Patent ID: 7555358

Claim:
A process for tracking at least one integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices in a manufacturing process, the process comprising: providing each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices with at least one identification code; reading the at least one identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices; advancing the plurality of integrated circuit devices through the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data related to the advancement of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices through at least a portion of the manufacturing process; the data comprising at least one of process variables related to the processing equipment used, the operating personnel present during a manufacturing process, the set-up information for equipment used in the manufacturing process, the time of the manufacturing process, the date of the manufacturing process, performance variables of each integrated circuit device, and any special work request for an integrated circuit device different than that of the manufacturing process; and associating the data generated for each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices with the at least one identification code for an associated integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices.