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Asyst EIB Delivers Distributed Equipment Data-on-Demand
As part of its continuing strategy to deliver comprehensive productivity
enhancement solutions for advanced manufacturing processes, Asyst Technologies
Inc announced the launch of Asyst EIB (Equipment Information Bridge), a
software technology that provides real-time access to active streams of
distributed equipment information. Asyst EIB delivers the core functionality
for a new category of just-released and future software products that address
the need for equipment "data on demand," and is the first fully functional
solution complying with the new Interface A and Equipment Data Acquisition
(EDA) industry standards.
Asyst's EIB enables a distributed equipment environment in which the data
streams from various active tools and equipment are interconnected and
interactive, at the operational event level as well as the end-user controller
level. This provides real-time visibility into critical processes and the
intelligence necessary to automate control systems, reduce process variation
and improve quality. The EIB technology is designed to be both flexible and
adaptable, and can be applied across multiple industries, including
semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing.
Paula LuPriore, vice president and general manager of connectivity solutions
for Asyst, said, "Data access is becoming critical to meeting OFE and OEE
objectives as wafer size increases and technology nodes decrease. The need for
data on demand has been validated by current standards and by International
SEMATECH e-Manufacturing initiatives. As the leader in equipment connectivity
and with significant input from our users, Asyst is addressing these demands
with the EIB family of software products, which we believe provides the
highest performance connectivity platform available."
EIB technology has been implemented per SEMI standard E120 (Common Equipment
Model), E125, E132 & E134, and follows XML guidelines as established by SEMI
E121 and E128.
Further increasing its ease of implementation, a powerful EIB Model Builder
application allows Asyst EIB customers to easily create, update and extend
equipment models, providing another advantage that leads to decreased time to
market, minimized risk of errors, and reduced internal development costs. To
support several inter- and intra-industry EIB initiatives, Asyst will also
offer an EIB Developer Program and an expanded EIB Beta Site Program.
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