Patent ID: 7093207
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An extensible data analysis system for analyzing integrated circuit fabrication data produced during integrated circuit fabrication, comprising: an application tier for selectively running analysis nodes, the application tier having an architecture for optionally including and excluding a desired selection of the analysis nodes, where the application tier architecture allows the selection of the analysis nodes to be dynamically added by a user, and a data access tier for selectively running data reader nodes, the data access tier including an architecture for optionally including and excluding a desired selection of the data reader nodes, where the data reader nodes interpret a desired variety of data source files containing the integrated circuit fabrication data having different formats for access by the application tier, where the data access tier architecture allows the selection of the data reader nodes to be dynamically added by the user, wherein at least a portion of the nodes are interactive, and the extensible data analysis system presents an interface to display information to and receive information from the user when executing the interactive nodes, and at least a portion of the nodes are not interactive, and the non interactive nodes are executed by the extensible data analysis system without presenting information to and receiving information from the user.