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| 7676293 | Production schedule creation device and method, production process control device and method, computer program, and computer-readable recording medium A production schedule creation device includes: a production simulator (100) simulating a production process expressing the production state and the production constraint of the production process; a mathematical expression holding device holding a mathematic... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7672747 | Recipe-and-component control module and methods thereof A recipe-and component control module (RACCM) is provided. The RACCM is a server for performing data management in a plasma processing system with a plurality of components. The RACCM includes a plurality of intelligent agents. Each intelligent agent of the intellig... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672746 | Systems and methods for automatic scheduling of a workforce Systems and methods are disclosed for scheduling overtime and time-off for a workforce. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a workforce schedule including assignments of workers to shifts; receiving a template describing alterations to shifts; and app... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668614 | Optimization-based process scheduling method and system Embodiments of a method of optimally scheduling, in near real-time, workunits for processing on processing stations in a processing system, while accounting for constraints such as processing station qualifications by workunit type and service type, and to meet cert... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7630785 | Substrate processing system for setting uniform module cycle length and access control time lag in two pipeline processing systems In a substrate processing system according to the present invention, module cycle periods at a plurality of process modules PM1 through PM4 connected around a transfer module TM having installed therein a vacuum pressure-side transfer robot RB | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630784 | Method and apparatus for independent deployment of roles A computer implemented method, an apparatus and computer instruction are provided for deployment of roles. Aspects of the present invention allow user to define in a schema a definition of a relationship that comprises a set of roles participating in the relationshi... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627391 | System and method for an on-line jurisdiction manager The jurisdiction online manager manages required jurisdictional inspections mandated by a plurality of different jurisdictions performed by non-governmental entities. A central computer system receives object data for an object and most other information via a globa... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7620470 | Method and apparatus for impasse detection and resolution A method, apparatus and a system, for provided for performing an automated process flow adjustment. A semiconductor wafer is processed based upon a routing plan and a predetermined schedule. A fault detection relating to the processing of the semiconductor wafer is ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7603193 | Method for optimization of an order for component mounting and apparatus for optimization of an order for component mounting A method of optimizing an order of component mounting which includes optimizing an order of component mounting for any one pattern among the plurality of patterns, calculating a quotient and a remainder by dividing the total number of the patterns included in the bo... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7580766 | Manufacturing resource planning by entity A method for manufacturing resource planning includes identifying multiple logical entities within a manufacturing facility; receiving supply information for each of the logical entities, the supply information for a particular logical entity including current and p... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7577485 | Automobile manufacturing line input order planning apparatus The invention is intended to provide a building sequence planning system for an automobile production line, which can prepare an efficient building sequence. The system comprises an input unit (1) for inputting information of vehicles to be manufactured, a pr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574277 | Control system utilizing serial communication It is an object to enhance the reliability of an emergency stop in a control system, such as an NC apparatus system, in which, in order to reduce a dedicated line for an emergency stop, emergency-stop information is embedded in an ordinary serial-data frame. For tha... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571019 | Integrated configuration, flow and execution system for semiconductor device experimental flows and production flows According to embodiments of the invention, an integrated configuration, flow and execution systems (ICFES) may be used to specify, control and record a history of processing of both semiconductor device experimental lots and production lots of wafers. Moreover, the ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565217 | Traversal of empty regions in a searchable data structure Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for the traversal of empty regions in a searchable data structure such as a table. A plurality of elements are allocated in logical storage, wherein the plurality of elements correspond to entries of the sear... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7536233 | Method and apparatus for adjusting processing speeds based on work-in-process levels The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adjusting tool processing speeds based on work-in-process levels. The method includes determining at least one work-in-process level associated with a first processing tool and modifying a processing speed as... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7522968 | Scheduling method for processing equipment Methods and apparatus for increasing the processing throughput of multiple lots of semiconductor wafers through a cluster tool while maintaining a constant wafer history for each lot are provided. A first lot of wafers containing one through n-th wafers is introduce... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519444 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability i... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515982 | Combining automated and manual information in a centralized system for semiconductor process control In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving entries in a database, each corresponding to a semiconductor lot to be processed, automatically assigning each of the entries to a process tool, and dynamically dispatching the semiconductor lo... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512455 | Method for self-synchronization of modular production systems A system and method for self-synchronization of modular production systems having components with various alternative capabilities for processing and transporting work units along transport highways, for various component/transport highway configurations. The method... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7505827 | Automated finite capacity scheduler A scheduler for a finite capacity process provides a schedule based on an integrated assessment of both discrete and continuous constraints. Given a list of products to be provided, the scheduler generates a set of activities required to produce the products and ide... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7483761 | System and method of demand and capacity management A new business model of supply chain management for IC foundry and a system and method of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a c... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7477956 | Methods and apparatus for enhancing electronic device manufacturing throughput In some aspects, a method is provided for enhancing electronic device manufacturing throughput within an electronic device manufacturing tool. The method includes the steps of (1) for the electronic device manufacturing tool, creating an electronic device manufactur... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7467023 | Method and system for modeling a batch manufacturing facility A system and method for the modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities uses process time lines. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten le... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463940 | Multiple model development using subflowsheet functionality A system and method for modeling industrial processes is described. One embodiment includes collecting a plurality of flowsheets, which include corresponding groups of unit models and combining the plurality of flowsheets to create a combined model. In addition, a f... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463939 | Scheduling tools with queue time constraints A method and apparatus for use in an automated manufacturing environment are disclosed. The method includes autonomously scheduling a consumer manufacturing domain entity for the consumption of services provided by a plurality of provider manufacturing domain entiti... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7440811 | Dynamic-state waiting time analysis method for complex discrete manufacturing A method of analyzing a manufacturing system. The manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing resources. A set of orders is currently appointed for processing by the manufacturing system. Each order of the set of orders requires performance of at leas... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437679 | Displaying information with visual cues to indicate both the importance and the urgency of the information Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437205 | Method for manufacturing with engineering change override The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing orders. A request for delivery by a requested delivery date is received for an order having an original delivery date. The ordered product ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426418 | Systems and methods for calculating alerts based on pegging A system and method for performing supply chain planning, includes providing a plurality of demand orders, each demand order including at least one input interface node, each input interface node identifying a type of material required by said demand order, a quanti... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424334 | System, method, and article of manufacture for determining a process plan for forming features in a part A system, method, and article of manufacture for determining a process plan for forming at least one feature in a part are provided. The method includes automatically identifying first and second features to be formed in the part by accessing first and second featur... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418306 | Framework for managing process including sequential actions A generic automation framework is provided to divide a process into a sequence of stages. The stages in the process may depend on each other and this dependency dictates the flow of the process. A stage may be an instance of a stage type, which provides a generic de... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415316 | Method and system for modeling a stream of products in a manufacturing environment by process and tool categorization By estimating the processing rate on the basis of capacity factors, which are classified with respect to process recipes, i.e., technology nodes, and process tool groups, a fast response to various conditions may be accomplished, thereby providing significantly enha... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7415393 | Reliability buffering technique applied to a project planning model A reliability buffering technique applies a reliability time buffer to a project planning model having activities. The reliability time buffer is placed before an associated downstream activity to provide a buffered downstream activity. The reliability buffer is pro... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412295 | Modeling manufacturing processes to include defined markers A method, and corresponding computer program product and system, defines and uses marker points within a modeled manufacturing process routing that includes multiple sequenced operations. The method includes receiving user input that defines one or more marker point... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409054 | System and method for integrated resource scheduling, task allocation and agent work management According to the invention, a system and method for integrating agent scripting, call routing and workforce management functions in contact centers, enabling them to work together without opposing the influence of the workforce management system against those of the... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406359 | Method for calculating a transition preference value between first and second manufacturing object attributes An apparatus and method for a production planning system using a process of adaptive learning is disclosed. A production planning system receives production objects wherein each production object has at least one attribute. In one embodiment, the production objects ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403831 | Manufacturing apparatus, processing method and device manufacturing method A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus which processes a lot in accordance with the content of a queue table in which a process of a lot is reserved includes a volatile memory configured to store the queue table, and a controller configured to store, in a nonvolati... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401066 | Correlation of end-of-line data mining with process tool data mining One embodiment of the present invention is a process tool optimization system that includes: (a) a data mining engine that analyzes end-of-line yield data to identify one or more process tools associated with low yield; and (b) in response to output from the analysi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392105 | Method and system for improved performance of manufacturing processes A system and method including identifying a stopped range, identifying at least one lot of WIP associated with the stopped range, and processing the at least one lot in at least one operation within the stopped range at a lower priority relative to other lots. The s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383093 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus of the invention comprises a transfer schedule creating section, a transfer schedule storage section, a transfer control section which controls, by referring to the transfer schedule, plural transfer mechanisms so as to transfer a su... | 06/03/2008 |