Method and system for correcting a fault in a semiconductor manufacturing system
First Claim
1. A method of correcting a fault in a process tool for semiconductor manufacturing comprising:
- collecting old service activity data for old faults in said process tool;
receiving new service activity data for a new fault in said process tool;
comparing said new service activity data to said old service activity data;
identifying matching service activity data from said comparison; and
performing a corrective action based on said matching service activity data.
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Abstract
A method and system for correcting a fault in a semiconductor manufacturing system is described. Fault correction for a service component is achieved using an interactive case study with a service operator. The interactive case study can identify one or more cases where the current service activity data substantially matches past service activity data, and utilize this correlation to assist the service operator in conducting the service component repair. If necessary, the interactive case study can identify one or more tests to perform in order to narrow down the number of matching cases. As tests are performed and results are retrieved by the interactive case study, the number of matching cases is reduced. For instance, the interactive case study can assist in identifying a manufacturing system part to replace in a manufacturing system tool in order to correct the problem.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of correcting a fault in a process tool for semiconductor manufacturing comprising:
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collecting old service activity data for old faults in said process tool;
receiving new service activity data for a new fault in said process tool;
comparing said new service activity data to said old service activity data;
identifying matching service activity data from said comparison; and
performing a corrective action based on said matching service activity data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for using a computer system to correct a fault in a process tool for semiconductor manufacturing comprising:
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means for collecting old service activity data for old faults in said process tool;
means for receiving new service activity data for a new fault in said process tool;
means for comparing said new service activity data to said old service activity data;
means for identifying matching service activity data from said comparison; and
means for performing a corrective action based on said matching service activity data.
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18. A system for correcting a fault in a process tool for semiconductor manufacturing comprising:
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a memory configured to store data necessary for correcting said fault; and
a control system configured to;
collect old service activity data for old faults in said process tool, receive new service activity data for a new fault in said process tool, compare said new service activity data to said old service activity data, identify matching service activity data from said comparison, and perform a corrective action based on said matching service activity data in order to correct said new fault in said process tool. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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