IP Library Granted Patent US 7,260,443
Granted Patent B2
US 7,260,443 · App. 11/170,690 · Granted Aug 21, 2007

System and program for making recipe and method for manufacturing products by using recipe

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 7,260,443
App. No.
11/170,690
Granted
Aug 21, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for making a recipe for each of manufacturing tools used to manufacture products includes a merging unit merging product information for the products and process information for each of manufacturing processes used for the products to make intermediate recipe data, and a making unit making the recipe for each of the manufacturing tools by merging information of the intermediate recipe data and information of a basic recipe including information of parameters, which specify operations of the manufacturing tools and are commonly set in the manufacturing processes.

Claims (29)

1. A system for making a recipe for each of a plurality of manufacturing tools configured to manufacture products, comprising:

a merging unit configured to merge product information for the products and process information for each of a plurality of manufacturing processes assigned for manufacturing the products to make intermediate recipe data, the product information including information of the manufacturing tools, the process information including common parameters shared among the manufacturing tools; and

a making unit configured to make the recipe for each of the manufacturing tools by merging information of the intermediate recipe data and information of a basic recipe including information of a plurality of specific parameters of the manufacturing tools, the specific parameters of each of the manufacturing tools specifying operations of each of the manufacturing tools and being independent of the manufacturing processes and the products.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the product information includes information of manufacturing processes.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the process information includes information of manufacturing conditions corresponding to design rules used for the products.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a product information database configured to store the product information; and

a process information database configured to store the process information.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the common parameters shared among the manufacturing tools are converted to corresponding common parameters for the process information in another unit system and coordinate system having the same configuration, which are then stored in the process information database.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a merge log database configured to store information used for making the intermediate recipe data.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the information used for making the intermediate recipe data includes at least one of a manufacturing condition name, a manufacturing process name, a product name, and a manufacturing tool name.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a setting unit configured to set the specific parameters based on examination and measurement data obtained from the manufacturing processes.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a log database configured to store a log for making and updating the recipes.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing tools manufacture a semiconductor integrated circuit.

11. A method for manufacturing products, comprising:

making intermediate recipe data by merging product information for the products and process information for each of a plurality of manufacturing processes assigned for manufacturing the products, the product information including information of the manufacturing tools, the process information including common parameters shared among the manufacturing tools;

making a recipe for each of a plurality of manufacturing tools by merging information of the intermediate recipe data and information of a basic recipe including information of a plurality of specific parameters of the manufacturing tools, the specific parameters of each of the manufacturing tools specifying operations of each of the manufacturing tools and being independent of the manufacturing processes and the products; and

manufacturing the products by using the manufacturing tools for which the specific parameters are set based on the recipe.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the product information includes information of manufacturing processes.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the process information includes information of manufacturing conditions corresponding to design rules used for the products.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising converting the common parameters shared among the manufacturing tools to corresponding common parameters for the process information in another unit system and coordinate system having the same configuration.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing information used for making the intermediate recipe data.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the information used for making the intermediate recipe data includes at least one of a manufacturing condition name, a manufacturing process name, a product name, and a manufacturing tool name.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising setting the specific parameters based on examination and measurement data obtained from the manufacturing processes.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing a log database of a log for making and updating the recipes.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the manufacturing tools manufacture a semiconductor integrated circuit.

20. A computer program product for making a recipe for each of manufacturing tools configured to manufacture of products, comprising:

instructions configured to merge product information for the products and process information for each of a plurality of manufacturing processes assigned for manufacturing the products to make intermediate recipe data, the product information including information of the manufacturing tools, the process information including common parameters shared among the manufacturing tools; and

instructions configured to make the recipe for each of the manufacturing tools by merging information of the intermediate recipe data and information of a basic recipe including information of a plurality of specific parameters of the manufacturing tools, the specific parameters of each of the manufacturing tools specifying operations of each of the manufacturing tools and being independent of the manufacturing processes and the products.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043709/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2005
From: MORINAGA, HIROYUKI; ITO, TAKEMA; INOUE, ARATA; KONO, TAKUYA; SAKAMOTO, TAKASHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 017008/0834 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-214173 · Jul 22, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060020362A1 · Jan 26, 2006