Patent ID: 6347258
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H01L

Abstract:
A data structure for preparing and maintaining data relating to a product to be stored in a memory of a computer, comprising:a technology table for recording a product technology used by the product, wherein said technology table at least comprises a technology ID for identifying the product technology used by the product and a process layer data for recording the information of each process layer, and wherein the process layer data comprises at least a layer code that corresponds to a process layer; a product table for recording a specification of the product, wherein said product table at least comprises a product ID for identifying the product and a product data for making a description of the product, and wherein the product data comprises a product link table for providing a link to said technology table; and a tool table comprising at least one tool ID for identifying the tools used by each of the process layers and a tool link table for providing a link to said product table, wherein the tool ID is linked with a corresponding layer code of said technology table.