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Intel

Client: Intel LTD Automation Department

Location: Hillsboro, OR (D1D Fab)

Fab health model, wafer recipe selector, fab-wide upgrade testing, and on-call support of fab applications.

Recruited from Cornell into LTD Automation. Built fab health and security monitoring (PowerShell + C# WinForms + web services through firewalls) toward a lights-out fab. Led the wafer recipe selector desktop application, supported existing fab apps on a 24/7 on-call rotation every fifth week, and participated in fab-wide recipe-selector upgrade testing.

Details

Health and Security Project

Desktop applications and web services to monitor the health of software running the chip-making fab — with the goal of a lights-out operation requiring minimal human guidance.

Recipe Selector Application

Led development of the wafer recipe selector application used across the fab.

Support of Existing Applications

On-call support for critical fab applications on a rotating schedule.

Upgrade Support

Participated in testing and support for a fab-wide upgrade of the recipe selector application.

Technology

Server-side
C#.NET, WinForms, PowerShell
Server / hosting
Windows Server, IIS 6, Services, PerfMon
Repository
Microsoft VSS