Product design · Semiconductor operations · 2024
Turn a factory alert into a clear response.
A monitoring wall helps teams spot change; a mobile alert helps someone act on it. I designed the handoff between these moments so severity, equipment context and next steps remain clear at both scales.
Fab Alert Visualization
A factory overview can show many equipment states at once, while a technician responding to one alert needs a narrow, actionable view. Repeating the same dashboard on a phone would bury the decision; stripping away too much context would make the alert hard to trust.
Understand the decision at each screen
Domain input and operational context
I reviewed semiconductor monitoring conventions and discussed operational needs with domain experts. The work focused on what an operator must understand first: where an issue sits, how urgent it is, which equipment is affected and what response is available.
What changed: The two surfaces serve different jobs. The wall is for awareness and prioritisation across equipment. The phone is for investigation and response. I used that distinction to set the hierarchy rather than shrinking a single layout across devices.
Choose an alert hierarchy
Prioritisation across two surfaces
The two surfaces serve different jobs. The wall is for awareness and prioritisation across equipment. The phone is for investigation and response. I used that distinction to set the hierarchy rather than shrinking a single layout across devices.
Severity and state lead the overview; equipment context and a next action lead the mobile path. I compared arrangements that foregrounded different data, then favoured the one that kept a consistent alert identity from detection through response.
Move from layout to prototype
Early wireframes and realistic data views
Working within a short customer-demo timeline, I moved from rough layouts into realistic screens and used rapid exploration to test information density. The visual system separates critical signals from supporting data and keeps labels legible at a distance.
Connect overview and response
Large-screen and mobile experience
The finished concept pairs a high-level monitoring view with focused mobile alert details, giving the team one coherent customer demonstration across both screens.
Refine the demonstration
Iteration and outcome
I reviewed the concept through team walkthroughs and customer-demonstration preparation, adjusting the hierarchy and alert path as the screens became more concrete. There was no production A/B test or live usage data in this project.
A direction grounded in the work.
The demonstration clarified the handoff from fleet awareness to equipment response. A plant pilot would need to test alert comprehension, response time and false-alarm handling.