What is claimed is:
1. A defect source identifier that provides information used to identify a source of a defect on a substrate, which defect source identifier comprises:
a LotRoute database generation process and a LotRoute database access process, wherein:
the LotRoute database generation process comprises a software application that runs on a server and that, in response to user input, defines a wafer route including wafer route information, and associates the wafer route with any one of a number of entities; and
the LotRoute database process comprises a software application that runs on the server and that, in response to input from the defect source identifier, retrieves the wafer route information using an identifier of one of the entities.
2. The defect source identifier of claim 2 wherein the entities are one of Lot ID, Step or Layer ID, InspectionReview Tool ID, and Fixed Route ID.
3. The defect source identifier of claim 2 wherein the LotRoute database generation process designates the wafer route associated with the Route ID as a default route.
4. The defect source identifier of claim 3 wherein the wafer route information associated with an entity comprises one or more tools specified by one or more of tool type and tool identifier.
5. The defect source identifier of claim 4 wherein the LotRoute database generation process enables a user to add, edit, or delete a wafer route.
6. The defect source identifier of claim 5 wherein the LotRoute database process comprises a retrieval algorithm that retrieves wafer route information by searching for a wafer route using Lot ID as a retrieval key, and if a wafer route associated with the Lot ID is found, returning the wafer route information; otherwise by searching for the wafer route using Step ID as a retrieval key, if specified, and if a wafer route associated with the Step ID is found, returning the wafer route information, otherwise by searching for the wafer route using Tool ID as a retrieval key, if specified, and if a wafer route associated with the Tool ID is found, returning the wafer route information, otherwise by returning the default wafer route information.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A stator for an electric machine comprising:
a cylindrical stator core including an outer perimeter surface and an inner perimeter surface with a plurality of slots formed between the inner perimeter surface and the outer perimeter surface, the inner perimeter surface defining an inner cylindrical space that extends in an axial direction within the stator, the inner cylindrical space extending past the cylindrical stator core;
a plurality of conductor segments positioned in the plurality of slots; and
a jumper including a straight portion extending into the inner cylindrical space and connecting two of the plurality of conductor segments, the jumper providing a phase connection member including a phase tapping location where a phase terminal is connected to the phase connection member.
2. The stator of claim 1 wherein the jumper includes a leg at an end of the straight portion coupled to one of the plurality of conductor segments.
3. The stator of claim 2 wherein each of the opposing ends of the stator core define a circular shape, and wherein the straight portion of the jumper appears as a chord of the circular shape when viewed from one of the opposing ends the stator core.
4. The stator of claim 3 wherein the jumper is a first jumper, the stator further comprising a second jumper connecting another two of the plurality of conductor segments.
5. The stator of claim 4 wherein the second jumper is generally arc shaped and appears to extend along the circular shape when viewed from the one of the opposing ends of the stator core.
6. The stator of claim 5 wherein the first jumper and the second jumper are tied together with an electrically insulative material.
7. The stator of claim 1 wherein the plurality of conductor segments are connected to form a multi-phase winding on the stator.
8. The stator of claim 7 wherein the phase connection member is a first phase connection member, the stator further comprising a second phase connection member and a third phase connection member, wherein the second phase connection member includes a straight portion that extends within the inner cylindrical space between another two of the plurality of conductor segments, and wherein the third phase connection member includes an arcuate portion that extends along one of the opposing ends of the stator core between yet another two of the plurality of conductor segments.
9. The stator of claim 1 wherein the plurality of conductor segments includes a plurality of series connected phase windings on the stator core, and wherein the stator further comprises a plurality of series winding connection loops, each series winding connection loop including an arcuate portion that extends along one of the opposing ends of the stator core and connects two of the phase windings in series.