公开(公告)号：US06708074B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-16

申请号：US09637620

申请日：2000-08-11

申请人： Yuehshian T. Chi ,  Parris C. M. Hawkins ,  Qiaolin Jin

发明人： Yuehshian T. Chi ,  Parris C. M. Hawkins ,  Qiaolin Jin

IPC分类号： G06F1900

CPC分类号： G06F9/541 ,  G05B19/408 ,  G05B2219/31369 ,  G05B2219/31372 ,  G05B2219/32128 ,  G05B2219/34262 ,  G05B2219/35488 ,  G06F9/451 ,  Y02P90/12 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： Generic interface adapter builder software generates an interface adapter to tie tools into a centralized manufacturing execution system. As contemplated by embodiments of the present invention, the interface adapter allows a tool in a semiconductor manufacturing assembly to communicate with other hardware and software in the centralized manufacturing execution system in accordance with a standard protocol and be operable from a common view graphical user interface. The generic interface builder software uses a classification of the type library and desired parameters for a particular tool to generate the interface adapter that maps the interface methods of the tool to the interface of the manufacturing execution system and handles long running service request support. In one aspect of the invention, the tool to be integrated into the manufacturing assembly may be a material control system. As contemplated by embodiments of the present invention, the material control system uses COM-based interface methods, and may optionally include a COM-based protocol converter, and may expose its interface methods via a type library.

摘要翻译： 通用接口适配器构建器软件生成一个接口适配器，将工具绑定到集中的制造执行系统中。 如本发明的实施例所设想的，接口适配器允许半导体制造组件中的工具根据标准协议与集中制造执行系统中的其他硬件和软件通信，并且可以从公共视图图形用户界面操作。 通用接口构建器软件使用类型库的分类和特定工具的期望参数来生成将工具的接口方法映射到制造执行系统的接口并处理长时间运行的服务请求支持的接口适配器。 在本发明的一个方面，要集成到制造组件中的工具可以是材料控制系统。 如本发明的实施例所预期的，材料控制系统使用基于COM的接口方法，并且可以可选地包括基于COM的协议转换器，并且可以通过类型库公开其接口方法。