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WIP/move management tool for semiconductor manufacturing plant and method of operation thereof
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1996-03-19
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Granted: 1998-06-16
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Expires: 2016-03-19
Abstract
Abstract An interactive data processing system and/or method is a management tool for a manufacturing plant including a shop floor control system. A server contains a data engine for extracting data, a load and transform data unit, and a database management storage unit. Data from the shop floor control system is supplied to the data engine in the server. The data engine can run the shop floor control system. The data engine supplies data received from the shop floor control system to the load and transform data unit. The load and transform data unit supplies data to the database management storage unit where the data is stored in a disk storage unit in storage space allocated to a conventional database management system employed for the purpose of management of data. The database management storage unit supplies data to an interactive graphic user interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Archin Chen
- 👤 Yu-Ning Chen
- 👤 Chiu-Fang Chien
- 👤 Chung I. Chieh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:03
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/418; G05B19/41865; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/31; G05B2219/31323; G05B2219/31406; G05B2219/31432; G05B2219/31472; G05B2219/32; G05B2219/32128; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99932
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An interactive data processing system comprising a management tool for a manufacturing plant including: a set of database storage units connected respectively to a set of data extraction engines which have outputs which are, in turn, connected to provide data to a first bus line, said extraction engines extracting data and transforming said data from said set of database storage units, said first bus line being connected to the input of a common data temporary storage unit which stores the data supplied thereto by said data extraction engines, a database server connected to receive data via said first bus line from said storage unit during a loading and maintenance function of said server, data from said server being supplied to a common data warehouse attached to said server employing a database management system, said server having a reciprocal input/output connection to a second bus line, a set of graphic user interfaces having reciprocal input/output connections to the second bus line, and said graphic user interface having a local data storage unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An interactive data processing system comprising a management tool for a manufacturing plant including: a set of database storage units connected respectively to a set of data extraction engines which have outputs which are, in turn, connected to provide data to a first bus line, said extraction engines extracting data and transforming said data from said set of database storage units, said first bus line being connected to the input of a common data temporary storage unit which stores the data supplied thereto by said data extraction engines, a database server connected to receive data via said first bus line from said storage unit during a loading and maintenance function of said server, data from said server being supplied to a common data warehouse attached to said server employing a database management system, said server having a reciprocal input/output connection to a second bus line, a set of graphic user interfaces having reciprocal input/output connections to the second bus line, and said graphic user interface having a local data storage unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus for WIP management, move, special lot and classification functions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus providing for selection of chart options by interactive functions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus for WIP management, move, special lot and classification functions, and providing for selection of chart options by interactive functions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
180 words
An interactive data processing method comprising a management tool for a manufacturing plant including: a set of database storage units connected respectively to a set of data extraction engines which have outputs which are, in turn, connected to provide data to a first bus line, said extraction engines extracting data and transforming said data from said set of database storage units, sending data on said first bus line to the input of a common data temporary storage unit which stores the data supplied thereto by said data extraction engines, causing a database server to receive data via said first bus line from said storage unit during a loading and maintenance function of said server, supplying data from said server to a common data warehouse attached to said server employing a database management system, said server having a reciprocal input/output connection to a second bus line, operating a set of graphic user interfaces having reciprocal input/output connections to the second bus line to control display of data from said server, and said graphic user interface having a local data storage unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
180 words
An interactive data processing method comprising a management tool for a manufacturing plant including: a set of database storage units connected respectively to a set of data extraction engines which have outputs which are, in turn, connected to provide data to a first bus line, said extraction engines extracting data and transforming said data from said set of database storage units, sending data on said first bus line to the input of a common data temporary storage unit which stores the data supplied thereto by said data extraction engines, causing a database server to receive data via said first bus line from said storage unit during a loading and maintenance function of said server, supplying data from said server to a common data warehouse attached to said server employing a database management system, said server having a reciprocal input/output connection to a second bus line, operating a set of graphic user interfaces having reciprocal input/output connections to the second bus line to control display of data from said server, and said graphic user interface having a local data storage unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus for WIP management, move, special lot and classification functions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus providing for selection of chart options by interactive functions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein: said graphic user interface includes a display presenting interactive menus for securing real-time data on manufacturing data as a function of a plurality of menus for WIP management, move, special lot and classification functions, and providing for selection of chart options by interactive functions.
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