Tool Control Software

Semiconductor Tool Control Software Development

Architecture, design, development, modernization, integration, commissioning, and production support for Windows semiconductor equipment software—including motion, vision, robotics, automation, recipes, alarms, events, and factory interfaces.

Architecture Approach

The Right Architecture for the Equipment

KodeGEM does not require customers to abandon an established software investment. We can build using PDF Solutions' Cimetrix CIMControlFramework, integrate equipment connectivity through PEER Group EIB OEM, apply the KodeGEM Device Driver Library, or work directly within an existing custom or legacy Windows architecture.

The goal is the right architecture for the equipment—not migration for its own sake.

Engineering Scope

Software Across the Equipment Lifecycle

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

Public service scope is limited to Microsoft Windows equipment software. Architecture and framework choices remain project-specific.

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

Cimetrix

Project 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 OEM

Project 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

DDL

A 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.

Validation & Acceptance

Build with Production Acceptance in View

  • 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
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.

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