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 ==== Gaining Productivity using TransSECS Automation ====
-===== How one fab increased stepper throughput by 15%. =====
+=== How one fab increased stepper throughput by 15%. ===
+[[https://ergotech.com/contact?edit[cid]=6&edit[subject]=Semiconductor Automation"|Please contact us]] to ask how we can help you save costs with decreased scrap and rework and increase productivity
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 We've provided fab automation for all types of fab tools. It's easy to use TransSECS "characterize" the tool to give you all the GEM IDs, then just drag-and-drop connections to [[transsecs|IOT, Cloud, databases, MES, factory automation or other systems]].  Many application can be completed with that and simple in-application scripting, or you can use the [[programmatic|programming language of your choice]].
-You can quickly test and enhance the application within the TransSECS editor before deploying to the Cloud, Server, PC or IOT device (including the popular Raspberry Pi and industrial versions of that platform). {{https://ergotech.com/img/Avnet.png?50|Industrial Raspberry Pi}}
+{{ :pasted:20210403-104129.png?400|Drag-and-Drop Reports}}
-{{ :pasted:20210403-103954.png?400|Easy Online Tool Characterization}}
+{{:pasted:20210403-103954.png?400|Easy Online Tool Characterization }}
-{{:pasted:20210403-104129.png?400|Drag-and-Drop Reports }}
-==== Canon Steppers ====
+{{https://ergotech.com/img/Avnet.png?50|Industrial Raspberry Pi }}You can quickly test and enhance the application within the TransSECS editor before deploying to the Cloud, Server, PC or IOT device (including the popular Raspberry Pi and industrial versions of that platform).
-Once we've provisioned your server you will be given you unique host name, for example //aws-opc.awsdeploy.ergotech.com// . We have a number of domains to choose from, or we can use your domain if your IT department allows it.  For example, you could choose, //yourcompany.opcuacloud.com//, //yourcompany.opcuacloudserver.com//, //yourcompany.securemanufacturing.cloud// or one of many others.
+Photo tools offer a special challenge.  These tools are both critical and complex, with feedforward requirements from tracks and feedback from metrology.
-Now the server works the same way as any other server.  You can used the discovery service to find the urls for the server:
+==== Canon Steppers ====
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-You can then connect to the server and browse the available tags just as you would if the server were on your local system.
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+At ErgoTech we're highly experienced experts in all areas of fab automation. Whether you want to use our tools to build your automation, need a little help, or a whole turn-key installation we're here for you.
-If you need to upload your certificate to the server, you can use the management interface.  This will ask you for a username and password that was provided as part of your service setup.
+We've worked with all kinds of photo tools, but in helping fabs, we've gained in-depth knowledge of the Canon Steppers.  Everything from the old i4's to the new 30i5+ and 50iZ2 - the whole family of Canon tools.
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+There's a lot to manage on these tools.  Recipes are not simple, which is why we've helped customer with automatic job generation (AJG) for the old i-lines and ARC for the more modern tools.  Our conversion software can also convert the i5 binary JobFiles to the new XML-based recipe file format - rapidly and "on the fly".
-No server configuration is required.  Whenever you request a tag from an OPC Client that doesn't already exist, that tag will automatically be created in the OPC Server and will be available after that for other clients to browse and subscribe.
+In addition to the jobfile or recipe you need tool-specific parameters - Offsets, Scaling, Rotation, Exposures and more provided to each tool as the job starts.
-**Pricing**\\
+Reticle management, automated reticle entry and tracking, as well as ensuring that the correct reticle file is on the tool, alone is more complex than most tool automation.
-You pay a low, fixed monthly cost depending on your needs. Pricing below is for OPCUA servers hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Please contact us for pricing for other platforms. You can cancel the service within the first 30 days for a full refund.
-**Tier 1 - Single OPCUA Server**\\
+Then, finally managing wafer processing and the idiosyncrasies of these tools  (why does the wafer count report wafer that weren't exposed due to, for example, alignment errors)?
-//A single OPCUA server deployed to the Cloud. A simple, secure, and highly reliable alternative to hosting in your office or data center. Worldwide access for any OPCUA client you authorize.// \\
-$95/month for the first 1000 points with 100GB data transfer (that's about 40kB/second or 400 floating point updates per second). \\
-$75/month for each subsequent 1000 points each with another 100GB data transfer allocation
-Higher tiers add server persistence and redundancy for high availability.
+There's also a local SQL database on these tools that can provide more information and control than available through the standard automation interface.
-**Tier 2 - Server Persistence**\\
+At one customer site we replaced an existing CIM system. (The existing CIM system was architected by a recently formed fab automation provider - experience really does count.)  The system was upgraded to provide full automation.  The ability to scan future lots allows jobfile download and reticle entry while processing.  Reticle entry is optimized by placing the reticle on the "preset" rather than in the library, saving considerable time at lot-start.  Lot-tracking and jobfile parameter verification (we can "read" the binary i-line jobfiles and check/change parameters) along with advanced data collection provide for process verification and so less rework.
-//Adds Database Support to the Server with easy-to-configure OPC scenarios://
-**Historian** Saves timestamped historical data. You decide which tags to store in the database and when to store the data. Chart them in the Cloud or on your desktop, or use the data for analytics and AI.\\
+Improvements in efficiency with this level of automation, in a very busy fab, enhanced the productivity with saving equivalent to adding an additional tool.
-**Alarms** Cloud-based Fault Detection. Easily configure tags to generate alarms based on flexible conditions or on scripts. Alarms are automatically stored to the database. Send e-mails or SMSs or create alarm views directly from the alarm database. Generate Pareto charts or use for other Cloud-basd analytics.\\
-//The server also stores the server configuration and a snapshot of the current values to a database and restores from the database if the server is restarted.// \\
-Additional $75/month for a single database instance each 1000 data points //(Pricing example: 1000 data point server with persistence costs $170/month)// \\
-Additional $250/month for a redundant database for each 1000 data points. A primary/backup database with hot-failover to different data centers (AZ). Extra assurance in case one data center is lost.//(Pricing example: 1000 data point server with redundant persistence costs $345/month)//
-**Tier 3 - High Availability**\\
-//A redundant OPC Server in a different data center (AZ). Provides hot-failover between two OPCUA servers that are running in different data centers. This option includes redundant persistence. Expect 99.999% uptime// \\
-$1700/month for the first 1000 points with 100GB data transfer (that's about 40kB/second or 400 floating point updates per second). \\
-$400/month for each subsequent 1000 points each with another 100GB data transfer allocation
-% discount on all tiers for 1 year commitment. Volume discounts starting at 5 servers.