System and method of reserving capacity for a pre-process order
First Claim
1. A system for reserving capacity for a pre-process order, comprising:
- a process arrangement engine arranging a pre-process operation and a plurality of post-process operations for a product family, the product family comprising a plurality of products corresponding to the post-process operations;
an order management module for receiving a purchase order for the product family before a cutoff date; and
a capacity management module reserving capacity for the pre-process operation and one of the post-process operations and providing capacity for the pre-process operation when the order is a pre-process order, and providing post-process operating capacity for a specific post-process operation for the product corresponding to the specific post-process operation when the order is a post-process order corresponding to the specific post-process operation.
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Abstract
In a foundry that produces a product family a system and method of reserving capacity for a pre-process order includes a plurality of products, a common pre-process operation and a plurality of distinct post-process operations corresponding to the products. When a pre-process order related to the pre-process operation from a customer is received, pre-process capacity and post-process operating capacity are reserved according to the pre-process order, and the pre-process capacity is provided for the pre-process. When a post-process order for a product corresponding to a specific post-process operation in the product family is received before a cutoff date, the reserved post-process operating capacity is provided for the corresponding post-process operation. If no post-process order is received before the cutoff date, the reserved post-process operating capacity is released as remnant supply. Other systems and methods are also provided.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for reserving capacity for a pre-process order, comprising:
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a process arrangement engine arranging a pre-process operation and a plurality of post-process operations for a product family, the product family comprising a plurality of products corresponding to the post-process operations; an order management module for receiving a purchase order for the product family before a cutoff date; and a capacity management module reserving capacity for the pre-process operation and one of the post-process operations and providing capacity for the pre-process operation when the order is a pre-process order, and providing post-process operating capacity for a specific post-process operation for the product corresponding to the specific post-process operation when the order is a post-process order corresponding to the specific post-process operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of reserving capacity for a pre-process order, comprising the steps of:
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providing a pre-process operation and a plurality of post-process operations for a product family, the product family comprising a plurality of products corresponding to the post-process operations; when receiving a pre-process order for the product family related to the pre-process, reserving capacity for pre-process operation and one of the post-process operations, and providing the pre-process capacity for the pre-process operation; and when receiving a post-process order for the product family related to one of the post-process operations corresponding to a specific product before a cutoff date, providing the post-process operating capacity for the corresponding post-process operation. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for reserving capacity for a pre-process order, comprising:
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a process arrangement engine arranging a pre-process, a first post-process operation and a plurality of second post-process operations for a product family, the product family comprising a first product corresponding to the first post-process operation and a plurality of second products corresponding to the second post-process operations; an order management module for receiving a purchase order for the product family before a cutoff date; and a capacity management module for reserving capacity for the pre-process operation and capacity for the first post-process operation and providing capacity for the pre-process operation when the order is a pre-process order, providing the capacity for the first post-process operation when the order is a first post-process order for the first product, and transferring the first post-process operating capacity to second post-process operating capacity and providing the second post-process operating capacity for a specific second post-process operation when the order is a second post-process order for a second product corresponding to the specific second post-process operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for reserving capacity for a pre-process order in a semiconductor foundry, comprising:
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a process arrangement engine arranging a pre-process, a first post-process operation and a plurality of second post-process operations for a semiconductor product family according to a plurality of lots in the semiconductor foundry, the semiconductor product family comprising a first semiconductor product corresponding to the first post-process operation and a plurality of second semiconductor products corresponding to the second post-process operations; an order management module for receiving a purchase order for the semiconductor product family before a cutoff date; and a capacity management module reserving capacity for the pre-process operation and capacity for the first post-process operation and providing capacity for the pre-process operation when the order is a pre-process order, providing the capacity for the first post-process operation when the order is a first post-process order for the first semiconductor product, and transferring the first post-process operating capacity to second post-process operating capacity and providing the second post-process operating capacity for a specific second post-process operation when the order is a second post-process order for a second semiconductor product corresponding to the specific second post-process operation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of reserving capacity for a pre-process order in a semiconductor foundry, comprising the steps of:
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providing a pre-process, a first post-process operation and a plurality of second post-process operations for a semiconductor product family according to a plurality of lots in the semiconductor foundry, the semiconductor product family comprising a first semiconductor product corresponding to the first post-process operation and a plurality of second semiconductor products corresponding to the second post-process operations; when receiving a pre-process order for the semiconductor product family related to the pre-process, reserving capacity for the pre-process operation and operating capacity for the first post-process operations, and providing the pre-process capacity for the pre-process operation; when receiving a first post-process order for the first semiconductor product related to the first post-process operation before a cutoff date, providing the capacity for the first post-process operation; and when receiving a second post-process order for a second semiconductor product corresponding to a specific second post-process operation before the cutoff date, transferring the first post-process operating capacity to second post-process operating capacity and providing the second post-process operating capacity for the specific second post-process operation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor product family comprising a first semiconductor product and a plurality of second semiconductor products, the manufacturing method comprising the steps of:
- providing a pre-process, a first post-process operation and a plurality of second post-process operations for the semiconductor product family, the first semiconductor product corresponding to the first post-process operation, and each of second semiconductor products corresponding to each of the second post-process operations;
receiving a pre-process order for the semiconductor product family related to the pre-process operation before a cutoff date; reserving capacity for the pre-process operation and operating capacity for the first post-process operations; manufacturing a plurality of components according to the pre-process order by performing the pre-process operation with the pre-process capacity; when receiving a first post-process order for the first semiconductor product related to the first post-process operation before the cutoff date, performing the first post-process operation on the components with the first post-process operating capacity to obtain a plurality of the first semiconductor products for the first post-process order; and when receiving a second post-process order for a second semiconductor product corresponding to a specific second post-process operation before the cutoff date, transferring the first post-process operating capacity to second post-process operating capacity and performing the corresponding second post-process operation on the components with the second post-process operating capacity to obtain a plurality of the second semiconductor products corresponding to the second post-process order. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
- providing a pre-process, a first post-process operation and a plurality of second post-process operations for the semiconductor product family, the first semiconductor product corresponding to the first post-process operation, and each of second semiconductor products corresponding to each of the second post-process operations;
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