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Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Chun-Ta Chen, Tainan, TW;

Cheng-Chieh Chen, Tainan, TW;

Hong-Hsing Chou, Jhubei, TW;

Yeh-Chieh Wang, Hsinchu, TW;

Jeng-Yann Tsay, Tainan, TW;

Shyue-Shin Tsai, Tainan, TW;

Tsung-Yang Liu, Tainan, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/44 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/4409 (2013.01); H01L 21/67126 (2013.01); H01J 37/32513 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of method for cooling a wafer are provided. A method for cooling a wafer includes placing the wafer in a processing module via a passage of a seat member. The method also includes moving a closure member toward the seat member in a diagonal manner. The method further includes engaging the seat member and the closure member and placing a portion of the closure member inside the passage. In addition, the method includes performing a process on the wafer in the processing module.


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