document.write("\n<P>EDAlink is an XML Based Automation Framework designed for all data collection needs for the semiconductor and related industries. With complete adaptable plug in architecture it collects data from tools using a variety of protocols such as SECS\/GEM, FTP, SQL, ECS Interface. It makes data available through database interface and via Web-based standards (HTTP, XML, SOAP).<\/P>\n<H3><IMG style=\"BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px solid; MARGIN: 10px 0px 10px 10px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px solid\" height=389 hspace=10 src=\"http:\/\/www.cimac-us.com\/images\/stock-edalink.jpg\" width=265 align=right vspace=10>EDAlink Benefits<\/H3>\n<UL>\n<LI>An interface to the end user that requires neither access to nor knowledge of the internal data acquisition communication technology and protocols \n<LI>A standard reporting and communication format from equipment to data analysis applications \n<LI>Flexible and adaptable architecture that allows additional functionality and protocol support to mine data from the tool or transmit to Client application \n<LI>Less coding: plug-n-play modules, configurable state models \n<LI>Compliance with all relevant SEMI standards, and the appropriate Web-based standards (HTTP, XML, SOAP) \n<LI>Support for multiple concurrent and independent EEC clients including Equipment Health Monitoring (e-Diagnostics), Advanced Process Control (APC), and Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) applications \n<LI>A second logical connection to a tool while maintaining legacy point-to-point connection for MES control \n<LI>Very minimum Setup, Configuration, Integration effort \n<LI>Ease of maintenance: easy to trace, modular fixes, log files \n<LI>A Data Collection Server (DCS) for creating and managing Data Collection Plans (DCPs) from multiple tools that also acts as a repository for tool metadata \n<LI>Centralized data archiving for subsequent analysis <\/LI><\/UL>\n<P>For more information on this product or other cimac products,&nbsp;please <A href=\"http:\/\/www.cimac-us.com\/form\/informationrequest.asp\">click here<\/A><\/P>");