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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
May. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Shin-Ta Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chwen Yu, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/12 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/12 (2013.01); G01R 31/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of monitoring static charge is provided. The method includes the operations as follows. A conductive tape is wrapped around an outer surface of a non-conductive tube. A metallic plate is connected to the conductive tape. The conductive tape and the metallic plate are covered by a metallic box, wherein the conductive tape and the metallic plate are entirely disposed within a metallic box. A plurality of static charges are detected from the metallic plate by an electrostatic field meter.