Xilinx, Inc.

Noel John Manicle

Michael Leonard Simmons

Andrew John Flynn

Christopher Lanseng Ling

A network appliance, and a system and user interface therefor, are described. The network appliance includes a file capture module is to obtain files transmitted via a network and to load data from the files into a database. A user interface for communicating with the server includes a first set of fields and a second set of fields. The first set of fields are for selecting data from the database and the second set of fields are for selecting indices for charting the data selected with the first set of fields. A data processing module is configured to retrieve data from the database responsive to the data selected with the first set of fields, to chart the data retrieved responsive to the indices selected with the second set of fields, and to output a graph of the data charted to a server having access to the database.

Network appliance for data collection and processing from multiple locations and data schema therefor

A server system for receiving and processing manufacturing data from a plurality of semi-conductor manufacturers is disclosed. The server system includes: a file capture module for receiving the manufacturing data from the plurality of semi-conductor manufacturers; a format conversion module coupled to the file capture module, the format conversion module converting the manufacturing data to a standard database format for storage in a database; a query builder module coupled to a client web browser for interactively changing contents of the client web browser depending upon a plurality of client selections on the client web browser, the query builder module configured to build a final query based on the plurality of client selections; and a report generation module coupled to the database and the query builder module, the report generation module generating a report based on the final query.

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Castleknock, Ireland

Noel John Manicle