Welcome to the dataPOWER Training site. PDF Solutions offers a variety of training courses designed to focus on the specific skill sets needed to successfully implement dataPOWER throughout any organization. Training is catered to three primary groups: dataPOWER end-users, dataPOWER administrators, and developers who want to take advantage of dataPOWER’s open architecture to extend the system’s functionality and analysis capabilities.

Introduction to dataPOWER
Introduction to dataPOWER is a 2-day on-site course covering the basics of end-user database access and data analysis. Users become familiar with the dataPOWER environment, from the specialized data retrieval windows — raw data, statistics, metrology, etc. — through extensive analysis exercises using a wide variety of charting and reporting tools.

* We recommend maximum class capacity not to exceed 20 people per class.

Please fill out our registration form and we will get in touch with you to schedule an on-site class date.

Click here to register for training.

Course Highlights:

• Database access and data retrieval
• Data manipulation and restructuring
• LEH data alignment
• Wafer Fabrication Metrology Data Retrieval and Analysis
• Charts and Reports:
  • Histograms
  • Scatter Plots
  • Correlation Charts
  • Cumulative Probability
  • Boxplots
  • Process Capability Study
  • Trend Plots
  • Simple ANOVA
  • Factorial ANOVA
  • Parameter trend correlation
• Specialized dataPOWER tools:
  • waferMAP
  • binMAP
  • defectMAP

Advanced Applications and Test Cases
A 1 or 2-day on-site course developed using test-case scenarios that approach yield and data issues with multiple tools in the dataPOWER environment. Customers can either choose from selected case studies or work with the dataPOWER Support team to customize a course specific to their needs and data.

* We recommend maximum class capacity not to exceed 20 people per class.

Please fill out our registration form and we will get in touch with you to schedule an on-site class date.

Click here to register for training.

Current cases include:

• Metrology parameter analysis
• Correlation of PCM to Metrology
• Correlation of PCM to Wafer Sort (die probe)
• Product Characterization
• Introduction to dataPOWER Scripting
  

dataPOWER Administration
A 3-day course, currently held at PDF Solutions, Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California.

Course content includes:

• System design overview
• Installation & configuration
• Data sources
• Upgrades
• Database performance and access
• Licensing

All dataPOWER Administrator courses are typically held at PDF Solutions during the last full week of each month. Please see the training calendar for specific dates below.

* DBA classes will not be scheduled until 3 or more people register for DBA Training. PDF Solutions reserves the right to change the DBA training class dates to meet our 3 student minimum quota per class day.

dataPOWER Hyper-Script Training
A 2-day course designed to introduce developers and “super-users” in our client organizations to the system’s open development environment and the wide-ranging tool and functionality extension possibilities using the Hyper-Script programming language.

* Hyper-Script classes will not be scheduled until 2 or more people register for Hyper-Script Training. PDF Solutions reserves the right to change the Hyper-Script training class dates to meet our 2 student minimum quota per class day.

Course Highlights:

• Introduction to the dataPOWER Programming Environment
• Hyper-Scripting
• Working with the dataPOWER API (Application Programming Interface)
• Batch operations and batchMANAGER
  

Cancellation Policy

• Three or more weeks prior notice to scheduled class, no charge
• Two to three weeks prior notice,25% of class fees
• One to two week prior notice, 50% of class fees
• Less than one week notice, full price of the class will be charged.