Patent ID: 6240400
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer implemented method for accommodating electronic commerce in a semiconductor manufacturing capacity market, the method comprising:1) identifying a plurality of players in the semiconductor manufacturing capacity market, each of which players can solicit capacity in semiconductor manufacturing capacity market,2) providing a neutral third-party, the neutral third party and the plurality of players configured in a hub arrangement for communicating with each of the plurality of players in semiconductor manufacturing capacity trades; and3) realizing an open market conditionality between each of the plurality of players and the neutral third party so that:i) the semiconductor manufacturing capacity supplied by one or more of the players can be bought and sold among the players; andii) each of the players may individually select at any time during said market conditionality, one of the following regardless of selection of the other players: identifying themselves to the other players and preserving their anonymity among each of the plurality of players soliciting semiconductor manufacturing capacity.