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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Yan-Hong Liu, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chien-Chih Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Che-Fu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 5/372 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67288 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); H01L 21/67742 (2013.01); H01L 21/68707 (2013.01); H01L 21/68764 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10061 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30148 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01); H04N 5/372 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a workstation includes: a processing chamber configured to process a workpiece; a load port configured to interface with an environment external to the workstation; a robotic arm configured to transfer the workpiece between the load port and the processing chamber; and a defect sensor configured to detect a defect along a surface of the workpiece when transferred between the load port and the processing chamber.