Profile of Dr. Andy Y. Tsen

Semi-Conductor Advanced Process Control and Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing

Dr. Andy Y. Tsen

🎯 Careers

  • Industry Mentor, Department of Industrial Management
    National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST)
    2024~now
  • Manager of Intelligent Manufacturing Center
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
    2007~2022 (retired)

📚 Publications & Patents

  • "Integrated Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Enhanced CMP Manufacturing Efficiency."
    PriMera Scientific Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 11-21, July 2026
    DOI: 10.56831/PSEN-09-279
  • "Deep Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning CMP Run to Run Control."
    International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
  • "Reinforcement learning chemical-mechanical polishing run-to-run controller."
    2023 IEEE 5th Eurasia Conference on IoT, Communication and Engineering (ECICE). IEEE, 2023.
  • "Predictive control of quality in batch polymerization using hybrid ANN models."
    AIChE Journal 42.2 (1996): 455-465.
  • System and method for implementing a virtual metrology advanced process control platform
    US patent: US-8437870-B2, 2013
  • System and method for implementing multi-resolution advanced process control
    US patent: US-8394719-B2, 2013
  • Method and system for implementing virtual metrology in semiconductor fabrication
    US patent: US-8396583-B2, 2013
  • Advanced process control with novel sampling policy
    US patent: US-8392009-B2, 2013
  • Advanced process control for new tapeout product
    US patent: US-8239056-B2, 2012
  • Method and system for tuning advanced process control parameters
    US patent: US-8229588-B2, 2012
  • Method and apparatus for advanced process control
    US patent: US-8224475-B2, 2012
  • System and method for implementing wafer acceptance test ("WAT") advanced process control ("APC") with routing model
    US patent: US-8219341-B2, 2012
  • System and method for implementing a wafer acceptance test ("WAT") advanced process control ("APC") with novel sampling policy and architecture
    US patent: US-8108060-B2, 2012
  • Method for a bin ratio forecast at new tape out stage
    US patent: US-8082055-B2, 2011
  • Method for bin-based control
    US patent: US-8041451-B2, 2011
  • Method and system for implementing virtual metrology in semiconductor fabrication
    US patent: US-20110238198-A1, 2011
  • System and method for implementing multi-resolution advanced process control
    US patent: US-20110213478-A1, 2011
  • System and method for implementing multi-resolution advanced process control
    US patent: US-7951615-B2, 2011
  • Advanced process control for new tapeout product
    US patent: US-20110112678-A1, 2011
  • Method for a bin ratio forecast at new tape out stage
    US patent: US-20110010215-A1, 2011
  • System and method for implementing a virtual metrology advanced process control platform
    US patent: US-20100312374-A1, 2010
  • System and method for implementing a wafer acceptance test ("WAT") advanced process control ("APC") with novel sampling policy and architecture
    US patent: US-20100292824-A1, 2010
  • Method for bin-based control
    US patent: US-20100268367-A1, 2010
  • System and method for implementing multi-resolution advanced process control
    US patent: US-20100255613-A1, 2010
  • System and method for implementing wafer acceptance test ("WAT") advanced process control ("APC") with routing model
    US patent: US-20100250172-A1, 2010
  • Advanced process control with novel sampling policy
    US patent: US-20100249974-A1, 2010
  • Method and apparatus for advanced process control
    US patent: US-20100234970-A1, 2010
  • Method and system for tuning advanced process control parameters
    US patent: US-20100228370-A1, 2010