Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-22
2005-03-22
Rodriguez, Paul (Department: 2125)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S096000, C700S108000, C702S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06871112
ABSTRACT:
The invention is, in its various aspects, a method and apparatus for dynamically generating trace data reports in a semiconductor fabrication process employing fault detection control. The method comprises specifying data including at least one of a parameter, a trigger, and a frequency, for a trace data report; automatically generating from a fault detection controller a request including the specified data to a report generator; formulating the trace data report responsive to the request; and returning the formulated trace data report from the report generator based on the request. The apparatus is a semiconductor fabrication processing system, comprising: a fabrication tool capable of providing at least one of specified data and a trace data report; a fault detection controller capable of automatically generating a request for the trace data report, the request including the specified data; a report generator capable of requesting at least one of the specified data and the trace data report from the fabrication tool and capable of, if the specified data is requested from the fabrication tool, providing the trace data report; and an operator interface for receiving data specified for the trace data report, the specified data including at least one of a parameter, a trigger, and a frequency for the trace data report, and to which the trace data report may be returned from at least one of the report generator and the fabrication tool.
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Conboy Michael R.
Coss, Jr. Elfido
Hendrix Bryce A.
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Rodriguez Paul
Williams Morgan & Amerson P.C.
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