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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Kai-Hung Hsiao, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chi-Chung Jen, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yu-Chun Shen, Tainan, TW;
Yuan-Cheng Kuo, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chih-Hsiung Huang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Wen-Chih Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/673 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/68721 (2013.01); H01L 21/6732 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wafer container includes a frame, a door and at least a pair of shelves. The frame has opposite sidewalls. The pair of the shelves are respectively disposed and aligned on the opposite sidewalls of the frame. Various methods and devices are provided for holding at least one wafer to the shelves during transport.