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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Peng Qu, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Peng Qu, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes identifying a queue of workpiece lots awaiting processing in a process tool. At least one of the workpiece lots is associated with an obsolete control thread for controlling the process tool. Each of the plurality of workpiece lots is modeled as a parent lot and a child lot. A completion time for the workpiece lots is optimized by selecting a processing order of the workpiece lots and designating one of the child lots associated with the obsolete control thread as a pilot lot. A first workpiece lot in the selected processing order is processed in the process tool.