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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Wen-Chih Chiou, Zhunan Township, TW;
Yung-Chi Lin, Su-Lin, TW;
Yu-Liang Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hung-Jung Tu, Hualien, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/673 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67383 (2013.01); H01L 21/67386 (2013.01); H01L 21/6831 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wafer cassette includes a main body having space to hold at least one wafer assembly. Each of the at least one wafer assembly includes a wafer and an electrostatic carrier attached to the wafer. An electrical contact structure inside the main body is arranged to contact an electrical pad of the electrostatic carrier.