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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventor:
Ching-Jung Chang, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67733 (2013.01); H01L 21/67225 (2013.01); H01L 21/67727 (2013.01); H01L 21/67769 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fabrication system comprises a global system comprising a plurality of stockers and a global transportation system connected to the stockers, a local system coupled to the global system through the global transportation system, wherein the local system comprises a first buffer located at a boundary between the global system and the local system, a plurality of lithography apparatuses coupled to the first buffer through a local transportation system and an empty pod buffer.