With standard Web tools, we index the HTML reports for word and phrase searches. We also use the query capabilities of the our system's ARS software to search for reports based on criteria such as fab, responsible business unit, failure mechanism, and so on. Then, the system selects a list of report clients from a database of clients, based on the type of report and the clients' interests, and sends each client an e-mail notice that the report is available on the Web. For example, if the report identifies a wafer-based failure mechanism for a device manufactured in Fab X, all clients interested in Fab X failures get selected. Other criteria, such as the assembly site and the responsible business organization, are also used to choose clients.
Analysts add or delete names through a Web interface to keep the database up to date.
Each e-mail notice includes some of the header information, the summary, and the URL for the complete report. To reduce the flow of e-mail, the notification does not include the figures from the final report. Clients can click on a URL to read a specific report, or they can go to our lab's internal Web site where they can search for reports based on publication date, business unit, and other characteristics. To aid in the transmission of the report outside our company's network, each report includes a link that performs a conversion of the HTML-formatted report into a PDF file. Clients can read the PDF file using free Adobe Acrobat reader software.