Automated test and characterization web services
First Claim
1. A testing arrangement for testing a plasma cluster tool having system control software (SCS) for controlling said plasma cluster tool during production, the testing arrangement comprising:
- a data manager module for obtaining, via a computer network, specification data pertaining to a component of said plasma cluster tool, said specification data including at least simulation data for simulating operation of other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool other than said component of said plasma cluster tool;
a test manager module configured to provide a set of tests for testing said component, said set of tests incorporating data obtained in said specification data; and
a SCS interface engine configured to communicate said set of tests with said system control software of said plasma cluster tool, thereby enabling said SCS to execute at least a test in said set of tests to test said component of said plasma cluster tool, said test including at least simulated operation of said other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool according to said specification data.
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Abstract
A testing arrangement for testing a plasma cluster tool having system control software (SCS) for controlling the plasma cluster tool during production. The testing arrangement includes a data manager module for obtaining, via a computer network, specification data pertaining to a component of the plasma cluster tool. The testing arrangement further includes a test manager module configured to provide a set of tests for testing the component, the set of tests incorporating data obtained in the specification data. The testing arrangement additionally includes a SCS interface engine configured to communicate the set of tests with the system control software of the plasma cluster tool, thereby enabling the SCS to execute at least a test in the set of tests to test the component.
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22 Claims
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1. A testing arrangement for testing a plasma cluster tool having system control software (SCS) for controlling said plasma cluster tool during production, the testing arrangement comprising:
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a data manager module for obtaining, via a computer network, specification data pertaining to a component of said plasma cluster tool, said specification data including at least simulation data for simulating operation of other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool other than said component of said plasma cluster tool; a test manager module configured to provide a set of tests for testing said component, said set of tests incorporating data obtained in said specification data; and a SCS interface engine configured to communicate said set of tests with said system control software of said plasma cluster tool, thereby enabling said SCS to execute at least a test in said set of tests to test said component of said plasma cluster tool, said test including at least simulated operation of said other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool according to said specification data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for testing a plasma cluster tool, comprising:
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obtaining, via a computer network, specification data pertaining to a component of said plasma cluster tool, said specification data including at least simulation data for simulating operation of other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool other than said component of said plasma cluster tool; providing a set of tests for testing said component of said plasma cluster tool, said set of tests incorporating data obtained in said specification data; communicating said set of tests with a system control software of said plasma cluster tool to enable said system control software to execute at least a test in said set of tests to test said component of said plasma cluster tool; and performing said test, said test including at least simulated operation of said other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool according to said specification data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A testing arrangement for testing a plasma cluster tool having system control software (SCS) for controlling said plasma cluster tool during production, comprising:
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means for obtaining, via a computer network, specification data pertaining to a component of said plasma cluster tool, said specification data including at least simulation data for simulating operation of other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool other than said component of said plasma cluster tool; means for providing a set of tests for testing said component of said plasma cluster tool, said set of tests incorporating data obtained in said specification data; and means for providing said set of tests with said system control software of said plasma cluster tool, thereby enabling said SCS to execute at least a test in said set of tests to test said component of said plasma cluster tool, said test including at least simulated operation of said other possible hardware components of said plasma cluster tool according to said specification data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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