Patent ID: 6950716

Claim:
A semiconductor fabrication system, comprising: a first semiconductor fabrication tool; wherein the first semiconductor fabrication tool includes a first chamber configured to perform at least one process on a semiconductor wafer; a software application, in communication with the first semiconductor fabrication tool, configured to determine first specified qualities of the first chamber in performing the at least one process, wherein the first specified qualities include: a processing time required to perform the at least one process, a rate of producing defective output products of the at least one process, a uniformity of output products of the at least one process, and a capability index of the at least one process of the first chamber; and a second chamber configured to perform at least one process on a semiconductor wafer; wherein the software application is further configured to determine second specified qualities of the second chamber in performing the at least one process, wherein the second specified qualities include: a processing time required to perform the at least one process of the second chamber, a rate of producing defective output products of the at least one process of the second chamber, a uniformity of output products of the at least one process of the second chamber, and a capability index of the at least one process of the second chamber, and wherein the software application is further configured to receive a request from an external application to qualify the first and second chambers for a first requested process and make accessible information relating to the first and second specified qualities of the first and second chambers.