More than 30 years
Semiconductor equipment software architecture, development, and production support.
Public Proof
Semiconductor Equipment Software Experience & Evidence
More than 30 years across Windows Tool Control Software, SECS/GEM, GEM300, automation, factory integration, equipment commissioning, and sustained production support.
This page separates approved public facts from customer-confidential work. Named client experience does not imply sponsorship, partnership, certification, or endorsement.
Verifiable Experience
Semiconductor Software Experience You Can Evaluate
Specific engineering experience, approved project evidence, and framework knowledge—presented without implying customer endorsement.
Production equipment software
Tool Control Software, motion, vision, robotics, process control, and factory integration.
Factory Host validation
Simulator testing, factory Host validation, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and long-term operation.
Framework-flexible delivery
Cimetrix products, PEER Group EIB OEM, KodeGEM DDL, and existing Windows architectures.
Selected Engineering Experience
- TEL — Approved prior semiconductor engineering experience.
- NXQ — NXQ8300 next-generation software platform using Cimetrix CIMControlFramework.
- Milara — Black Crystal semiconductor Tool Control Software framework.
- Lithoptek — CD Optimizer equipment software using the Black Crystal framework.
Company names and marks identify approved prior engineering experience. They do not imply sponsorship, certification, partnership, or endorsement.
Equipment & Disciplines
Experience Across the Equipment Software Stack
Published scope is limited to equipment categories, software disciplines, and technologies approved for public use.
Equipment Categories
- Lithography
- Mask alignment
- Wafer handling
- CD-SEM metrology
- Coating and developing
- Track systems
- Polish batching
- Wire bonding
- Reel-to-reel equipment
Software 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 Technologies
- C#
- .NET
- WPF
- C++
- MFC
- Windows
Validation Evidence
Factory Host, Acceptance & Production Experience
KodeGEM’s experience includes the test and acceptance stages used to move equipment software 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
Test plans, traces, acceptance reports, screenshots, and checklists may exist for specific work, but no customer artifact is displayed without separate approval.
Project-Backed Standards
Standards Experience with Identified Project Evidence
This initial matrix is intentionally limited to standards tied to supplied project evidence. It does not claim every possible standard or reproduce SEMI standard text.
| Standard | Capability area | Evidence status | Public evidence note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMI E127 | Integrated measurement module communications | Project experience | Project-backed implementation evidence is held confidentially. |
| SEMI E95 | Human-interface integration | Project experience | Implemented as part of the Black Crystal Tool Control Software framework. |
| SEMI E40 | Process job management | Project experience | Implemented as part of the Black Crystal Tool Control Software framework. |
| SEMI E87 | Carrier management | Project experience | Implemented as part of the Black Crystal Tool Control Software framework. |
| SEMI E94 | Control job management | Project experience | Implemented as part of the Black Crystal Tool Control Software framework. |
Applicable standards depend on the equipment type, factory requirements, and project scope. Additional standards will be added only after their public evidence status is reviewed.
Approved Case Studies
Selected Projects with Approved Public Detail
Client names appear where approved and otherwise display as “On Request.” Confidential business details, locations, reference contacts, and unsupplied testimonials remain unpublished.
On Request
R&D Die Bonder
- Equipment
- Specialized equipment for bonding a die to a wafer
- Framework
- Cimetrix CIMControlFramework
- Published outcome
- Outcome withheld from public disclosure.
On Request
300 mm Backside Mini Track
- Equipment
- Mini track with coating, baking, chilling, metrology, exposure, and robotic handling
- Framework
- Cimetrix CIMControlFramework
- Published outcome
- Outcome withheld from public disclosure.
On Request
Wafer Bow Metrology Module
- Equipment
- Integrated metrology module for wafer bow measurement
- Framework
- Cimetrix CIMControlFramework
- Published outcome
- Outcome withheld from public disclosure.
On Request
Advanced Dual-Head Exposure Unit
- Equipment
- Dual-head wafer exposure equipment
- Framework
- Cimetrix CIMControlFramework
- Published outcome
- Outcome withheld from public disclosure.
On Request
Mini Track Software Modernization
- Equipment
- Mini track with coating, baking, chilling, and wafer-flipping modules
- Framework
- Cimetrix CIMControlFramework
- Published outcome
- No public outcome was supplied.
NXQ Inc.
NXQ8300 Next-Generation Software Platform
- Equipment
- 300 mm mask aligner
- Framework
- Cimetrix CIMControlFramework
- Published outcome
- The machine shipped to Micron.
Milara Inc.
Black Crystal Semiconductor Tool Software Framework
- Equipment
- Tool Control Software framework for multiple semiconductor equipment categories
- Framework
- .NET, WPF, and PEER Group EIB OEM
- Published outcome
- Delivered as Milara’s Black Crystal semiconductor Tool Control Software framework.
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