PEER Group Inc.

Kitchener,  ON 
Canada
https://www.peergroup.com
  • Booth: 451

Leading supplier of factory automation software products

Overview

Smart Manufacturing starts with factory automation software. Since 1992, PEER Group® has helped semiconductor OEMs and factories reduce time to market and lower costs by solving their most challenging equipment and factory automation, data management, and process control problems.

Choosing PEER Group gives you access to the industry’s best automation software products, backed by the industry’s most experienced and knowledgeable development team, to deliver innovative SEMI Standard-compliant solutions for the world’s most demanding semiconductor OEMs and factories.

PRODUCTS and SERVICES:

  • SECS/GEM, GEM300, EDA / Interface A connectivity software
  • Tool automation and control software
  • Equipment software testing
  • Station controllers (Equipment automation programs)
  • Multi-tiered Professional Services for OEMs and factories

CONTACT:

Website: https://www.peergroup.com
Email: sales@peergroup.com
Phone: +1 519-749-9554


  Press Releases

  • PEER Group®, the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry, is sharing its Standards expertise and insight during the industry-led Global Cybersecurity Forum, happening at SEMICON West 2023.  

    Featuring talks by executives from leading chip makers, OEMs, and suppliers, the forum, Securing the Future for Semiconductor Manufacturing, will highlight the current state of industry-wide cybersecurity status, risks, and effects and detail the collaboration plans to protect the entire semiconductor supply chain.  

    “Amid recent high-profile cyberattacks on fabs, the semiconductor industry is banding together in defense of our highly complex and valuable global supply chain,” says Doug Suerich, PEER Group’s Director of Marketing, “the Global Cybersecurity Forum provides a prominent platform for industry leaders to discuss this topic. The calibre of speakers reflects the critical importance cybersecurity is to semiconductor manufacturing and we look forward to advancing our defensive strategy together as an industry.”  

    Suerich will be moderating the four-hour forum, which is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 12.    

    The forum will kick-off with keynote addresses by Brent Conran, CVP, Chief Information Security Officer, Intel Corporation, and James Tu, PhD, Head of Corporate Information Security, TSMC. Additional presenters include executives from Applied Materials, ASML, Lam Research, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  

    Mike Kropp, PEER Group’s Co-Founder, CEO, and President, will also speak during the forum, sharing insight into the potential vulnerabilities associated with software that is used on semiconductor tools and in factories and the best practices companies follow to mitigate these issues. Kropp will provide an overview of SEMI® E187 and E188, the new Cybersecurity Standards published by the SEMI Fab & Equipment Information Security and the SEMI Fab & Equipment Computer Device Security Task Forces.  

    PEER Group has extensive experience helping OEMs and factories comply with the various SEMI Smart Manufacturing Standards, which include Cybersecurity Standards E187 and E188. In addition to participating in the Global Cybersecurity Forum, PEER Group will also be exhibiting during the show. To learn more about PEER Group products and services, stop by booth 451 during SEMICON West or visit our event page.

    About PEER Group 

    PEER Group® is the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry. Since 1992, our solutions have helped the world’s most advanced OEMs and factories reduce time to market and lower costs by solving their equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. An award-winning company, PEER Group’s commitment to quality has been recognized by Intel’s EPIC Supplier Program, naming PEER Group a Distinguished Supplier in 2023 and an Outstanding Supplier in 2022. Follow PEER Group on LinkedIn and Twitter

  • PEER Group rising star recognized by SEMICON West 20 Under 30 

    PEER Group®, the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry, is proud to announce that Savanah Wille, a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist working at the company’s North American headquarters, has been recognized by the SEMICON West 20 Under 30 awards program.

    The SEMICON West 20 Under 30 program recognizes 20 “rising young stars” from SEMI® member companies who demonstrate a strong record of innovation, collaboration, community engagement, and outstanding performance. Winners are nominated by their peers and selected by a panel of judges from the SEMI North America Advisory Board (NAAB).

    "I am honoured to be a recipient of this award,” says Wille, who graduated with distinction from the University of Waterloo’s Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Nanotechnology Engineering, Co-Operative Program and has been working at PEER Group for nearly five years. “From studying semiconductor fabrication tools in school to testing automation software used in fabrication facilities, it’s so rewarding to work in a field that I am passionate about. I am incredibly grateful to work at an innovative company with incredible people, in an industry that plays such a vital role in our lives."

    Wille’s contributions to PEER Group have long been recognized by her managers, peers, and clients. “Savanah demonstrates technical leadership in her field and distributes her knowledge to both clients and coworkers,” says Pooya Forghani, PEER Group’s Software Development Manager, Engineering Services. “Savanah is an inspiration to those who aspire to have successful careers in technology.”

    Wille will be traveling to San Francisco for SEMICON West 2023 where she’ll accept the award alongside the 19 other recipients. To learn more, visit the PEER Group SEMICON West 2023 event page

  • PEER Group is one of only 22 Distinguished Award recipients across Intel’s global supply chain 

    Kitchener, ON, June 21, 2023 

    PEER Group® is proud to announce that it has earned Intel’s EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award. Through its dedication to Excellence, Partnership, Inclusion, and Continuous (EPIC) quality improvement, PEER Group has achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel’s expectations.  

    “As one of only 22 Distinguished Supplier Award recipients across the Intel global supply chain, PEER Group stands out among suppliers in the semiconductor industry,” said Keyvan Esfarjani, Chief Global Operations Officer at Intel. “Their customer orientation and commitment to excellence is a testament to their dedication and serves as a global benchmark for others to follow.” 

    The Intel EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award recognizes a consistent level of strong performance across all performance criteria. Of the thousands of Intel suppliers around the world, only a few hundred qualify to participate in the EPIC Supplier Program. The EPIC Distinguished Award is the second-highest honor a supplier can achieve. In 2023, only 22 suppliers in the Intel supply chain network earned this award. 

    To qualify for an Intel EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award, suppliers must exceed expectations, meet aggressive performance goals, and score 80 percent or higher in performance assessments throughout the year. Suppliers must also meet 80 percent or more of their improvement plan deliverables and demonstrate formidable quality and business systems. 

    Visit www.peergroup.com to learn more. 

    About PEER Group 

    PEER Group® is the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry. Since 1992, our solutions have helped the world’s most advanced OEMs and factories reduce time to market and lower costs by solving their equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. An award-winning company, PEER Group’s commitment to quality has been recognized by Intel’s EPIC Supplier Program, naming PEER Group a Distinguished Supplier in 2023 and an Outstanding Supplier in 2022. Follow PEER Group on LinkedIn and Twitter


  Products

  • PTO
    PEER® Tool Orchestrator (PTO®) is an equipment automation and control framework with a GUI-based tool designer, PEER Tool Composer (PTC). Semiconductor OEMs use PTO to automate equipment....

  • PEER Tool Orchestrator (PTO®) has a proven record of reducing an OEM’s tool development time, which has elevated it to be the most popular tool automation software platform for semiconductor, PV, LED, MEMS, and flat panel manufacturing. PTO provides all of the on-tool functionality required for material transport, optimized scheduling, alarm management, tool recovery, data collection, and factory host communications. Its flexible framework and intuitive configuration environment provides OEMs with the capability to develop their own control system quickly and continue to adapt to evolving manufacturing needs.

  • EIB OEM
    EIB® OEM is a framework that OEMs use to provide SEMI Standards-compliant connectivity to factory systems. It supports various equipment interfaces and provides the flexibility to develop custom interfaces....

  • EIB® OEM Product Suite is a multi-connection, multi-protocol host connectivity software solution for equipment suppliers that reduces the cost of satisfying each factory’s diverse automation requirements. It is available in three versions:

    • EIB GEM for 200mm SECS/GEM equipment communications
    • EIB 300 for 300mm (GEM300) equipment communications
    • EIB EDA for providing EDA / Interface A data to factory host systems

    EIB is easy to configure for any tool type and integrates to the equipment control system or devices using a variety of standard communication mechanisms such as ASCII, COM, .NET, SECS/GEM or custom protocols. EIB OEM also enables rapid integration using OPC and OPC-UA for PLC-based equipment that use HMI/SCADA software packages such as Modbus, Rockwell’s RSView32 and FactoryTalk View, Wonderware Intouch, GE’s Cimplicity and iFix, Siemen’s SIMATIC WinCC, and National Instrument’s Labview.

  • PFSC
    PEER FACTORY® Station Controller (PFSC™) is a platform that semiconductor factories use to develop station controllers easily and integrate equipment quickly....

  • PFSC provides the fastest way to integrate tools into an automated factory. Based on our proven automation and control technology used by hundreds of OEMs to automate their tools, PFSC’s customizable and extensible platform simplifies the process of developing equipment interfaces and building station controllers for all tools on a manufacturing floor. PFSC provides a generic communication layer between equipment and factory systems like the MES.

    With PFSC, we have simplified station controller development, and we’ve made it easy to connect disparate systems and adapt to evolving equipment vendor changes and factory requirements. PFSC helps factories design and adapt lot management, data collection, and visualizations quickly and easily – or go beyond traditional station controller capabilities and add analytics, expanded visualization of the factory with “control room” and OEE views, and lot dispatch or scheduling logic.


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