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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
John R. Swyers, Austin, TX (US);
Manjunath Yedatore, Austin, TX (US);
Tony L. Davis, Austin, TX (US);
Donn Turner, Malta, NY (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Austin, TX (US);
John R. Swyers, Austin, TX (US);
Manjunath Yedatore, Austin, TX (US);
Tony L. Davis, Austin, TX (US);
Donn Turner, Malta, NY (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Austin, TX (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A server receives equipment data from third party support equipment during operation of the third party support equipment in a manufacturing environment. The server receives the equipment data via a first port on the third party support equipment. The third party support equipment communicates with a process tool via a second port on third party support equipment. The server determines a future state of the third party support equipment based on the equipment data and notifies a user of the future state of the third party support equipment.