Equipment Automation Framework (EAF)
Complete fab-wide automation, communications, and data acquisition
Advanced automation framework providing rapid equipment connectivity and integration for seamless fab communications and data collection.
High-volume data acquisition for advanced analytics
Automated, high-speed, and high-volume data collection is possible for any EAF-connected device via a single, unified channel. Data is shared with clients, such as a factory host or MES, to drive advanced analytics and AI applications for increased productivity, improved yields, and predictive equipment maintenance.
Centralized configuration, deployment, and operation
Configuring and deploying EAF-connected devices is simplified using EAF’s extensible centralized repository and intuitive user interface, which provides a comprehensive overview of the EAF environment for unmatched equipment insight and control across the entire factory.
Key features
SEMI Standards compliant
Supports the most common SEMI E Series Standards, including SECS/GEM and GEM300, to reduce risk, cost, and complexity of equipment connectivity, integration, and automation.
Multitier architecture
Highly configurable communication and integration layers with built-in adaptability across the entire architecture, ensuring maximum component reusability without limiting flexibility.
Rapid equipment integration
Out-of-the-box SEMI Standard compliance and reusable, functionally grouped modules significantly reduce the effort, complexity, and time required for equipment integration.
High transparency monitoring
Visually track the real-time health status of servers and applications using the UI for advanced monitoring of all connected devices.
High scalability
Proven ability to support the productive use of more than 2,000 integrations under a single management server.
High flexibility
Extensible across all component layers, offering abstract classes and interfaces for easy custom code development, support for custom plug-in configurations, and fully adjustable integration behavior tailored to the factory requirements.
High availability
EAF instances can automatically change servers without loss of data or impacting running equipment while strong dependency, change management support and audit trail significantly reduces human error.
Low maintenance
Simplifies ongoing operational maintenance with bulk updates across multiple instances, automated recovery functionality, and strict versioning control.
Centralized management
The EAF Management Server and Client UI provide all required infrastructure to conveniently configure, deploy, operate, manage, update, and monitor thousands of EAF-connected devices from any location.
Part of a complete solution
EAF can be packaged with PEER Group’s Automation Capability Management (ACM) Services and interface test product, DiDaCT 2, to ensure a seamless, low-risk deployment that does not impact production.
For fabs that wish to add EAF integration services to their factory MES, PEER Group collaborates with several MES providers to complement their ANSI/ISA-95 Level 3 functions with our expertise in the Automation Network domain (Level 2 and below) and eliminate the equipment connectivity challenges and limitations of MES platforms.
Learn more about EAF
Supported SEMI Standards
Supported technologies
EAF supports the following technologies
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.NET Framework 4.8 and .NET 8 |
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