Patent ID: 8200356
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G05B,H04L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus data acquisition apparatus which communicates with a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and configured to communicate with both the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and a production management system, the production management system including a production management unit, the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus data acquisition apparatus comprising: a production management system interface unit which communicates with the production management system when said production management system interface unit is electrically connected to the production management system; an apparatus interface unit which communicates with the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus; and a production management system substitution unit having a data communication unit which communicates with the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus via said apparatus interface unit when the production management system can not communicate with said production management system interface unit, and an initial setting information transmission unit which transmits initial setting information required for pre-registration upon acquiring process data from the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, the production management system substitution unit not having a production management unit, wherein when the production management system can communicate with said production management system interface unit, the production management system and the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus communicate with each other via said production management system interface unit and said apparatus interface unit to receive process data output from the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and when the production management system cannot communicate with said production management system interface unit, said production management system substitution unit and the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus communicate with each other via said apparatus interface unit to receive the process data output from the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus.