Resources & Literature
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Issues of The Standard
Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA), aka Interface A, newsletter created by Cimetrix in cooperation with world-wide industry experts.
Product Data Sheets
- A summary of the Cimetrix products
- CODE 6 Machine & Workcell simulation and control software
- CIMConnect Equipment side GEM/SECS software
- CIM300 Solutions to SEMI 300mm standards
- CIMPortal Solutions to SEMI Interface A (EDA) standards
Product Overviews
Information on some of our products is in the password-protected area of the site. You will need a login and password to access the secure area, which you can get from a Cimetrix Sales Manager . Information on the following products is in our secure area:
- CODE 6 with Core Motion
- CIMConnect
- CIM300
- CIMPortal
White Papers
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CODE benefits
Introduction to the SECS/GEM standard.
Introduction to the EDA (Interface A) standards in html or pdf format.
Introduction to the GEM 300 standards in html or pdf format.
Articles
- An article in Solid State Technology, June 2007, by Doug Rust and Bill Reid Implementing a Strategy for Effective Fab Data Management
- An article in Solid State Technology, January 2007, by Gino Crispieri, ISMI Improving Fab Productivity with New Standards for Equipment Data Acquisition
- An article in Solid State Technology, January 2007, by Joseph Draina, Denis Fandel and Jackie Ferrell Developing a Consensus-Based Plan for the Next Wafer Size Transition
- An article in Control Design, September 2006, by Loren Shaum Here Comes the Virtual Factory
- An article in Semiconductor International by Jennifer Yario, Associate Editor about the 2006 Editors' Choice Best Product Awards
- An article in Semiconductor International by Aaron Hand, Managing Editor, with an excerpt from Bob Reback, President and CEO of Cimetrix about Fab Automation Gets Boost From Interface A
- An article in Semiconductor International by Brian Rubow, Cimetrix, Inc. called The Standard Pieces of SEMI's Interface A
- A report by Jaideep Jain & Russell Fleming of Novellus and Dave Faulkner of Cimetrix called Practical Implementation of Interface A on a Novellus Gamma Photoresist Strip Tool
- An article in Electronic News by Online Staff called Microsoft Gets Involved in Interface A Effort
- Read more about how Microsoft Supports Interface A Adoption for Semiconductor Manufacturing
- An article from APEX 2003 in Anaheim CA, by Brian Rubow, Cimetrix, Inc. PCB Equipment Communication Standards Today and Tomorrow
- An article in Machine Design, Jan 24, 2002 by Dr. Steve Sorensen: PCs Take Control
- An article in Semiconductor International, July 2001 by Corina Mullen: The Evolving World of SECS/GEM