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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Chien-Mao Chen, Zhubei, TW;
Hung-Jen Hsu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/00 (2023.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H10N 70/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 70/041 (2023.02); H01L 21/67248 (2013.01); H01L 22/14 (2013.01); H10N 70/023 (2023.02); H10N 70/231 (2023.02); H10N 70/8828 (2023.02);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a method includes: growing a phase change material on a platform configured for a semiconductor workpiece process; setting the phase change material to an amorphous state; performing the semiconductor workpiece process within a semiconductor processing chamber; and measuring resistance across two points along the phase change material.