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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chunhung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Sheng-Chen Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 43/00 (2006.01); B24B 37/34 (2012.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 43/006 (2013.01); B24B 37/34 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 2307/538 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1168 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1978 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1989 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pad removal method includes affixing a first end of a pad guide to a first location of a pad. The method further includes affixing a second end of the pad guide to a second location of the pad. The method further includes moving the first end from a first position, a first distance from the second location, to a second position, a second distance from the second location, wherein the first distance is greater than a diameter of the pad, and the second distance is less than the width of the pad.