Motion Control, Vision Systems & Robotics
Precision motion, machine vision, and robotics software layers integrated into the tool control stack.
Engineering Services
Semiconductor Software Consulting Services
SECS/GEM, GEM300, Tool Control Software, factory integration, motion, vision, robotics, and legacy modernization—delivered for equipment OEMs and semiconductor manufacturers.
KodeGEM supports customer-selected architectures. Framework choice depends on project requirements, existing licenses, and long-term support strategy.
What We Deliver
Core Engineering Capabilities
SECS/GEM & GEM300 Development
SECS/GEM and GEM300 implementation, Host communications, event reporting, alarms, remote commands, and acceptance support.
Review service →Semiconductor Tool Control Software
Windows equipment control software for production tools—architecture, development, integration, commissioning, and sustained support.
Review service →Legacy Modernization
Extend or modernize Windows equipment software built with MFC, C++, C#, VB, or Pascal using an incremental, production-aware approach.
Review service →Factory Automation Integration
MES connectivity, databases, scheduling systems, networking, and factory host reporting.
Review service →KodeGEM Intelligence
Local intelligence designed to run alongside new or existing Tool Control Software, with project-specific interfaces for GEM knowledge access, live monitoring, and Distributed Knowledge Mesh.
Review service →Public service scope is limited to Microsoft Windows equipment software. Non-Windows solutions are not advertised.
Verifiable Experience
Semiconductor Software Experience You Can Evaluate
Specific engineering experience, approved project evidence, and framework knowledge—presented without implying customer endorsement.
More than 30 years
Semiconductor equipment software architecture, development, and production support.
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.
Framework Flexibility
Verified Framework & Architecture Experience
KodeGEM can develop within an existing Windows equipment-software architecture, use established commercial products, or apply the project-backed KodeGEM Device Driver Library based on equipment and factory requirements.
Cimetrix Software Products
CimetrixProject experience with PDF Solutions’ Cimetrix equipment-software products for Tool Control Software and factory communication.
- CIMControlFramework
- CIMConnect
- CIM300
- CIMPortal
- Sapience / Interface A
- New equipment-software development
- Extension of existing Cimetrix applications
PEER Group EIB OEM
EIB OEMProject experience implementing equipment connectivity and factory-host communication with PEER Group EIB OEM.
- Equipment-to-host connectivity
- SECS/GEM
- GEM300
- Factory Host integration
- Equipment communication interfaces
- Existing EIB implementation support
KodeGEM Device Driver Library
DDLA project-backed library of real-world-tested equipment drivers used with Cimetrix CCF, PEER Group EIB OEM, or standalone Windows solutions.
- Robots and prealigners
- FOUP interfaces and sensors
- PLCs and mass flow controllers
- Spin coaters and ovens
- Stage controllers
- Cameras
Existing and Legacy Software
Extend, troubleshoot, or modernize established equipment software without forcing an unnecessary rewrite or framework migration.
- Existing C# and .NET systems
- Legacy C++ applications
- MFC and older Windows architectures
- VB and Pascal codebases
- Incremental modernization
- Protocol and integration upgrades
Framework and platform selection depends on the customer’s existing licenses, technical requirements, equipment lifecycle, internal expertise, and factory-integration needs. Third-party product names identify project experience and do not imply endorsement, certification, partnership, or reseller status.
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.