The GW SECS and GEM Implementation Seminar
This intensive three-day seminar addresses the practical implementation of SECS/GEM communication protocols in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, in fab and in test-assembly. The seminar describes the details of the SEMI Standards SECS-I, SECS-II, GEM, and HSMS-SS. The new 300mm wafer-processing equipment software standards such as Carrier Management, Object Services, Substrate Tracking, Control Job, and Process Job are covered in detail.

The semiconductor industry is leading the electronics manufacturing industry in the development and implementation of SECS and GEM protocols for equipment-level communications. SECS/GEM with HSMS-SS were chosen in order to meet the demands of transferring equipment-generated data, as well as the actual management of the equipment as it is used in semiconductor manufacturing. SECS and GEM protocols are also utilized in other industries such as disk and head manufacturing, circuit board manufacturing, hybrid assembly and pharmaceutical processing.

Jack Ghiselli, president of GW Associates Inc., a leading supplier of SECS software products and services. He has implemented a variety of SECS interfaces on both equipment and host computers, and has over 30 years experience in design and development of software for data communications and industrial control. Ghiselli has been active in the SECS standards since its introduction, and currently serves as co-chairman of the SEMI North America Information and Control Committee.

Jerry Secrest, president of Secrest Research, a microelectronics consulting company. With over 30 years experience designing semiconductor processes and devices, and managing semiconductor manufacturing lines, he has designed several SECS interfaces, and is presently active in revisions and additions to SECS.