Patent ID: 6931298

Claim:
An integrated semiconductor manufacturing assembly comprising: a front-of-line portion comprising a plurality of integrated sub-stations for operating on a first plurality of die-strips on an in-line basis to produce a second plurality of die-strips, wherein a next one of said first plurality of die-strips enters said front-of-line portion as soon as a previous one of said first plurality of die-strips clears said front-of-line portion; an end-of-line portion coupled by an automatic transfer device to said front-of-line portion and comprising a plurality of integrated sub-stations for operating on said second plurality of die-strips on an in-line basis to produce die-strip components; an in-line test portion coupled by an automatic transfer device to said end-of-line portion for testing said die-strip components; a finish portion coupled by an automatic transfer device to said in-line test portion and comprising a plurality of integrated sub-stations operating on tested die-strip components; and a manufacturing execution system coupled to said front-of-line portion, said end-of-line portion, said in-line test portion and said finish portion for managing said die strips and said die-strip components.