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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chin-Hui Hung, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-Chin Chen, Moa-Li Hsin, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395500 ; 36446818 ; 36446828 ; 364488 ; 364490 ; 437-8 ; 395 52 ; 395904 ; 395 61 ;
Abstract
This method provides for increasing integrated circuit production of a fabrication facility comprising collecting data from a plurality of machines, calculating of the present Ratio of Running Work (RRW), comparing present RRW to optimum RRW, checking the system to determine which machines are idle, and taking steps to increase the number of running machines. Steps taken to decrease the number of idle machines include dispatching commands to a computerized dispatching system or operators. The steps of the process are repeated to further increase RRW.