Method and apparatus for monitoring tool performance

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PATENT NO 7113838
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10987194

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A method and system for monitoring tool performance for processing tools in a semiconductor processing system. The semiconductor processing system includes a number of processing tools, a number of processing modules, a number of sensors, and an alarm management system. A tool health control strategy is executed in which tool health data for the processing tool is collected. A tool health analysis strategy is executed in which the tool health data is analyzed. An intervention manager can pause the processing tool when an alarm has occurred. The intervention manager refrains from pausing the processing tool when an alarm has not occurred.

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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED107-6325 MINATO-KU TOKYO

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Funk, Merritt Austin, TX 122 2737
Tozawa, Masaki Fussa, JP 5 153

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