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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2019
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tsung-Sheng Kuo, New Taipei, TW;
Yang-Ann Chu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Hung Huang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Guan-Wei Huang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jiun-Rong Pai, Jhubei, TW;
Hsuan Lee, Tainan, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A system, includes, a semiconductor processing unit, an Automated Materials Handling System (AMHS) vehicle, and a warehouse apparatus, wherein the warehouse apparatus comprises at least one input port, at least one output port, and at least one load/unload port, wherein the warehouse apparatus is configured to perform one of the following: receiving a plurality of tray cassette containers from the AMHS vehicle at the at least one input port, transporting at least one tray cassette in each of a plurality of tray cassette containers to the at least one load/unload port via the at least one input port, transporting at least one first tray from the at least one tray cassette to the semiconductor processing unit via a tray feeder conveyor, and receiving at least one second tray from the semiconductor processing unit via the tray feeder conveyor.