FabLink® Release Notes – Overview of versions and updates

The FabLink® connectivity solution for SECS/GEM, GEM300, and EDA is widely used in the semiconductor industry and proven in production. Here you will find an overview of all versions released since 2012, the corresponding release date, and the most important new features.

FabLink® FL 6.2

Release Date: December 2025
Release Dersion: 6.2

Technology Stack:

  • .NET 4.8 and higher
  • API: .NET 10 and .NET 8 (until end of Microsoft support)


Selection of integrated extensions:  

  • Performance enhancement: 64-bit version for enhanced system functionality and optimized storage management. The FabLink® 32-bit version is no longer delivered.
  • Cybersecurity:
    • Based on long-term supported systems: .NET 4.8 (project) and, .NET 10 and .NET8 (API integration)
    • Support of SEMI Standards E187, E188 and E191
  • Support SEMI E172 Equipment Data Dictionary (SEDD)
  • Support SEMI E148 Time Synchronization
  • Enhanced GEM300 API
  • Linux Support of FabLink® API
  • Update to SQL Lite database

System requirements:

  • Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
  • Win 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
  • Win 11 (25H2)
  • Win 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024
  • Win 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024
  • Windows Server 2025 LTSC
  • Windows Server 2022 LTSC
 FabLink® FL 6.1

Release Date: October 2021
Product Version: 6.1

Technology Stack:
4.7.2 and higher

Selection of integrated extensions:   

  • GEM300 API (C#)
  • EDA support in FabLink® API

System Requirements:

  • Win 10 64bit (20H2, 21H2)
  • Win 10 IoT 64bit (21H2)
  • Win 10 LTSB/LTSC 64 bit (1809, 21H2)
  • Win 10 IoT LTSB/LTSC 64bit (21H2)
  • Win 11 64bit (21H2)
 FabLink® FL 6.0

Release Date: March 2019
Product Version: 6.0

Technologie Stack:
4.6.1 and higher

Selection of integrated extensions:   

  • EDA Freeze II Standalone option

System Requirements:

  • Win 10 64bit (1809, 1903)
  • Win 10 LTSC 64bit (1809)
 FabLink® FL 5.2

Release Date: December 2016
Releaseversion: 5.2

Technologie Stack:
4.6.1 und höher

Auswahl integrierter Erweiterungen:  

  • Energy Saving Mode

System Requirements:

  • Win 7 32/64bit
  • Win 10 Pro 32/64bit (1803, 1809,1903)
 FabLink® FL 5.1

Release Date: Mai 2015
Release Version: 5.1

Technologie Stack:
4.0

Selection of integrated extensions:

  • GEM300
  • EDA for 300 mm Services

System Requirements:

  • Win 7 32/64bit
  • Win XP (embedded only on Siemens SIMATIC Microbox PC)
 FabLink® FL 5.0

Release Date: Februar 2014
Release Version: 5.0

Technologie Stack:
3.5

System Requirements:

  • Win XP
 FabLink® FL 4.0

Release Date: Januar 2012
Release Version: 4.0

System Requirements:

  • Win XP