Semiconductor Advanced Packaging & Test worked example

Package Scrap Value at 46% material actually recovered: a worked example

Push material actually recovered up to 46% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it to value precious-metal and substrate recovery from a packaging scrap stream.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrapped packages: 12,000 units (unchanged)
  • Recoverable value per package: 0.95 $/unit (unchanged)
  • Material actually recovered: 46 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 40)
  • Recovery processing fee: 1,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total = scrapped packages x recoverable value x recovery% + processing fee) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6,744 $ for total package scrap value cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.56 $ / piece for package scrap value cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,244 $ for variable package scrap value cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,500 $ for fixed package scrap value adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where material actually recovered sits at 40% and the headline result is 6,060 $, this scenario comes in 11.29% above the baseline at 6,744 $.
  • It computes the total net value recovered from scrapped packages and the recovered value per scrapped unit, after applying recovery yield and subtracting the processing fee. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Total package scrap value cost: 6,744 $ (headline result)
  • Package scrap value cost per unit: 0.56 $ / piece
  • Variable package scrap value cost: 5,244 $
  • Fixed package scrap value adder: 1,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Package Scrap Value calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.