Method and system for enabling a customer to monitor and alter an order in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
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1. A method for enabling a customer to monitor and modify an order during semiconductor manufacturing using a centralized system, the method comprising:
- providing manufacturing data to the customer via a computer, wherein the manufacturing data identifies a position of the order within a manufacturing process;
enabling the customer to request a modification to the order, wherein the request is made directly from the customer to the centralized system; and
approving or rejecting the requested modification if the modification must be verified before being implemented.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling a customer to monitor and modify an order in a semiconductor manufacturing system are provided. In one example, the method provides the customer with current information on the order, including a position of the order within the manufacturing process. The customer may request that the order be modified and the system may then determine when to implement the requested modification.
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1. A method for enabling a customer to monitor and modify an order during semiconductor manufacturing using a centralized system, the method comprising:
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providing manufacturing data to the customer via a computer, wherein the manufacturing data identifies a position of the order within a manufacturing process;
enabling the customer to request a modification to the order, wherein the request is made directly from the customer to the centralized system; and
approving or rejecting the requested modification if the modification must be verified before being implemented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22)
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8. A method for enabling a customer to directly monitor and modify an existing order during semiconductor manufacturing using a centralized system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the customer via the centralized system to change the order;
automatically identifying a current position of the order in a manufacturing process having a plurality of steps;
automatically determining at which step of the plurality of steps the change should be made based at least partly on the current position; and
making the change at the determined step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for changing an existing order during a manufacturing process in a semiconductor manufacturing system, wherein the order is assigned an identifier for tracking within the system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a customer to change the order, wherein the request is received by the semiconductor manufacturing system directly from the customer;
querying an order management system for a part number based on the identifier;
querying a work-in-process inventory system for a lot number based on the part number;
querying a product data management system for at least one process stage based on the part number;
querying a manufacturing execution system to convert the lot number and process stage to a plurality of process steps; and
determining when the change should be made based on the plurality of process steps and a current position of the order in the plurality of process steps. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A centralized system for enabling a customer to monitor and modify an order during a semiconductor manufacturing process, the system comprising:
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at least one equipment interface unit (EIU) associated with each of a plurality of separate manufacturing stations, wherein each station includes at least one piece of equipment that may be accessed via the EIU;
at least one manufacturing execution system (MES) in communication with each EIU;
at least one MES interface unit (MIU) in communication with each MES;
a centralized server in communication with each MIU; and
a customer interface unit (CIU) in communication with the centralized server, wherein the CIU is adapted to provide access to the centralized server by the customer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for automatically implementing a customer initiated modification to an order in a semiconductor manufacturing environment, the system comprising:
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an online system;
a work-in-process (WIP) inventory system in communication with the online system;
an order management system in communication with the online system;
a product data management system in communication with the online system;
a lot control system in communication with the online system;
a manufacturing execution system (MES) in communication with the lot control system; and
a plurality of instructions including;
instructions for receiving a request from a customer to change the order via the online system;
instructions for querying, by the online system, the order management system for a part number based on an identifier associated with the order;
instructions for querying, by the online system, the work-in-process inventory system for a lot number based on the part number;
instructions for querying, by the online system, the product data management system for at least one process stage based on the part number;
instructions for querying, by the lot control system, the MES to convert the lot number and process stage to a plurality of process steps; and
instructions for determining when the change should be made based on the plurality of process steps and a current position of the order in the plurality of process steps. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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