User's Guide

Table Of Contents
1. Introduction KLA Automation System Overview
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Introduction
1.1 KLA Automation System Overview
The KLA Automation System provided by KLA automates the use of
instrumented wafers in a semiconductor wafer fab. The KLA Automation
System is used with SensArray temperature wafers and Automation Metrology
motion analysis wafers to enable real-time measurement and monitoring of
parameters that are critical to fab yield and productivity.
The KLA Automation hardware consists of the following components:
Battery-powered, instrumented wafers that perform the actual
measurements and reside in Automation FOUPs; examples are SensArray
Temperature Wafers and Automation Metrology Wafers (to measure motion
and humidity)
Battery-powered Automation FOUPs to transport and store instrumented
wafers, and to provide wafer charging and data communications (see
Section 2.2 for information about KLA Automation FOUPs)
KLA Automation Stations that charge Automation FOUPs and provide the
communication between the FOUP and the fab host (see Section 2.1 for
information about KLA Automation Stations)
KLA Automation Controller to control the system