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To: Tony Viola who wrote (37226)	9/11/2000 1:19:11 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Sept. 11- Consilium Launches 300mm Fab Management Software New software to lead to fully automated Fabs. Consilium, an Applied Materials, Inc. company has released its FAB300 2.0 product, a wafer fab management software package specifically designed to meet the challenging new requirements of 300mm wafer production. The FAB300 2.0 product integrates a full complement of operating modules, enabling chipmakers to easily manage 300mm wafer movement and equipment operation in a single, fully automated, fab-wide solution. "Our new FAB300 2.0 software is a highly developed manufacturing execution system (MES) that provides customers with a state-of-the-art solution designed to reduce fab costs while increasing productivity and yield," said Stephen Schwartz, president of Consilium. "This innovative product has been continuously tested and refined over the last several years and is now ready to help customers manage the new and formidable demands of 300mm production manufacturing. We expect our FAB300 solution, which is already generating significant interest with customers, to make a compelling difference in the way these new fabs are run." FAB300 2.0 software offers many features never before available in a fab control package that allow chipmakers to realize the full potential of their facilities. Its broad array of fab management applications seamlessly integrates wafer and tool data, providing a closed-loop information stream essential for completely automated operation. By managing the detailed information from each wafer and process tool, FAB300 2.0 software enables rapid production ramps, use of fewer non-product wafers, and much more efficient day-to-day production decisions on the plant floor. "Consilium's FAB300 product is the most advanced automated fab management solution available, going far beyond conventional software architectures to provide the flexibility and scalability needed to run 300mm semiconductor fabs," said Richard Danielson, vice president of marketing at Consilium. "Its unique applications and framework enable closed loop control from data collection, to analysis, to initiation of corrective actions. We expect this level of automated control to be essential in achieving the ramp time, cycle time and process capabilities necessary for manufacturers to remain competitive." Providing key functions to improve overall fab effectiveness, the FAB300 2.0 product includes wafer management, advanced process and equipment management and intelligent dispatching. The software tracks the processing of individual wafers, including monitor wafers, by tool and chamber, as well as tracking multiple lots and non-product wafers within single carriers. Its ability to view equipment details down to the process chamber and component level enhances management's ability to operate the equipment at maximum efficiency and effectiveness. FAB300 2.0 combines complete equipment maintenance management capabilities with process and materials management. The FAB300 2.0 product conforms to all relevant standards for 300mm fab operation, including SEMI's CIM Framework, and follows the Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors. FAB300 2.0 software runs on the Microsoft Windows 2000(R) operating system and uses the Microsoft Transaction Server and Oracle8(R) database. For more information try consilium.com