System for dispatching semiconductors lots
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsEric Dickstein, Alan Dziedzic, Richard Burda
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Abstract
A system for dispatching a plurality of semiconductor lots among a plurality of tools is provided. The system includes a dispatch server manager and a dispatch integrator and display device. The dispatch integrator and display device conveys a dispatch request to the manager and receives a dispatch list from the manager. The manager queries for a processing status of the plurality of semiconductor lots and displays a dispatch list in response to the processing status. The dispatch list includes an associated reason and/or code related to the processing status.
Claims24
A system for dispatching a plurality of semiconductor lots among a plurality of tools, the system comprising:
- a dispatch server manager;
- and
- a dispatch integrator and display device for conveying a dispatch request to said manager and receiving a dispatch list from said manager, wherein said manager queries for a processing status of said plurality of semiconductor lots and displays a dispatch list in response to said processing status, wherein said dispatch list includes an associated reason and/or code related to said processing status.
A system for dispatching a plurality of semiconductor lots, the system comprising:
- a dispatch integrator and display;
- a dispatch service manager for dispatching the plurality of semiconductor lots to a plurality of dispatchers, said dispatch service manager being in electrical communication with said dispatch integrator and display;
- and
- an explain infrastructure in communication with said dispatch service manager, said explain infrastructure exporting information from said dispatch service manager to said dispatch integrator and display, said information including a dispatch state of the plurality of semiconductor lots.
A method of processing a semiconductor lot, comprising:
- programming a dispatch server manager with a filter;
- controlling said dispatch server manager to determine whether to dispatch the semiconductor lot among at least one of a plurality of dispatchers as a function of said filter;
- and
- controlling said dispatch server manager to output a reason code within a predetermined timeframe if said dispatch server manager does not dispatch the semiconductor lot.
The method of claim 13, further comprising:
- evaluating said reason code by a user;
- and
- altering said filter as a function of said reason code by said user.
A computer program product in a computer-readable medium, said program product comprising computer-executable code for performing a method of processing a semiconductor lot, said method comprising:
- programming a dispatch server manager with a filter;
- controlling said dispatch server manager to determine whether to dispatch the semiconductor lot among at least one of a plurality of dispatchers as a function of said filter;
- and
- controlling said dispatch server manager to output a reason code within a predetermined timeframe if said dispatch server manager does not dispatch the semiconductor lot.
A method for deploying computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-executable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a method of processing a semiconductor lot, said method comprising:
- programming a dispatch server manager with a filter;
- controlling said dispatch server manager to determine whether to dispatch the semiconductor lot among at least one of a plurality of dispatchers as a function of said filter;
- and
- controlling said dispatch server manager to output a reason code within a predetermined timeframe if said dispatch server manager does not dispatch the semiconductor lot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.