Lavorro Inc.
Director of Strategic Development
Collaborative robotics, AR/VR, fab intelligence, and Tool Control Software.
About KodeGEM
Semiconductor Software Expertise.Local Intelligence Alongside It.
KodeGEM is a Michigan-based semiconductor software engineering company specializing in Tool Control Software, SECS/GEM, GEM300, factory integration, motion, vision, robotics, automation, and legacy equipment modernization.
KodeGEM Intelligence runs locally alongside new or existing Tool Control Software, connecting equipment communications and alarms with approved documentation, field experience, service history, and expert knowledge. No cloud is required; integration requirements depend on the available equipment interfaces.
What We Do
Two Connected Capabilities
Tool Control Software Engineering
KodeGEM designs, develops, modernizes, commissions, and supports production software for semiconductor equipment.
- New equipment-control software
- Legacy software modernization
- SECS/GEM and GEM300
- Factory Host and MES integration
- Motion, vision, robotics, and automation
- Production and field support
KodeGEM Intelligence
A separate local intelligence suite that runs alongside new or existing Tool Control Software. Compatible interfaces can leave the existing control deployment unchanged; other projects may require configuration or an adapter.
- GEM natural-language knowledge access
- Live SECS/GEM and alarm monitoring
- Documentation and field knowledge
- Distributed Knowledge Mesh
- Customer-controlled local deployment
- No cloud dependency
Leadership
Bill 'Viking' Campbell · Semiconductor Software Architect
More than 30 years in semiconductor equipment software. Engineering leadership spanning Tool Control Software, SECS/GEM, GEM300, motion, vision, robotics, factory integration, modernization, commissioning, and production support.
Selected Roles
NXQ Inc.
Director of Software
Semiconductor equipment software architecture and development.
Milara Inc.
Consultant and framework creator
Created the Black Crystal semiconductor Tool Control Software framework.
GenMark Robotics
Senior Software Architect
Robotics and semiconductor equipment software.
Western Digital
Factory Host team consultant
Factory Host software and semiconductor manufacturing integration.
KLA-Tencor
Staff Engineer
CD-SEM equipment software.
Approved Technical Disciplines
- Tool Control Software
- SECS/GEM and GEM300
- HSMS
- Motion control
- Machine vision
- Robotics and wafer handling
- Recipe and process control
- Alarm and event systems
- Factory Host and MES integration
- Legacy modernization
- FAT, SAT, commissioning, and production support
- I/O, PLC, and HMI systems
Published Technology Scope
- C#
- .NET
- WPF
- C++
- MFC
- Windows
This is an unsigned factual leadership profile. No photograph, testimonial, or endorsement is implied.
Engineering Flexibility
Built Around the Equipment—not a Forced Software Stack
KodeGEM can work within customer-selected commercial frameworks, established in-house architectures, and legacy Windows equipment software. Depending on project requirements, development may use PDF Solutions’ Cimetrix products, PEER Group EIB OEM, KodeGEM DDL, or an existing customer-controlled architecture.
- Use the customer’s established framework when it remains the right fit
- Modernize incrementally when a full rewrite would add unnecessary risk
- Select architecture based on equipment requirements and long-term support
Validation Experience
From Simulator Testing to Production Operation
Verified experience includes factory Host validation and the acceptance activities required to move semiconductor equipment software from development into production.
- Internal simulator and SecsHost testing
- Customer Host simulator testing
- Factory Host validation
- GEM compliance and GEM300 validation
- Factory acceptance testing
- Site acceptance testing
- Production commissioning
- Long-term production operation
Customer-specific artifacts and validation parties remain confidential unless separate publication approval is supplied.
Our Home
Michigan-Based.
Supporting Semiconductor Equipment Worldwide.
KodeGEM LLC is based in Michigan and supports semiconductor equipment OEMs, software teams, automation organizations, and factories across the United States and internationally.
Engagements may include remote development, architecture and design support, SECS/GEM troubleshooting, software modernization, commissioning assistance, and on-site engineering when appropriate.
Michigan-based · Supporting semiconductor equipment worldwide
Why KodeGEM
Why KodeGEM?
The name represents software engineering and semiconductor equipment communication. The differentiator is local equipment intelligence that most SECS/GEM offerings do not provide.
Kode
Kode represents the software engineering foundation—reliable equipment control, clear architecture, maintainable code, and systems designed for production use.
GEM
GEM reflects the Generic Equipment Model at the center of semiconductor factory communication and KodeGEM's deep SECS/GEM expertise. Within KodeGEM Intelligence, GEM provides natural-language access to approved local tool knowledge and live equipment context.
Unique Differentiator
Local Equipment Intelligence
KodeGEM Intelligence is a local, non-cloud AI suite that adds knowledge access, alarm context, and distributed knowledge sharing alongside existing Tool Control Software. Few competitors in the SECS/GEM space combine these capabilities in one on-tool intelligence layer.
Natural-language knowledge access
Grounded in approved equipment manuals, procedures, and field reports.
Live SECS/GEM and alarm monitoring
Configured equipment communications and alarm context available locally.
Distributed Knowledge Mesh
Share reviewed, approved insights across authorized similar tools.
No cloud dependency
Fully local, customer-controlled deployment for core operation.
If you need local AI and knowledge management for semiconductor equipment, KodeGEM occupies a niche with limited direct competition. Most alternatives focus on protocol compliance and host connectivity rather than an on-tool intelligence layer.
Explore KodeGEM Intelligence →Engineering Principles
Software First.
Intelligence Where It Adds Value.
Engineering Before Marketing
Every engagement begins with the equipment, its software architecture, its factory requirements, and the production problem that must be solved.
Runs Alongside
KodeGEM Intelligence is a separate local layer. Compatible interfaces can preserve an existing Tool Control Software deployment; adapters or configuration may be required.
Local by Design
Deploy on the Tool PC, beside the equipment, or on dedicated local hardware. No cloud is required for core operation, and data handling is configured within the customer environment.
Your Knowledge Remains Yours
Documentation, alarm context, field fixes, service experience, and expert knowledge remain under customer control and become available where the equipment is operated and supported.
Local Equipment Intelligence
Intelligence for New or Existing Equipment Software
A coordinated local suite that provides knowledge access, live equipment context, and controlled knowledge sharing without replacing the Tool Control Software.
GEM
Natural-language access to documentation, alarm history, field fixes, service experience, procedures, and live equipment context.
Learn more →Distributed Knowledge Mesh
Makes reviewed and approved knowledge available to authorized similar tools while preserving equipment-specific and restricted information.
Learn more →Live SECS/GEM & Alarm Monitor
Observes configured equipment communications, events, states, and alarms to connect live activity with stored technical knowledge.
Learn more →Knowledge Builder
Indexes approved manuals, procedures, engineering notes, field reports, and other local technical information.
Learn more →S10 Terminal
Optional, project-specific interface for authorized Factory Host knowledge queries.
Learn more →Public Engineering Tool
SecsHost Factory Host Emulator
SecsHost 1.0 is a Windows Factory Host Emulator for SECS/GEM testing and scripting. One script is free to use; a license is required when more than one script is needed. SecsHost is separate from KodeGEM Intelligence.
Real Equipment Experience
Built from Semiconductor Equipment Software Work
KodeGEM’s approach is grounded in real-world experience designing, developing, modernizing, commissioning, and supporting production equipment software.
Tool Control Software
SECS/GEM and GEM300
Motion control
Machine vision
Robotics and automation
Factory integration
Legacy modernization
Production and field support
The result is a practical software-first approach based on how semiconductor equipment is actually designed, installed, operated, and supported.