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- Patent Title: Qualitative fault detection and classification system for tool condition monitoring and associated methods
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Application No.: US13603079Application Date: 2012-09-04
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Publication No.: US09727049B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Chia-Tong Ho , Po-Feng Tsai , Jung-Chang Chen , Tze-Liang Lee , Jo Fei Wang , Jong-I Mou , Chin-Hsiang Lin
- Applicant: Chia-Tong Ho , Po-Feng Tsai , Jung-Chang Chen , Tze-Liang Lee , Jo Fei Wang , Jong-I Mou , Chin-Hsiang Lin
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; G05B19/4065

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides various methods for tool condition monitoring, including systems for implementing such monitoring. An exemplary method includes receiving data associated with a process performed on wafers by an integrated circuit manufacturing process tool; and monitoring a condition of the integrated circuit manufacturing process tool using the data. The monitoring includes evaluating the data based on an abnormality identification criterion, an abnormality filtering criterion, and an abnormality threshold to determine whether the data meets an alarm threshold. The method may further include issuing an alarm when the data meets the alarm threshold.
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