Patent ID: 6846684
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: G05B,H01L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An integrated enterprise resource planning and manufacturing system comprising: a middleware component, a fabrication facility coupled to the middleware component, the fabrication facility including a manufacturing execution system and a real time dispatch system, the manufacturing execution system tracking overall processing of semiconductor wafers, the real time dispatch system providing near real time information regarding processing of semiconductor wafers; a real time dispatcher application program interface coupled between the fabrication facility and the middleware component, the real time dispatcher application program interface publishing information to the middleware component; and, a work in progress application program interface coupled between the fabrication facility and the middleware component, the work in progress application program interface providing an interface for communicating to the fabrication facility from the middleware component; an enterprise resource planning system coupled to the middleware component, the enterprise resource planning system subscribing to information published by the real time dispatcher application program interface.