A00300 - SEMI A3 - Specification for Printed Circuit Board Equipment Communication Interfaces (PCBECI)

The purpose of this Specification is to define the equipment communication interface for printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. A robust and comprehensive shop-floor communication standard would specify detailed, bidirectional communication has been needed to improve productivity and reduce the costs to develop the equipment interface in PCB manufacturing.This Specification is designed for software engineers implementing communication interfaces especially for PCB manufacturing to establish a robust and expandable framework for the integration of equipment. A collection of SEMI and other standards have been referenced.This Specification aims to provide a common interface especially for the equipment used in PCB manufacturing. It is independent of the base technology used. It is mainly intended to be applied to exposure process, drilling process or plating process—however it is not limited to these areas of application.This Specification is used for the purpose of standardizing the