry-exclusive approach to the D-B process, including: • HOW we have utilized OSM to get Fabs built. • Innovative means and methods. • Leveraging data; enabling AI, predictive metrics • WHEN you need to integrate OSM into the design and build. • Requires early planning and adoption. • Alignment on sequencing and means and methods early in design • WHY are customers looking for OSM and new innovative solutions? • Risks of ‘business as usual’ in today’s market. • Local labor and lead time challenges. • Time to market. Accelerating the schedule.
• Barriers to adoption: • Setup vs. execution costs • Earlier ‘lock-in’ of Fab design • Lack of understanding, complexity of the process & planning Over the last six years, SSOE and Hoffman have jointly delivered seven subfab lateral design-build projects which leveraged a combination of fabrication-ready design, modular design and off-site manufacturing to develop an industry-exclusive approach to building out subfabs for a major microchip manufacturer. Our presenters Joey Kragt and Adam Tarr led this program from the design and build side respectively and will share the challenges and insights from their experience and provide direction on where innovative delivery means and methods are headed in the future.
