Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Asix Electronics Corporation

Chih-Tsung Lin

Shui-Tien Lin

Hsun-Yao Jan

Yung-Ta Chan

Chin-Chia Kang

This invention relates to a single-chip USB-to-Ethernet controller that can operate either as a standalone USB-to-Ethernet controller integrated circuit chip in one mode, or the Ethernet PHY or the USB-to-Rev-MII Bridging chip in another mode, namely Dual-PHY mode, to interface with an external Network Microcontroller's Ethernet MAC for providing Ethernet and USB Device interface in a network communication system and to provide a mechanism for auto-detection and auto-selection between the Ethernet interface and USB Device interface through some Station Management Register access wherein the Network Microcontroller's Ethernet MAC can access two PHY devices through the same Station Management Interface.

Advanced single-chip USB-to-ethernet controller with a dual-PHY mode capacity for ethernet PHY or USB-to-rev-MII bridging

A method of offline measurement for process tool monitoring applied to semiconductor processes. A self-tuning monitor rule database, storing predefined monitor rules for lot processing is provided. Monitor data related to the lot processing is defined. Desired monitor data is obtained according to selected monitor rules residing in the self-tuning monitor rule database. Offline measurement operations are implemented according to the obtained monitor data using a process tool to generate monitor results. It is determined whether abnormal states exist by comparing the selected monitor rules and monitor data according to the monitor results. If so, the lot processing for the process tool is terminated. If not, the lot processing for the process tool is allowed. A failure notice is sent in response and the selected monitor rules are re-defined to update the self-tuning monitor rule database.

Methods and systems of offline measurement for process tool monitoring

A method and system that provides for near-zero downtime when updating enterprise system software in a client/server environment and elimination of the need to re-compile the client code with a new server component name as the new name can be addressed in a naming service. Client components will automatically connect to new-version enterprise server components that are backward compatible. Old-version client components will still work as new enterprise server components are deployed even if they are not backward compatible. Using a design with a step algorithm, the incompatibilities of client and enterprise server components are resolved. Client components automatically check a configuration file at initialization time or in parallel for the correct compatible version to use. Client rollback to the previous version is easily accomplished if bugs are found in the new deployment.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chih-Tsung Lin