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Trust never stops – with end-to-end traceability for semiconductors

Trust is non-negotiable. It must be absolute, especially when our future is on the line. In our hyper-connected world that runs on electronics and the semiconductors that power them, customers want to know that their data and devices are safe, secure, and reliable.  

This is where secure end-to-end traceability and digitalization make the difference. By continually tracking and documenting the lifecycle of semiconductor devices and data throughout design, production and use, it is imperative to adopt end-to-end digital solutions to ensure the integrity and reliability of semiconductors that are consumed in electronic systems, help manage risks and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.

Let’s look at how end-to-end traceability and digitalization work together to help companies promote the rapid acceptance and delivery of semiconductor products, and faster time to market. 

The importance of building trusted systems to secure our future 

The lifecycle of a semiconductor product is complex, and its complexity grows exponentially as semiconductors move through systems and across global supply chains. It’s a lot to keep track of. Secure end-to-end traceability and digitalization goes beyond what humans can do at scale: supervise every transaction between every data generator and report back anomalies for investigation, while providing end-to-end traceability and provenance for chip-to-system design, development, and manufacturing.  

Companies often find traceability to be a daunting task due to process inefficiencies from semiconductor design to manufacturing. Also, many systems in the semiconductor industry today are fragmented legacy systems that are unconnected, lack a common data platform or common language across systems. When these key functions are operating only within silos, information sharing, collaboration, and system-driven traceability becomes difficult. 

So how can you provide your customers with the highest level of security via fast, comprehensive verification of semiconductor devices and data? As part of Siemens Integrated Product Lifecycle Management, our end-to-end traceability solution lets companies manage the semiconductor product lifecycle from design to manufacturing in one efficient data and process model. It shows the connection of all digital and physical assets, die design and bill of process (BOP) items. Fast. 

Comprehensive, end-to-end traceability revolutionizes semiconductor security 

Download our eBook to learn more about end-to-end traceability for semiconductor lifecycle management: https://resources.sw.siemens.com/en-US/e-book-semiconductor-security

Through digitalization, you can provide end-to-end traceability at the product – process – revision level using a unified data and process model that spans from semiconductor design to manufacturing. 

Direct benefits of secure end-to-end traceability and digitalization across semiconductor lifecycle management include: 

• Providing information-rich traceability across all objects in semiconductor design and manufacturing 

• Enabling companies to prove quantitative assurance and data provenance for ICs & IP 

• Documenting the genealogy of products to bring transparency into your value and supply chains 

No other company offers a secure end-to-end traceability and digitalization solution for semiconductor lifecycle management. 

Are you ready to manage risks, ensure quality, enjoy secure collaboration, boost innovation, and generate higher profitability? Siemens’ solution for semiconductor security and semiconductor traceability will help you achieve all that, and more. Download our insightful eBook for more information. 

Or visit www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/digital-thread/integrated-lifecycle-management/semiconductor/  

Melville Bryant

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This article first appeared on the Siemens Digital Industries Software blog at https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/electronics-semiconductors/2024/08/09/trust-never-stops-with-end-to-end-traceability-for-semiconductors/