A decade ago, the development of cluster tools in the IC manufacturing industry seemed to herald the end of batch processing systems. Single-wafer, multichamber tools were the wave of the future—they ...

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Most enterprise IT operations rely heavily on batch processing operations. The reliance doesn't go away when you move to a service-oriented architecture (SOA), yet SOA just means online transaction ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global batch control systems market size is expected to grow by USD 906.58 million as per Technavio. This marks a significant market slow down compared to the 2019 growth ...

significantly enhanced if it has on-line connectivity with, and access to, the work-in-process inventory system that contains the actual, sampled characteristics and attributes (i.e., potency, percent ...

Real-time streaming data applications may get all the press, but the reality is that much of the business world still runs in batch mode. As companies grow, so does the volume of management reports ...

Bread is on the menu of nearly every restaurant. Sandwich makers, for instance, roll through millions of cases of bread each year to keep profits rising. The business of bread-making can be ...

(1) Processing a group of files or databases from start to completion rather than having the user open, edit and save each of them one at a time. For example, a graphics conversion utility can change ...