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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Tang Huang, Taichung, TW;
Yuan-Yu Feng, Tainan, TW;
Chia-Han Lin, New Taipei, TW;
Chien-Fa Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method for transferring a container for holding one or more articles is provided. The method includes transferring the container using a transferring mechanism to a position which is adjacent to a destination space. The method further includes recording an image of the destination space before the container is deposited to the destination space. The method also includes performing an image analysis of the image and determining if the container is able to be sent to the destination space according to a result of the image analysis of the image.