Approximating cycle times within material flow network
    1.
    发明授权
    Approximating cycle times within material flow network 失效
    材料流网络中的近似周期时间

    公开(公告)号:US08185420B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-22

    申请号:US12038134

    申请日:2008-02-27

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: Approximating cycle times within a material flow network is disclosed. One embodiment includes assigning an approximate cycle time for completion of a part number PN within the material flow network by using a model that rounds the approximate cycle time to a nearest aggregate time period and adjusting the assigned approximate cycle time based on a mathematical function representing an aggregate accuracy of an aggregation of cycle times throughout the material flow network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了材料流网络内的近似循环时间。 一个实施例包括通过使用将近似周期时间舍入到最近聚合时间周期的模型来分配在材料流网络内完成零件号PN的近似周期时间,并且基于表示一个数学函数的数学函数来调整所分配的近似周期时间 整个材料流网络周期时间聚合的聚合精度。

    APPROXIMATING CYCLE TIMES WITHIN MATERIAL FLOW NETWORK
    2.
    发明申请
    APPROXIMATING CYCLE TIMES WITHIN MATERIAL FLOW NETWORK 失效
    在材料流网络中大大缩短周期时间

    公开(公告)号:US20090216583A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-27

    申请号:US12038134

    申请日:2008-02-27

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: Approximating cycle times within a material flow network is disclosed. One embodiment includes assigning an approximate cycle time for completion of a part number PN within the material flow network by using a model that rounds the approximate cycle time to a nearest aggregate time period and adjusting the assigned approximate cycle time based on a mathematical function representing an aggregate accuracy of an aggregation of cycle times throughout the material flow network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了材料流网络内的近似循环时间。 一个实施例包括通过使用将近似周期时间舍入到最近聚合时间周期的模型来分配在材料流网络内完成零件号PN的近似周期时间,并且基于表示 整个材料流网络周期时间聚合的聚合精度。

    Method and system for intelligent automated reticle managment
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and system for intelligent automated reticle managment 有权
    智能自动光罩管理方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US07953507B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-31

    申请号:US11669179

    申请日:2007-01-31

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G03F7/70741

    摘要: A method, system, and program storage device for implementing the method of controlling a manufacturing system, wherein the method comprises providing a plurality of workpieces to be processed on a processing tool, the plurality of workpieces located at processing stations prior to the processing tool, determining auxiliary equipment allocation needs for the processing tool based on characteristics associated with the plurality of workpieces prior to the workpieces arriving at the processing tool, and sending auxiliary equipment to the processing tool based on the allocation needs prior to the workpieces arriving at the processing tool. According to an embodiment of the invention, the processing tool comprises a photolithographic system, the auxiliary equipment comprises a reticle, and the plurality of workpieces comprise semiconductor substrates.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于实现控制制造系统的方法的方法,系统和程序存储装置,其中所述方法包括在处理工具上提供待加工的多个工件,所述多个工件位于处理工具之前的处理站, 在工件到达处理工具之前,基于与多个工件相关联的特性来确定处理工具的辅助设备分配需求,以及基于在工件到达处理工具之前的分配需求将辅助设备发送到处理工具 。 根据本发明的实施例,处理工具包括光刻系统,辅助设备包括掩模版,并且多个工件包括半导体衬底。

    Method, system, and computer program product for improved flow of development lots in a manufacturing facility
    4.
    发明授权
    Method, system, and computer program product for improved flow of development lots in a manufacturing facility 失效
    方法,系统和计算机程序产品,用于改进制造设施中开发批次的流动

    公开(公告)号:US07239930B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-03

    申请号:US10908714

    申请日:2005-05-24

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 Y02P90/86

    摘要: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for improved flow of development lots in a manufacturing facility. A method in accordance to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: establishing at least one target for processing of a set of development lots in the manufacturing facility; monitoring a progress of the set of development lots in the manufacturing facility; comparing the progress of the set of development lots against the at least one target; establishing at least one suggested action for the set of development lots if the progress of the set of development lots deviates from the at least one target; and deciding which development lots in the set of development lots to assign to at least one tool in the manufacturing facility, wherein the at least one suggested action is incorporated into the assignment decision.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于改进制造设备中的开发批次的流程的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 根据本发明的一个实施例的方法包括:建立至少一个目标,用于处理制造设施中的一组开发批次; 监测制造设施中的一批开发项目的进度; 将发展项目集合的进度与至少一个目标进行比较; 如果一组开发项目的进度偏离至少一个目标,则为该组开发项目建立至少一个建议行动; 以及将所述开发批次中的哪些开发批次分配给所述制造设施中的至少一个工具,其中所述至少一个建议的动作被并入到所述分配决定中。

    Method and system for intelligent automated reticle management
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for intelligent automated reticle management 有权
    智能自动标线管理方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US07206652B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-17

    申请号:US10711079

    申请日:2004-08-20

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G03F7/70741

    摘要: A method, system, and program storage device for implementing the method of controlling a manufacturing system, wherein the method comprises providing a plurality of workpieces to be processed on a processing tool, the plurality of workpieces located at processing stations prior to the processing tool, determining auxiliary equipment allocation needs for the processing tool based on characteristics associated with the plurality of workpieces prior to the workpieces arriving at the processing tool, and sending auxiliary equipment to the processing tool based on the allocation needs prior to the workpieces arriving at the processing tool. According to an embodiment of the invention, the processing tool comprises a photolithographic system, the auxiliary equipment comprises a reticle, and the plurality of workpieces comprise semiconductor substrates.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于实现控制制造系统的方法的方法,系统和程序存储装置,其中所述方法包括在处理工具上提供待加工的多个工件,所述多个工件位于处理工具之前的处理站, 在工件到达处理工具之前,基于与多个工件相关联的特性来确定处理工具的辅助设备分配需求,以及基于在工件到达处理工具之前的分配需求将辅助设备发送到处理工具 。 根据本发明的实施例,处理工具包括光刻系统,辅助设备包括掩模版,并且多个工件包括半导体衬底。

    Method for purchase order rescheduling in a linear program
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for purchase order rescheduling in a linear program 失效
    在线性程序中重新安排采购订单的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07966208B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-21

    申请号:US10707974

    申请日:2004-01-29

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: The invention provides a method of rescheduling timing of when items on purchase orders are scheduled to be received in a linear programming production planning system. This methodology performs a pre-processing rescheduling of the timing of purchase order receipts into the earliest time period allowable in a pre-processing step. After this pre-processing, the invention solves the core production planning system equations using the rescheduled purchase order receipts. Then, the invention performs post-processing rescheduling, which sorts the purchase order receipts according to rescheduling flexibility, and subsequently sequentially reschedules the timing of each of the purchase order receipts in the order established by the sorting process. This process of sequentially rescheduling reschedules the timing of purchase order receipts into the latest time period allowable.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种重新安排在线性规划生产计划系统中调度在采购订单上的物品被接收的时间的方法。 该方法对购买订单收据的定时进行预处理重新安排到预处理步骤中允许的最早时间段。 在这种预处理之后,本发明使用重新安排的采购订单收据来解决核心生产计划系统方程式。 然后,本发明执行后处理重新安排,其根据重新安排的灵活性对采购订单收据进行排序,然后按照分类处理建立的顺序顺序重新安排每个采购单收货的定时。 该顺序重新安排的过程将购买订单收据的时间安排到允许的最新时间段内。

    Method for simultaneously considering customer commit dates and customer request dates
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for simultaneously considering customer commit dates and customer request dates 失效
    同时考虑客户提交日期和客户要求日期的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07584113B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-01

    申请号:US10707973

    申请日:2004-01-29

    IPC分类号: G05B19/418

    摘要: The invention disclosed here is a method for achieving simultaneous consideration of multiple customer demand dates within an advanced planning system. The invention provides a method of production planning that considers multiple due dates. The invention solves a production planning model based upon the second (commit) date to produce a first solution, sorts the demand records in order of importance, and then re-solves the production planning model based upon the first (request) date to produce a second solution. The re-solving process is performed on each demand item in the sorted order of importance. The invention optimizes between the first solution and the second solution. Before re-solving the production planning model, the invention changes the lower bound constraints on backorder variables. The re-solving process changes the required date for a single demand item, and this re-solving process is repeated for all demand items that have a first (request) date that is before a corresponding required date. The invention reports the optimal solution produced during the optimizing process. The system and method integrate the consideration of multiple demand dates with an advanced planning system for optimizing established planning objectives (e.g. customer service, short lead times, low inventory, and prioritized allocation of supply and capacity) to compute a feasible production plan for the division.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开的发明是在高级规划系统内同时考虑多个客户需求日期的方法。 本发明提供了考虑多个到期日的生产计划的方法。 本发明基于第二(提交)日期来解决生产计划模型以产生第一解决方案,按照重要性的顺序对需求记录进行排序,然后基于第一(请求)日期重新解决生产计划模型,以产生 第二个解决方案。 重新解决过程按照重要性的排序顺序对每个需求项进行。 本发明优化了第一溶液和第二溶液。 在重新解决生产计划模型之前,本发明改变了对逆序变量的下限约束。 重新解决过程更改单个需求项目的所需日期,并且对于在相应的所需日期之前的第一个(请求)日期的所有需求项目重复该重新解决过程。 本发明报告了在优化过程中产生的最佳解决方案。 系统和方法将多个需求日期的考虑与先进的计划制度结合起来,以优化既定的规划目标(例如客户服务,交货期短,库存低,供应和能力优先配置),以计算可行的生产计划 。

    Method for fair sharing limited resources between multiple customers
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for fair sharing limited resources between multiple customers 失效
    公平分享多个客户资源有限的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07937475B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-03

    申请号:US12125193

    申请日:2008-05-22

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 G06Q10/06315

    摘要: The invention disclosed comprises a method for encouraging fair sharing of limited material inventory and capacity between multiple customers when creating a production plan the invention allocates resources among competing demands in a linear programming production planning system by first classifying the demands into fair share sets, wherein all demands within each set have the same priority, calculating the cumulative demand for each resource within each set, and then allocating the resources to the demands in order of fair share set priority. If, during the allocating process, the supply of a given resource cannot satisfy a given cumulative demand of a given set, the given resource is allocated proportionally (e.g., evenly or according to usage proportions) among all demands that contribute to the given cumulative demand within the given set. This is an advanced planning system for optimizing established planning objectives (e.g., customer service, short lead times, low inventory, and prioritized allocation of supply and capacity) to compute a feasible production plan for the enterprise.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的发明包括一种在线性规划生产计划系统中通过首先将需求分类为公平共享集合来创建生产计划时,鼓励在多个客户之间公平共享有限物料库存和容量的方法,该方法通过在线性规划生产计划系统中的竞争需求中分配资源,其中所有 每个集合中的需求具有相同的优先级,计算每个集合中每个资源的累积需求,然后按照公平共享集优先级的顺序将资源分配给需求。 如果在分配过程中,给定资源的供给不能满足给定集合的给定累积需求,则给定资源按比例(例如,均匀地或根据使用比例)在有助于给定累积需求的所有需求中分配 在给定的集合。 这是一个先进的规划系统,用于优化既定的规划目标(例如,客户服务,交货期短,库存低,供应和容量优先分配),以计算企业的可行生产计划。

    Method for Fair Sharing Limited Resources Between Multiple Customers
    9.
    发明申请
    Method for Fair Sharing Limited Resources Between Multiple Customers 失效
    公平共享方法多个客户之间的有限资源

    公开(公告)号:US20080221962A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-11

    申请号:US12125193

    申请日:2008-05-22

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 G06Q10/06315

    摘要: The invention disclosed comprises a method for encouraging fair sharing of limited material inventory and capacity between multiple customers when creating a production plan the invention allocates resources among competing demands in a linear programming production planning system by first classifying the demands into fair share sets, wherein all demands within each set have the same priority, calculating the cumulative demand for each resource within each set, and then allocating the resources to the demands in order of fair share set priority. If, during the allocating process, the supply of a given resource cannot satisfy a given cumulative demand of a given set, the given resource is allocated proportionally (e.g., evenly or according to usage proportions) among all demands that contribute to the given cumulative demand within the given set. This is an advanced planning system for optimizing established planning objectives (e.g., customer service, short lead times, low inventory, and prioritized allocation of supply and capacity) to compute a feasible production plan for the enterprise.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的发明包括一种在线性规划生产计划系统中通过首先将需求分类为公平共享集合来创建生产计划时,鼓励在多个客户之间公平共享有限物料库存和容量的方法,该方法通过在线性规划生产计划系统中的竞争需求中分配资源,其中所有 每个集合中的需求具有相同的优先级,计算每个集合中每个资源的累积需求,然后按照公平共享集优先级的顺序将资源分配给需求。 如果在分配过程中,给定资源的供给不能满足给定集合的给定累积需求,则给定资源按比例(例如,均匀地或根据使用比例)在有助于给定累积需求的所有需求中分配 在给定的集合。 这是一个先进的规划系统,用于优化既定的规划目标(例如,客户服务,交货期短,库存低,供应和容量优先分配),以计算企业的可行生产计划。

    Method for optimizing foundry capacity
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for optimizing foundry capacity 失效
    优化铸造能力的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07103436B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-05

    申请号:US10707976

    申请日:2004-01-29

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/00 G06Q10/04 G06Q30/00

    摘要: The invention provides a method and system for determining a production plan that includes a first step that determines the minimum number of manufacturing starts that are required to meet contractual obligations; and a second step which determines a production plan satisfying the minimum manufacturing starts together with other customer demands. More specifically, the invention presents a method of allocating production starts (e.g., wafer starts) in a manufacturing facility (e.g., wafer foundry) using a linear programming production planning system which performs a first stage of linear programming to satisfy only contractually mandated minimum production starts constraints followed by a second stage of linear programming to satisfy the additional constraints, once the minimum starts constraints are satisfied.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于确定生产计划的方法和系统,其包括确定满足合同义务所需的制造开始的最小数量的第一步骤; 并且确定满足最小制造的生产计划的第二步骤与其他客户需求一起开始。 更具体地,本发明提出了一种使用线性规划生产计划系统在制造设施(例如,晶圆代工厂)中分配生产开始(例如,晶片启动)的方法,线性规划生产计划系统执行线性规划的第一阶段以仅满足合同规定的最小生产 一旦满足最小启动约束,则开始约束,随后是线性规划的第二阶段以满足附加约束。