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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor fabrication facility including a chamber, a gas supply configured to provide reaction gas to the chamber, a plurality of vacuum pumps respectively configured to pump the reaction gas from the chamber, an exhaust apparatus that is connected to the plurality of vacuum pumps and configured to purify the reaction gas, an exhausting line between the exhaust apparatus and the plurality of vacuum pumps, a thickness detection apparatus connected to the exhausting line and configured to detect a thickness of a byproduct layer in the exhausting line, and a processor connected to the thickness detection apparatus and configured to display preventive maintenance of the exhausting line based on the thickness of the byproduct layer being greater than a threshold value.