SALT LAKE CITY, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cimetrix, Incorporated (BULLETIN BOARD: CMXX) , a leading provider of factory automation software and solutions to the global semiconductor and electronics industries, announced today the addition of industry veteran, Mike Baker, to the company's OEM Solution Center. Baker has been named Cluster Tool Control Practice Manager and will drive the company's new cluster tool control initiatives.
A 19-year veteran of the semiconductor equipment industry, Baker was formerly leading architect and systems control manager for AIXTRON/Genus. There, he led the company's equipment automation software and controls design for its 300mm thin-film deposition cluster tools. He has also held senior systems engineering and technical lead positions at several established semiconductor industry brands, including Watkins-Johnson SEG and Prometrix, now part of KLA-Tencor. During his tenure at these companies, he was instrumental in designing and developing equipment automation software for a wide range of 300mm semiconductor manufacturing cluster tool equipment. Throughout his career, Baker has designed data visualization tools, schedulers, data management systems, embedded systems, and equipment control systems. He has worked with metrology equipment, cluster tools, wafer handling, and process control with leading integrated device manufacturers and OEMs.
"The addition of the Cluster Tool Control Practice group within the OEM Solution Center furthers our commitment to providing a total software solution for equipment control and factory automation," states Bob Reback, president and CEO of Cimetrix. "The depth of Mike Baker's experience will be invaluable as we expand our product and service offerings into tool control."
About the OEM Solution Center:
As part of Cimetrix's Global Services organization, the OEM Solutions Center offers a complete solutions approach, providing product training, applications assistance, full turnkey services, and factory automation outsourcing. It specializes in applications that include SECS/GEM standards, 300mm factory automation, and equipment data interfaces, including Interface A and TDI.
About Cimetrix Incorporated:
Cimetrix designs, develops, markets, and supports factory automation and tool control software for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. Cimetrix's connectivity software allows equipment manufacturers to quickly implement the SECS/GEM and Interface A standards, with over 10,000 connections shipped globally. Its 300mm solutions meet the SEMI communication standards and can be found on equipment in virtually every 300mm fab worldwide. Cimetrix's PC-based motion control software is used by leading equipment manufacturers for demanding robotic applications. Major products include CIMConnect(TM), CIM300(TM), CIMPortal(TM), and CODE(TM) (Cimetrix Open Development Environment). For more information, please visit http://www.cimetrix.com/.
