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SEMI Standards Public & Private Seminars

We provide a growing selection of seminars covering SEMI Standards and related topics. These seminars can be held in either a public open enrollment format or in a private at-your-site format. Either choice gives you access to our team of professional STG Associates who are experts on the SEMI Standards and related topics.

Additionally, STG Associates are available for consulting services that will help move you beyond the educational phase into the implementation phase. Take a look at our seminar selection. If one of our open enrollment seminars does not fit your schedule, or if you have a group of attendees who could benefit from a single topic, consider signing up for a private onsite seminar.

Let us know your educational needs for SEMI Standards and related topics. Our team is ready to bring your team a greater knowledge and ease of use of the comprehensive set of SEMI Standards.

SEMI STANDARDS - SECS AND GEM TECHNICAL REVIEW

Level: Advanced

Course Objectives

  • Learn the E30 GEM Fundamental Capabilities
  • Learn the E30 GEM Additional Capabilities
  • Learn their associated E5 SECS-II message details
  • Learn the E4 SECS-I protocol
  • Learn the E37.1 HSMS-SS protocol

Material Covered

  • SEMI E4 - SECS-I
  • SEMI E5 - SECS-II Messages
  • SEMI E30 - Generic Equipment Model (GEM)
  • SEMI E37.1 - High Speed Messaging Service (HSMS-SS)

Course Description

The SECS-I, SECS-II, GEM and HSMS-SS standards have been used in the semiconductor and related industries for well over a decade now. Yet they remain the fundamentals of successful factory software automation implementations.

This advanced technical course on SECS and GEM factory automation provides the background and motivation for SECS and GEM standards, review of standards technical aspects and detailed review of E30 GEM capabilities.

Who Should Attend?

  • Software Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Quality Assurance Engineers
  • Support Engineers
  • Customer Service Personnel

Seminar ID: EPS-00101 Duration: 2 Day(s) Prerequisites: SECS, GEM and GEM300 Overview

SEMI STANDARDS - SECS, GEM AND GEM300 OVERVIEW

Level: Introductory

Course Objectives

  • Understand the basic capabilities of the SEMI SECS/GEM/GEM300 core standards
  • Become familiar with the GEM300 objects, their state models and their service messages
  • Be introduced to basic 300mm factory operational scenarios.
  • Learn how E84 EPI/O works and relates to carrier management
  • Learn about SEMI, the SEMI Standards organization, and how standards are developed

Material Covered

  • SEMI E5 - SECS-II Messages
  • SEMI E30 - Generic Equipment Model (GEM)
  • SEMI E37.1 - High Speed Messaging Service (HSMS-SS)
  • SEMI E40 - Process Job Management (PJM)
  • SEMI E84 - Enhanced Parallel Input/Output (EPI/O)
  • SEMI E87 - Carrier Management (CMS)
  • SEMI E90 - Substrate Tracking (STS)
  • SEMI E94 - Control Job Management (CJM)

Course Description

This introductory seminar provides insights into the SECS, GEM and GEM300 standards and how they interact. This is a great seminar for those who are new to these standards and wish to get the "big picture" of how factory software automation works. Attendees will also receive an introduction to SEMI standards. This section helps provide background for SEMI standards development and maintenance.

Who Should Attend?

  • Automation Managers
  • Sales / Marketing Personnel
  • Software Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Quality Assurance Engineers
  • Support Engineers
  • Customer Service Personnel
  • Anyone interested in an overview of 300mm factory software automation

Seminar ID: EPS-00102 Duration: 1 Day(s) Prerequisites: None

SEMI STANDARDS - GEM300 TECHNICAL REVIEW

Level: Advanced

Course Objectives

  • Learn details the GEM300 objects, attributes, state models and service messages
  • Understand the functional relationship between the GEM300 standards
  • Learn about various operational scenarios integrating the GEM300 standards

Material Covered

  • SEMI E40 - Process Job Management (PJM)
  • SEMI E84 - Enhanced Parallel Input/Output (EPI/O)
  • SEMI E87 - Carrier Management (CMS)
  • SEMI E90 - Substrate Tracking (STS)
  • SEMI E94 - Control Job Management (CJM)

Course Description

The GEM300 standards are of crucial importance in today's 300mm factories for the direct connection of process, metrology, and robotic material movement equipment to factory shop floor control computers. Covered in this seminar are the interactions of the GEM300 standards through operational scenario use cases. As well, the GEM300 objects, attributes and state models are covered in detail. Service messages and their corresponding SECS-II implementations are discussed. Operational flowcharts are also reviewed.

Who Should Attend?

  • Software Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Quality Assurance Engineers
  • Support Engineers
  • Customer Service Personnel

Seminar ID: EPS-00103 Duration: 2 Day(s) Prerequisites: SECS, GEM and GEM300 Overview

SEMI STANDARDS - EQUIPMENT DATA ACQUISITION (INTERFACE A) OVERVIEW

Level: Introductory

Course Objectives

  • Gain an overview of the standards technical aspects Understand the background and motivation for the EDA standards
  • Learn the relationship between the EDA standards and other current/emerging standards (E120, E128, E30, and others)
  • Summary of the performance expectations at the tool and fab levels

Material Covered

  • SEMI E120 - Common Equipment Model (CEM)
  • SEMI E125 - Equipment Self Description (ESD)
  • SEMI E132 - Equipment Client A&A (ECAA)
  • SEMI E134 - Data Collection Management (DCM)

Course Description

This introductory seminar covers the history and background for the new suite of Equipment Data Acquisition standards known as "Interface A". This seminar is helpful for those who need to understand when, where and how Interface A will be used.

Who Should Attend?

  • Automation Managers
  • Sales / Marketing Personnel
  • Software Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Quality Assurance Engineers
  • Support Engineers
  • Customer Service Personnel
  • Anyone interested in an overview of Equipment Data Acquisition (Interface A)

Seminar ID: EPS-00104 Duration: 1 Day(s) Prerequisites: None

SEMI STANDARDS - EQUIPMENT DATA ACQUISITION (INTERFACE A) TECHNICAL REVIEW

Level: Advanced

Course Objectives

  • Learn the details of the Interface A standards technical aspects
  • Find out about example fab/equipment system configurations that show the standards support Equipment Engineering System (EES) application environment

Material Covered

  • SEMI E120 - Common Equipment Model (CEM)
  • SEMI E125 - Equipment Self Description (ESD)
  • SEMI E132 - Equipment Client A&A (ECAA)
  • SEMI E134 - Data Collection Management (DCM)

Course Description

This technical seminar covers the new suite of Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA) standards known as "Interface A." Specific bindings to SOAP/XML will be covered to show how the standards are mapped to an actual message set. The seminar also features a demonstration of an implementation of the EDA Interface A standards to give attendees a feel for how the individual services can be used in typical manufacturing operational scenarios. Example Data Collection Plans (DCPs) for characterization of an interface will also be discussed.

Who Should Attend?

  • Software Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Quality Assurance Engineers
  • Support Engineers
  • Customer Service Personnel

Seminar ID: EPS-00105 Duration: 1 Day(s) Prerequisites: Equipment Data Acquisition (Interface A) Overview

EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY OVERVIEW AND RELATED SEMI STANDARDS

Level: Introductory

Course Objectives

  • Understand equipment reliability discipline
  • Understand RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) Metrics
  • Learn productivity metrics and how to use them
  • Learn how to improve reliability throughout equipment lifecycle phases
  • Learn E10 terms, definitions, calculations
  • Learn E79 metrics and OEE equipment productivity
  • Learn E116 state model, tasks, modules, events, data and how it can support E10 and E79

Material Covered

  • Basic definitions and metrics for reliability
  • Four-step process to better reliability throughout the equipment life-cycle phases reliability testing
  • The reliability organization, and assessing goodness of reliability improvement programs
  • SEMI E10 - Definition and Measurement of Equipment Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM)
  • SEMI E79 - Definition and Measurement of Equipment Productivity
  • SEMI E116 - Equipment Performance Tracking (EPT)

Course Description

The primary objective of this seminar is to help attendees understand reliability discipline and in turn to help them achieve world-class reliability and productivity goals. Focus is also placed on SEMI standards E10, E79 and E116, and how these standards support and determine equipment productivity. This seminar is a high-level overview of equipment reliability. The seminar is designed to teach the essentials of equipment reliability without delving deeply into mathematical theory.

Who Should Attend?

  • Manufacturing Equipment Design, Manufacturing, and Service Engineers and their Managers
  • Field Personnel
  • Equipment Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Software Engineers
  • Part and Equipment Buyers

Seminar ID: EPS-00201 Duration: 2 Day(s) Prerequisites: None

SEMI STANDARDS - E10 UNDERSTANDING AND USAGE

Level: Introductory

Course Objectives

  • Understand the basics of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability metrics as used in SEMI E10
  • Learn the SEMI E10 terms, definitions, and calculation methodology

Material Covered

  • SEMI E10 - Definition and Measurement of Equipment Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM)
  • Basic definitions and metrics of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) disciplines

Course Description

This introductory seminar covers the history and background for the SEMI E10 Specifications. It is designed for anyone tracking manufacturing equipment performance using SEMI E10 methodology. The seminar covers basic terminologies, definitions, and formulas of SEMI E10. It also contains practical examples of how to calculate SEMI E10 metrics in real life.

Who Should Attend?

  • Manufacturing Equipment Design, Manufacturing, and Service Engineers and their Managers
  • Field Personnel
  • Equipment Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Software Engineers
  • Part and Equipment Buyers
  • Product Program Managers

Seminar ID: EPS-00202 Duration: 0.5 Day(s) Prerequisites: Equipment Reliability Overview

SEMI STANDARDS - E79 UNDERSTANDING AND USAGE

Level: Introductory

Course Objectives

  • Learn the basics of manufacturing equipment productivity metrics and how they relate to other SEMI standards including SEMI E10
  • Understand how to calculate various Equipment Productivity (OEE) metrics

Material Covered

  • SEMI E79 - Definition and Measurement of Equipment Productivity
  • Basic definitions, terms, and methodology to calculate manufacturing equipment productivity using OEE formulas given in SEMI E79
  • Practice examples of SEMI E79 metrics calculations

Course Description

This seminar covers basic definitions, terminologies, and formulas for calculating manufacturing equipment productivity using SEMI E79. This seminar is designed for anyone tracking manufacturing equipment productivity using SEMI E79 methodology

Who Should Attend?

  • Manufacturing Equipment Design, Manufacturing, and Service engineers
  • Field Personnel
  • Equipment Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Software Engineers
  • Part and Equipment Buyers

Seminar ID: EPS-00203 Duration: 0.5 Day(s) Prerequisites: SEMI E10

EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY OVERVIEW

Level: Introductory

Course Objectives

  • Learn how SEMI E116 EPT is used to track and monitor equipment performance for production and AMHS equipment
  • Understand the EPT state model
  • Find out how EPT modules and tasks relate

Material Covered

  • SEMI E116 - Equipment Performance Tracking (EPT)
  • Definitions of EPT state model, modules, tasks, events and data
  • EPT operational use cases provided as examples

Course Description

This seminar covers definitions, terminologies, and formulas for equipment performance tracking using SEMI E116 via the host interface.

Who Should Attend?

  • Manufacturing Equipment Design, Manufacturing, and Service Engineers and their Managers
  • Field Personnel
  • Equipment Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Software Engineers
  • Part and Equipment Buyers
  • Product Program Managers

Seminar ID: EPS-00205 Duration: 1 Day(s) Prerequisites: None

DESIGN PRACTICES FOR HIGHER EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY

Level: Advanced

Course Objectives

  • Understand the basics of Reliability and its Metrics
  • Understand techniques to design-in reliability into new equipment at the earliest possible development stage
  • Understand how to calculate Design for Reliability (DFR) Index
  • Understand how to identify Gaps in DFR

Material Covered

  • Basic definition of reliability, its metrics, and their application
  • Seven step designing-in process
  • DFR Index calculations
  • Identifying Gaps in implementing the design rules
  • Improving designs to achieve the needed reliability level

Course Description

This course is designed to teach designing-in reliability techniques to design engineers and their managers. The focus is on how to design-in reliability into new equipment at the earliest possible development stage.

Who Should Attend?

  • Manufacturing Equipment Design Engineers and their Managers
  • Equipment Engineers
  • Software Engineers

Seminar ID: EPS-00206 Duration: 1 Day(s) Prerequisites: Equipment Reliability Overview

 

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SEMI Software Standards

  • SEMI E30 Generic Equipment Model
  • SEMI E37 High Speed Messaging Service
  • SEMI E40 Processing Management
  • SEMI E87 Carrier Management Standard
  • SEMI E90 Substrate Tracking Standard
  • SEMI E94 Control Job Management
  • SEMI E116 Equipment Performance Tracking
  • SEMI E120 Common Equipment Model
  • SEMI E125 Equipment Self Description
  • SEMI E126 Equipment Quality Information Parameters
  • SEMI E132 Equipment Client Authentication and Authorization
  • SEMI E133 Automated Process Control
  • SEMI E134 Data Collection Management
  • SEMI E139 Recipe and Parameter Management

SEMI Metrics Standards

  • SEMI E10 Equipment Reliability, Availability & Maintainability
  • SEMI E79 Equipment Productivity Metrics
  • SEMI E116 Equipment Performance Tracking