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7630786 Manufacturing process end point detection  
A method for identifying a predetermined state of a manufacturing process by monitoring the process which involves, monitoring a plurality of variables that vary in value during the manufacturing...
7624178 Apparatus, system, and method for dynamic adjustment of performance monitoring  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for dynamically adjusting performance monitoring of storage area network (“SAN”) components. An initial violation module is included to determine...
7624003 Split-phase chamber modeling for chamber matching and fault detection  
In at least one embodiment, the present invention is a method for thin-film process chamber data analysis, which includes acquiring chamber data, defining an adjustment portion of the chamber data...
7623139 Design and modeling system and methods  
A computer added design system enables layout of a dependent component based on master components having a set of geometric and functional properties. Based on the state of the dependent component...
7620511 Method for determining plasma characteristics  
Methods for determining characteristics of a plasma are provided. In one embodiment, a method for determining characteristics of a plasma includes obtaining metrics of current and voltage...
7610668 Automated sidewall assembly machine  
An automated sidewall assembly machine is provided for attaching a sidewall panel to a top and bottom rail of a wheeled trailer. The machine comprises a frame, a carriage for longitudinal movement...
7610113 Operational control system and a system providing for remote monitoring of a manufacturing device  
A system and method for providing operational control and/or remote monitoring of a manufacturing device as in a foam dispenser device such as a foam-in-bag dispensing device. In architecture, the...
7610111 Method and system for wafer lot order  
Methods and systems for wafer lot ordering using including estimation of allowable queue time based on utilization loss and rework percentage have been achieved. The method invented comprises steps...
7607135 Apparatus and method for enhancing performance of a computer system  
Apparatus and method for enhancing performance of a computer system. The invention may comprise apparatus and methods for deriving relationships between system variables and the performance of the...
7606681 System and method for process monitoring  
Systems and methods are provided that allow a user to monitor, diagnose, and configure a process. A user interface may be presented that displays data received from process monitors, sensors, and...
7603598 Semiconductor device for testing semiconductor process and method thereof  
A semiconductor device for testing a semiconductor process applied to manufacturing the semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes at least a testing group. The testing...
7603201 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7603194 Fabrication system and fabrication method  
A fabricating method for a system that includes a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter and a computer storing managing information of...
7599755 System and method for dynamically simulating value stream and network maps  
A computer readable medium comprising instructions which when executed by a computer system causes the computer to implement a method for creating a dynamic value network map of a process flow is...
7596803 Method and system for generating access policies  
A method and system for generating security rules for implementation by a rule interpretation engine to define accessibility to one or more aspects of an Enterprise System is described. The method...
7596423 Method and apparatus for verifying a site-dependent procedure  
The present invention includes a method of verifying a Site-Dependent (S-D) processing procedure, the method including receiving a plurality of wafers by a S-D transfer system, determining S-D...
7596422 Determining one or more profile parameters of a structure using optical metrology and a correlation between profile models and key profile shape variables  
One or more profile parameters of a structure fabricated on a wafer in a wafer application are determined by developing a correlation between a set of profile models and one or more key profile...
7596421 Process control system, process control method, and method of manufacturing electronic apparatus  
A process control system includes a client computer which prepares a correlation between a reference monitored value of apparatus information and a feature quantity, a manufacturing execution...
7593832 Energy efficient achievement of integrated circuit performance goals  
A system and method for meeting performance goals in an electronic system in an energy efficient manner. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise operating an electrical circuit at a...
7589845 Process control using an optical metrology system optimized with signal criteria  
Provided is system and method for controlling a fabrication cluster using at least one parameter of a structure measured with an optical metrology system designed and configured to meet one or more...
7587178 Signaling device  
A signaling device, in particular a signal pillar 1 , is provided which is able to generate signals even outside the range of the usual optical and acoustic signals, and flexibly create them as...
7584019 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7584011 Method for optimizing an industrial product, system for optimizing an industrial product and method for manufacturing an industrial product  
A method for optimizing a structure of an industrial product includes selecting control factors from among manufacturing parameters affecting a target characteristic, which is scheduled to be...
7580767 Methods of and apparatuses for maintenance, diagnosis, and optimization of processes  
One aspect of the present invention is a method of monitoring processes, optimizing processes, and diagnosing problems in the performance of a process tool for processing a workpiece. Another...
7579944 Information provision system and terminal for same and program for same  
An information provision system of the present disclosure stores a current vehicle condition and a normal unattended condition of the vehicle as relevant information in a driver's unit, when a...
7574279 Manufacturing system and controller, controlling method, controlling system, and control program for the manufacturing system  
A manufacturing system, located at a manufacturing system site, includes a discharger for discharging a liquid material having fluidity onto a substrate, communication means for transmitting and...
7567853 Method and system for the electronic provision of services for machines via a data communication link  
With this invention, expert knowledge from machine manufacturers is applied quickly at any time to a machine via the Internet, by providing a main computer (host) for the production and provision...
7561988 Customer support system  
A method is provided for centrally monitoring machines running at remote customer sites and providing customers with adequate support. The method includes collecting machine operating data,...
7558642 Method, apparatus, and product for optimizing manufacturing tests by integrating part and test objects in the same order configuration application  
A method, apparatus, and product are disclosed for optimizing manufacturing testing of a customized configuration of a product. A plurality of part objects are defined within an order configuration...
7558641 Recipe report card framework and methods thereof  
A computer-implemented method for performing recipe evaluation is provided. The computer-implemented method includes integrating a plurality of data sources into a single recipe report card...
7551976 Industrial device receiving remote maintenance operation and outputting charge information  
The present invention provides a remote maintenance method, a remote maintenance system, and an industrial device for enabling control and thorough services and billing according to the contents of...
7551974 Processing method of workpieces using combined processing machines  
Plural combined processing machines perform various processes to workpieces W. The combined processing machines are arranged in a processing line according to a volume of products of the...
7548793 On-line process specification adjusting and component disposing based on predictive model of component performance  
A disposition process involves a part proceeding through a sequence of fabrication steps. The process involves obtaining a specified parameter for the part at an individual fabrication step;...
7546177 Automated state estimation system for cluster tools and a method of operating the same  
By using weighted entity states for representing a state of a cluster tool, a highly efficient technique for the measurement and monitoring of cluster tool characteristics, such as reliability,...
7542821 Multi-unit process spatial synchronization of image inspection systems  
A conversion control system is described that includes a database to store data defining a set of rules and an interface to receive local anomaly information from a plurality of different analysis...
7542819 Method and system for managing product output  
A method and a system for managing product output are proposed, for connecting work partners at different locations of an enterprise through a network to the managing system, wherein an enterprise...
7539597 Diagnostic systems and methods for predictive condition monitoring  
A system for empirically diagnosing a condition of a monitored system. Estimates of monitored parameters from a model of the system provide residual values that can be analyzed for failure mode...
7539585 System and method for rule-based data mining and problem detection for semiconductor fabrication  
A fabrication history of a group of wafers is provided, having a record for each wafer of the manufacturing events that did or did not occur in its fabrication, and having the measured value of a...
7539552 Method and apparatus for implementing a universal coordinate system for metrology data  
A method includes receiving a metrology report including metrology data collected by a metrology tool, position data associated with the metrology data, and context data associated with the...
7536764 Method and apparatus for monitoring blind fastener setting  
A method of monitoring the setting operation for a blind fastener comprising the step of measuring, as a function of time, an electronic signal indicative of the load being applied to the fastener...
7529644 Method of diagnosing an operations systems  
A method of diagnosing a distributed operational system having a field device, a field processing module coupled to the field device, a bitbus, a fieldbus, and an auxiliary processing module...
7526794 Data perspectives in controller system and production management systems  
A programmable logic controller is disclosed that filters and presents to a user data that conforms to a hierarchically structured data model. The programmable logic controller through utilization...
7526699 Method for creating a built-in self test (BIST) table for monitoring a monolayer deposition (MLD) system  
A method of monitoring a processing system in real-time using low-pressure based modeling techniques that include processing one or more of wafers in a processing chamber, calculating dynamic...
7526405 Statistical signatures used with multivariate statistical analysis for fault detection and isolation and abnormal condition prevention in a process  
A system and method for monitoring a process in a process plant and detecting an abnormal condition includes collecting data representative of the operation of the process, performing a...
7519885 Monitoring a monolayer deposition (MLD) system using a built-in self test (BIST) table  
A method of monitoring a processing system in real-time using low-pressure based modeling techniques that include processing one or more of wafers in a processing chamber; determining a measured...
7519446 Manufacture condition setting system, manufacture condition setting method, control program, and computer-readable record medium recording control program therein  
A manufacture condition setting system includes a manufacture state acquisition unit to which static/dynamic conditions and a product quality in the case where the static/dynamic conditions do not...
7516047 Diagnostic method for manufacturing processes  
A method for use in a system for diagnosing the causes of manufacturing defects involves process characterization. A set of forms is identified for a workpiece and for a piece of manufacturing...
7515984 Method and system for monitoring batch product manufacturing  
A system and method for monitoring product through a batch manufacturing plant is provided. The system includes, a parallel flow mode when product flows concurrently from at least two units to a...
7509177 Self-calibrating orienting system for a manipulating device  
The invention relates to the control of an orienting/positioning system comprising comprising at least a sensor and an actuator for controlling an orienting and/or positioning action adapted to...
7505879 Method for generating multivariate analysis model expression for processing apparatus, method for executing multivariate analysis of processing apparatus, control device of processing apparatus and control system for processing apparatus  
According to the present invention, multivariate analysis model expressions are generated for a plasma processing apparatus 100 A and a plasma processing apparatus 100 B by executing a...