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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2024
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu City, TW;
Inventors:
Tsung-Sheng Kuo, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Guan-Wei Huang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Hung Huang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yang-Ann Chu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hsu-Shui Liu, Pingjhen City, TW;
Jiun-Rong Pai, Jhubei City, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/00 (2026.01); H10P 70/00 (2026.01); H10P 74/20 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/0616 (2026.01); H10P 70/20 (2026.01); H10P 72/0414 (2026.01); H10P 74/203 (2026.01);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a workstation includes: a cleaning station configured to clean a die vessel, wherein the die vessel is configured to secure a semiconductor die; an inspection station configured to inspect the die vessel after cleaning to determine whether the die vessel is identified as passing inspection; and a conveyor configured to move the die vessel between the cleaning station and the inspection station.