As the new Original Equipment Manufacturer for the MRC Eclipse Product Line, OEM Group's team of expert engineers have developed the controller upgrade, the Epoch, for the MRC Eclipse® Mark IV platform.

The Epoch is based on a state-of-the-art workstation running a Linux Operating System. The Epoch is now standard on new Mark IV systems and is also available as a retrofit to existing Mark IV. The controller employs a PCI board which uses the same Industry Pack (IP) modules and interface ribbon cables as the previous controller.

This new controller not only replaces the obsolete Mark IV 68K HI computer; it eliminates the 7-slot VME chassis, PM controller, SECS GEM Computer, X-terminal computers and networking devices which have all been integrated into a single computer platform.

Includes:
Powerful Single Platform System with Integrated SECS/GEM Subsystem
Off the shelf & high density I/O components
Interactive Easy to Use Software with:
• Animated Graphical Overview of System
• Process Control Setup
• Recipe Creation
• High Fidelity Device Level Simulator
• Motion Vacuum Monitoring
• High Speed Messaging Services

Features & Benefits Include:
New and Improved Single Platform Controller Design:
• Eliminates 7-slot and NCD terminal obsolescence issues
• Increased capacity, scalability, resolution, and reliability
User Friendly System Graphics Presentation
• Greater ease in navigating through the program
• New Support Menu, RAID and hardware diagnostics
Improved Wafer Throughput
• Up to 29% wafer per hour (wph) increase
Linux Based Operating System
• Superior Operating System stability and reliability eliminating corrupt file issues, system lock-ups, and memory violations
HTTP/FTP support for online system documentation
• Allows seamless, streamline internal processes