Render-resolve method of obtaining configurations and formatting it for use by semiconductor equipment interfaces

An apparatus for managing recipes in a semiconductor manufacturing process comprising:

• means for resolving a recipe to provide a resolved recipe using a configuration for a current context, the means for resolving using an original element, a resolved root and the current context to resolve the recipe, the means for resolving being stored on computer readable media;
• and,
• means for rendering the recipe to provide a rendered recipe, the rendered recipe corresponding to a format suitable for consumption by an equipment interface of the semiconductor manufacturing process, the means for rendering being stored on computer readable media.

A system for managing recipes in a semiconductor manufacturing process comprising:

• a resolving module stored on computer readable media, the resolving module resolving a recipe to provide a resolved recipe using a configuration for a current context, the resolving module using an original element, a resolved root and the current context to resolve the recipe;
• and,
• a rendering module stored on computer readable media, the rendering module rendering the recipe to provide a rendered recipe, the rendered recipe corresponding to a format suitable for consumption by an equipment interface of the semiconductor manufacturing process.