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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, 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 COMPANY, LTD., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method for transferring a container configured to hold at least one article used in semiconductor fabrication is provided. The method includes moving a transferring mechanism to a first position that is adjacent to the original space; producing an image of an edge of the container that is adjacent to the original space using an optical receiver before the container is moved to a destination space; and performing an image analysis of the image to determine whether to move the container to the destination space.