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Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Iwate, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67248 (2013.01); G05B 13/042 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H01L 21/67253 (2013.01); H01L 21/67276 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control method includes: calculating a correction value after a predetermined process is executed; and controlling a control target based on an output value of at least one of a real sensor and a virtual sensor during execution of the predetermined process. The calculating includes correcting an output value of the virtual sensor. The controlling includes: controlling the control target based on an output value of the real sensor while monitoring a failure of the real sensor; correcting an output value of the virtual sensor with the correction value when the real sensor fails; and switching from a control based on the output value of the real sensor to a control based on the output value of the virtual sensor after the correcting the output value of the virtual sensor.


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