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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 22/12 (2013.01); H01L 21/67167 (2013.01); H01L 21/67253 (2013.01); H01L 21/67703 (2013.01); H01L 21/67745 (2013.01); H01L 21/68707 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a factory interface, a deposition tool, and at least one measuring device. The factory interface is configured to carry a wafer. The deposition tool is coupled to the factory interface and configured to process the wafer transferred from the factory interface. The at least one measuring device is equipped in the factory interface, the deposition tool, or the combination thereof. The at least one measuring device is configured to perform real-time measurements of a thickness of a material on the wafer that is carried in the factory interface or the deposition tool.