Patents by Inventor Ray Shih

Ray Shih has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6687563
    Abstract: A method and system that creates a rule-based Operation Job Supervisor System (OJS) or decision engine to automate and control Fab production for the optimum movement of wafer boxes through the Fab. It is integrated with current manufacturing control systems and a cooperative model between the dispatching and scheduling functions. This easy-to-maintain system architecture makes use of a dynamic evaluation formula and sub-formula that can handle exception cases and consider wafer box physical position concurrently. Because the decision engine is rule based, rule can be revised without need for re-compiling and shutting down the system. New patterns are learned by the system automatically when variables and parameters in the formulas are revised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ming Wang, Jim Chue, Ray Shih, Eric Chang, Jason Liu