Shape an Investigation
SHAPE BEFORE YOU SOLVE

Put engineering time
behind the right
problems.

Less time reconstructing context. Clearer investigation proposals. Better decisions about where engineering effort goes.

For semiconductor manufacturing task forces
Yield alert Third lot. Same edge pattern.
Task force notes “E2 or incoming film profile?”
Problem Candidate Needs review
YIELD INVESTIGATION

Recurring wafer-edge
yield loss

87%← 94%

A recurring edge pattern across recent lots.

Cause unresolved
Observed evidence 7-point yield gap
Open question E2 or film profile?
IE
Integration Engineer Owns the proposal
A clearer resource decision. Know what is ready. See what is missing.
01
Less reconstruction.

More time for engineering judgment.

02
Clearer proposals.

Better conversations about the work.

03
Focused resources.

A considered decision before a project.

FROM INPUT TO VALUE

Make the work clearer.
Make the next decision count.

For the engineer preparing the case.
For the manager committing resources.

Spend less time
piecing it together.

Turn selected contributor notes into one editable proposal. Put preparation time into judgment, not reconstruction.

Problem Candidate Needs review
YIELD INVESTIGATION

Recurring wafer-edge
yield loss

87%← 94%

A recurring edge pattern across recent lots.

Cause unresolved
Observed evidence 7-point yield gap
Open question E2 or film profile?
IE
Integration Engineer Owns the proposal

A clearer proposal.
A stronger conversation.

Bring management a clear view of the evidence, uncertainty, and priority—with the leader’s judgment built in.

LEADER REVIEW

Keep the uncertainty visible.

E2 caused the yield loss.
E2 is a lead. Cause remains unresolved.
IE Reviewed by the Integration Engineer

Put resources
where they belong.

Compare what matters, resolve what is missing, and approve the investigations ready for project resources.

Explore Inbox decisions
PROBLEM CANDIDATE INBOX

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss

Needs review
More information requested

Add comparable lot routes and align wafer maps with maintenance history.

YM Yield Engineering Manager
LESS RECONSTRUCTING. MORE CLARITY.

Less time assembling.
More time thinking.

Before · Scattered input
Yield email

“87% again. Third lot now.”

Equipment notes

“Qualification passed. Still recurring.”

Failure analysis

“Edge pattern on three lots. Etch damage not confirmed.”

After · A reviewable candidate

Give your team a
clearer starting point.

A shared view of the evidence
Focused questions to resolve
Clear personal accountability

A Problem Candidate describes a potential engineering problem before project approval.

01

Clarify.

Scattered context → coherent proposal

Integration Engineer
02

Strengthen.

Uncertainty → focused questions

Task force leader
03

Prioritize.

Proposed work → considered decision

Engineering manager
FOCUS LIMITED ENGINEERING TIME

See where the effort belongs.

Compare impact, timing, and evidence before committing resources.

The impact worth investigating. A seven-point yield gap across 75 wafers.
Why the timing matters. Six more lots are scheduled next week.
What supports the problem. Three affected lots. Key comparisons still missing.
Why this deserves attention. The symptom returned after cleaning and qualification.
How certain is the framing? Two hypotheses remain open. The cause is unresolved.
CONFIDENCE WITHOUT GIVING UP CONTROL

AI organizes.
Engineers decide.

Give the leader a coherent proposal.
Give the manager a sound basis for deciding.

AI draft Unsaved & editable
Leader review Correct, then save
Manager decision Explicit approval
Only approved candidates can become projects.
THE PROBLEM CANDIDATE INBOX

The right work.
For the right reasons.

A clear view of proposed investigations
before your team commits its time.

Focus the next round of evidence.

Make the next task specific: resolve the gaps that stand between a proposal and a sound resource decision.

Problem Candidate Needs review

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss

Add the E2 routing denominator and comparable unaffected-lot routes.

YM
Yield Engineering Manager Management review

Back the investigations ready to advance.

Approve the candidate. Project conversion remains a separate action.

Problem Candidate Approved

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss

Approved candidates can be converted into a PRIZ project.

YM
Yield Engineering Manager Management review

Avoid splitting effort across duplicate work.

Bring overlapping candidates together before committing people to separate projects.

Problem Candidate Merge candidates

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss

Review overlapping investigations together.

YM
Yield Engineering Manager Management review

Stop work that should not proceed.

Reject a candidate that is not a problem worth the team’s time, or that is not ready as proposed.

Problem Candidate Rejected

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss

The decision stays on the candidate record.

YM
Yield Engineering Manager Management review

Keep attention on active decisions.

Move closed decisions out of the active queue.

Problem Candidate Archived

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss

Keep the active Inbox focused on work awaiting a decision.

YM
Yield Engineering Manager Management review
WHAT VALUE LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE

A real decision.
Before a major
commitment.

87% observed yield
94% reference yield
1 accountable leader

The value here is a sharper resource decision: request the missing comparisons before starting a formal project. Temporary containment continues through existing controls.

Recurring wafer-edge yield loss
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW

Clear before
you start.

What is a Problem Candidate?+

A structured, reviewable description of a potential engineering problem that has not yet been approved as a project.

What can I bring?+

Paste selected notes, email text, discussions, observations, measurements, attempted actions, hypotheses, and open questions.

Does AI find the root cause?+

AI organizes the context you submit. Engineers review the framing and evidence. It does not verify a root cause.

When does it become a project?+

The draft stays unsaved until you select Save candidate. It then enters the Inbox for review. Only an approved candidate can be converted into a project, through a separate action.

SHAPE BEFORE YOU SOLVE

Put your team’s effort
behind the right problems.

Start with a clearer proposal. Decide what deserves to advance.

Shape an Investigation

See the value for your task force.

Bring a sanitized investigation. Explore the decision it needs.

Bring Us a Task Force Investigation