Patent ID: 7657339

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving metrology data relating to a first workpiece; receiving an end of line parameter relating to said first workpiece; acquiring data relating to at least one of a factor internal to a manufacturing environment or a factor external to a manufacturing environment; correlating said end of line (EOL) parameter with said metrology data and at least one of said factor internal to a manufacturing environment or said factor external to a manufacturing environment; and adjusting a process control associated with a plurality of processes to be performed on a second workpiece based upon said correlation of said EOL parameter with said metrology data and at least one of said factor external to a manufacturing environment, or said factor internal to a manufacturing environment; wherein acquiring data relating to said factor external to said manufacturing environment comprises acquiring at least one of a market demand, a price of completed product, a cycle time, and a risk factor in processing said first or second workpieces; and wherein acquiring data relating to said factor internal to said manufacturing environment comprises acquiring at least one of a tool availability parameter, a potential yield parameter, a cycle time parameter, a process risk parameter, or a process volume parameter.