发明名称 |
Probabilistic dispatching method and arrangement |
摘要 |
A probabilistic dispatching method and arrangement for directing the movement of wafers in a manufacturing process. In a manufacturing process, some process steps may be performed by tools at alternate locations. Delivery of the material from one manufacturing process step to the next occurs via a rail for transporting the material and stockers for holding the material until the processing can commence. While awaiting processing, material may be moved from one stocker to a stocker at an alternate location and then removed for processing. A distribution of removal events is maintained for process steps having alternate locations, wherein a removal event refers to removal of material from a stocker for processing. When material is returned to a stocker for delivery to another stocker to await a subsequent processing step, the other stocker is identified as a function of the distribution of removal events for the subsequent processing step.
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申请公布号 |
US6108585(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.08.22 |
申请号 |
US19970990059 |
申请日期 |
1997.12.12 |
申请人 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
发明人 |
RYAN, PATRICK J.;CONBOY, MICHAEL R. |
分类号 |
G05B19/418;G06Q10/00;(IPC1-7):G06F19/00;G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G05B19/418 |
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