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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 04, 2022
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Hom-Chung Lin, Taichung, TW;

Chi-Ying Chang, Taichung, TW;

Jih-Churng Twu, Hsinchu County, TW;

Chin-Yun Chen, Taipei, TW;

Yi-Ting Chang, Tainan, TW;

Feng-Yu Chen, Taichung, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67259 (2013.01); H01L 21/67763 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes transferring a tool monitoring device to a load port of a tool. An environmental parameter of the load port is monitored by the tool monitoring device. The tool monitoring device is removed from the load port after the environmental parameter of the load port is monitored. A door of the tool in front of the load port is closed. The door of the tool is kept closed during a period from a time of transferring the tool monitoring device to the load port to a time of removing the tool monitoring device from the load port.


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