CIMControl Framework(TM) with its Data-Driven Architecture Overcomes
Substrate Handling, Supervisory Control, and Factory Automation Issues at
Tool Level, Boosting OEE
Private Demos by Appointment, SEMICON West 2008, Booth #5356, North Hall,
Moscone Center
SALT LAKE CITY, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cimetrix, Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: CMXX), a leading provider of factory automation software
and solutions for the global semiconductor industry, announced today the
availability of a new and innovative tool control solution --
CIMControlFramework(TM). CIMControlFramework is the result of a joint
development project between Cimetrix and semiconductor equipment leader,
Axcelis Technologies, to define, build, and deploy a next generation tool
control framework. The new software addresses the increasing demand for
more efficient 300mm substrate handling and factory automation at the tool
level as well as the need for more and better quality data. These
objectives are currently the focal point of such semiconductor industry
initiatives as 300mm Prime, Engineering Equipment Capabilities (EEC),
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and Overall Equipment
Effectiveness (OEE). Combined with the domain expertise of the new Cluster
Tool Control Practice within the Company's Global Services department,
Cimetrix now offers a complete tool control solution.
Semiconductor equipment suppliers today are required to provide tool
control capabilities that support more than a dozen SEMI standards related
to factory automation and control a host of commonly used substrate
handling components such as robots and vacuum system hardware. In addition,
data-driven initiatives by industry organizations focus on the importance
of data -- accessibility of high quality data, utilizing the data to
improve efficiency and productivity, and enabling future analysis of large
amounts of stored data. Unfortunately, most of the existing equipment
control software was developed prior to these new requirements.
"Our customers are demanding high-speed, dependable information from
tool suppliers in order to improve yield, productivity, and reliability.
Axcelis and Cimetrix developed software for our Integra RS tool using
CIMControlFramework to deliver optimum data collection, storage,
management, and analysis. Process and equipment engineers now have more
information accessible to them for accurate monitoring and troubleshooting,
saving them time and improving performance of the toolset," noted Bill
Bintz, senior vice present of marketing, Axcelis Technologies, Inc. "Our
partnership with Cimetrix was based on a shared vision of industry needs.
By working together as a team during this software development, Cimetrix
will gain a new product for their customers and we will benefit from the
latest solution for advanced tool control."
CIMControlFramework is a .NET-based software framework for OEMs that
provides the supervisory control, substrate handling, and factory
automation requirements of device manufacturers and the industry. Equipment
suppliers can leverage the framework features, configure or extend the
framework, or integrate their own process control technology. The
data-driven architecture, at the core of CIMControlFramework, utilizes the
power of Cimetrix's CIMPortal(TM) product as a high speed data router, to
provide a high bandwidth backbone for diagnostics and process data that is
fed to multiple applications within the tool and to external factory
interfaces.
In addition to CIMControlFramework, Cimetrix has extended its Global
Services department with the addition of the new Cluster Tool Control
Practice. Industry veteran, Mike Baker, former leading architect and
systems control manager for AIXTRON/Genus, joined Cimetrix earlier this
year to manage the group and drive Cimetrix's new tool control initiatives.
Leveraging the functionality of CIMControlFramework and Cimetrix's domain
expertise, the Cluster Tool Control Practice will provide training,
support, and integration for a large scope of tool control projects.
"Listening to the needs and concerns of our 300mm customers led us to
expand into advanced tool control," said Bob Reback, president and CEO of
Cimetrix. "Axcelis has been an invaluable partner in helping us create
CIMControlFramework through the depth of their experience and our common
industry vision. Cimetrix is now able to offer 300mm equipment makers
complete semiconductor equipment software solutions, allowing our customers
to reduce their fixed costs and focus on their core competencies in today's
highly competitive environment."
CIMControlFramework will be demonstrated at the upcoming SEMICON West
2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, July 14-17 at booth #5356
in the North Hall.
About Cimetrix Incorporated
Cimetrix designs, develops, markets, and supports factory automation
and tool control software for the global semiconductor and electronics
industries. A leading participant in SEMI standards development, Cimetrix's
connectivity software allows for quick implementation of the SECS/GEM, GEM
300 and EDA standards. The company's products can be found on virtually
every tool type in nearly every 300mm factory worldwide. The added-value of
Cimetrix's passionate support and professional services creates the
industry's only complete software solution. Key products include,
CIMControlFramework, CIMConnect(TM), CIM300(TM), CIMPortal and CODE(TM)
(Cimetrix Open Development Environment). For more information, please visit
http://www.cimetrix.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The comments made
by the Company's senior management in regards to future developments are
based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that may
adversely affect expected results including but not limited to the adoption
by chip makers of the Interface A standards specified by SEMI, an
independent industry trade group, market acceptance of the Company's
products, the competitive position of the Company and its products, which
include CODE, CIMConnect, CIM300 and CIMPortal product families, the
economic climate in the markets in which the Company's products are sold,
technological improvements, and other risks discussed more fully in filings
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these
factors are beyond the control of the Company. Reference is made to the
Company's most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, which detail such
risk factors.
SOURCE Cimetrix Incorporated
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CONTACT:
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+1-801-256-6500, or Fax, +1-801-256-6510, faulkner@cimetrix.com;
or Editorial Contact, Stew Chalmers of Positio Public Relations,
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