Apparatus and method for controlling and scheduling processing machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5444632
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08234072

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A method and apparatus selects a period of time for evaluating process resources and lots to be processed by the process resources. Selected lots and selected process resource are chosen that are available to be processed by the process resource and that are available to process the selected lots respectively. For each of the combination of selected process and selected lots a tool score and a lot score is determine and combined in order to select a winning score. The factory is controlled through the process resource in accordance with the winning score.

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  • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kilgore, Michael A McKinney, TX 2 135
Kline, Paul J Richardson, TX 3 149
Martin, Cynthia C Charlotte, NC 2 602

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