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公开(公告)号:US11171065B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-09
申请号:US16600789
申请日:2019-10-14
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chia-Han Lin , Chien-Fa Lee , Hsu-Shui Liu , Jiun-Rong Pai , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Surendra Kumar Soni , Shou-Wen Kuo , Wu-An Weng , Gary Tsai , Chien-Ko Liao , Ya Hsun Hsueh , Becky Liao , Ethan Yu , Ming-Chi Tsai , Kuo-Yi Liu
IPC: H01L21/66 , H05K13/08 , G06K9/20 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/687 , H01L21/677
Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a processing tool. The tool includes a housing enclosing a processing chamber, and an input/output port configured to pass a wafer through the housing into and out of the processing chamber. A back-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a back side of the wafer. A front-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a front side of the wafer according to a first image resolution. A front-side micro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image the front side of the wafer according to a second image resolution which is higher than the first image resolution.
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公开(公告)号:US10714364B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-14
申请号:US15965701
申请日:2018-04-27
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Cheng-Kang Hu , Shou-Wen Kuo , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Jiun-Rong Pai , Hsu-Shui Liu
IPC: G01M3/38 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/677
Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting wafer carriers is disclosed. In one example, the apparatus includes: a housing having an opening on a wall of the housing; a load port outside the housing; a robot arm inside the housing; and a processor. The load port is coupled to the wall and configured to load a wafer carrier for inspection. The robot arm is configured to move a first camera connected to the robot arm. The first camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of the wafer carrier. The processor is configured to process the plurality of images to inspect the wafer carrier.
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公开(公告)号:US20190067057A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-28
申请号:US15965701
申请日:2018-04-27
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Cheng-Kang Hu , Shau-Wen Kuo , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Jiun-Rong Pai , Hsu-Shui Liu
IPC: H01L21/67 , H01L21/677 , H01L21/687
Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting wafer carriers is disclosed. In one example, the apparatus includes: a housing having an opening on a wall of the housing; a load port outside the housing; a robot arm inside the housing; and a processor. The load port is coupled to the wall and configured to load a wafer carrier for inspection. The robot arm is configured to move a first camera connected to the robot arm. The first camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of the wafer carrier. The processor is configured to process the plurality of images to inspect the wafer carrier.
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公开(公告)号:US20180147825A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-31
申请号:US15613963
申请日:2017-06-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chang-Chen Tsao , Kuo Liang Lu , Ru-Liang Lee , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Yu-Hung Cheng , Yeur-Luen Tu , Cheng-Kang Hu
IPC: B32B38/10 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/683 , H01L21/68
CPC classification number: B32B38/10 , H01L21/67011 , H01L21/67092 , H01L21/681 , H01L21/6835 , H01L21/6838
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for debonding a pair of bonded substrates. In the method, a debonding apparatus is provided comprising a wafer chuck, a flex wafer assembly, and a set of separating blades. The pair of bonded substrates is placed upon the wafer chuck so that a first substrate of the bonded substrate pair is in contact with a chuck top surface. The flex wafer assembly is placed above the bonded substrate pair so that its first surface is in contact with an upper surface of a second substrate of the bonded substrate pair. A pair of separating blades having different thicknesses is inserted between the first and second substrates from edges of the pair of bonded substrates diametrically opposite to each other while the second substrate is concurrently pulled upward until the flex wafer assembly flexes the second substrate from the first substrate. By providing unbalanced initial torques on opposite sides of the bonded substrate pair, edge defects and wafer breakage are reduced.
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公开(公告)号:US11929271B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-12
申请号:US16927089
申请日:2020-07-13
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Cheng-Kang Hu , Shou-Wen Kuo , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Jiun-Rong Pai , Hsu-Shui Liu
IPC: H01L21/67 , G01M3/38 , H01L21/677
CPC classification number: H01L21/67265 , G01M3/38 , H01L21/67259 , H01L21/67288 , H01L21/67772
Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting wafer carriers is disclosed. In one example, the apparatus includes: a housing; a load port; a robot arm inside the housing; and a processor. The load port is configured to load a wafer carrier into the housing. The robot arm is configured to move a first camera connected to the robot arm. The first camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of the wafer carrier. The processor is configured to process the plurality of images to inspect the wafer carrier.
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公开(公告)号:US20220375057A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
申请号:US17881338
申请日:2022-08-04
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chien-Ko Liao , Ya-Hsun Hsueh , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Hsu-Shui Liu , Jiun-Rong Pai , Shou-Wen Kuo
Abstract: A method includes: receiving a defect map from a defect scanner, wherein the defect map comprises at least one defect location of a semiconductor workpiece; annotating the defect map with a reference fiducial location of the semiconductor workpiece; determining a detected fiducial location within image data of the semiconductor workpiece; determining an offset correction based on comparing the detected fiducial location with the reference fiducial location; producing a corrected defect map by applying the offset correction to the defect map, wherein the applying the offset correction translocates the at least one defect location; and transferring the corrected defect map to a defect reviewer configured to perform root cause analysis based on the corrected defect map.
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公开(公告)号:US10889097B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-12
申请号:US16710348
申请日:2019-12-11
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chang-Chen Tsao , Kuo Liang Lu , Ru-Liang Lee , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Yu-Hung Cheng , Yeur-Luen Tu , Cheng-Kang Hu
IPC: B32B38/10 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/68 , H01L21/683
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a debonding apparatus. In some embodiments, the debonding apparatus comprises a wafer chuck configured to hold a pair of bonded substrates on a chuck top surface. The debonding apparatus further comprises a pair of separating blades including a first separating blade and a second separating blade placed at edges of the pair of bonded substrates. The first separating blade has a first thickness that is smaller than a second thickness of the second separating blade. The debonding apparatus further comprises a flex wafer assembly configured to pull the pair of bonded substrates upwardly to separate a second substrate from a first substrate of the pair of bonded substrate. By providing unbalanced initial torques on opposite sides of the bonded substrate pair, edge defects and wafer breakage are reduced.
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公开(公告)号:US20190163149A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-30
申请号:US16028422
申请日:2018-07-06
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Sing-Tsung Li , Hsu-Shui Liu , Jiun-Rong Pai , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Shou-Wen Kuo , Chien-Ko Liao
IPC: G05B19/042 , G06T7/00
Abstract: A semiconductor equipment management method applicable to an electronic device for managing multiple pieces of semiconductor equipment is provided. The pieces of semiconductor equipment are respectively controlled through multiple control hosts, and the control hosts and the electronic device are connected to a switch device. The method includes: receiving real-time image information of each control host through the switch device; determining whether the real-time image information of each control host includes a triggering event by performing an image recognition on the real-time image information; executing a macro corresponding to the triggering event, where the macro includes at least one self-defined operation; generating at least one input command according to the self-defined operation of the executed macro; and controlling the control hosts to execute the self-defined operation of the executed macro by transmitting the input command to the control hosts through the switch device.
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公开(公告)号:US10155369B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-18
申请号:US15613963
申请日:2017-06-05
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chang-Chen Tsao , Kuo Liang Lu , Ru-Liang Lee , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Yu-Hung Cheng , Yeur-Luen Tu , Cheng-Kang Hu
IPC: H01L21/30 , B32B38/10 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/68 , H01L21/683
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for debonding a pair of bonded substrates. In the method, a debonding apparatus is provided comprising a wafer chuck, a flex wafer assembly, and a set of separating blades. The pair of bonded substrates is placed upon the wafer chuck so that a first substrate of the bonded substrate pair is in contact with a chuck top surface. The flex wafer assembly is placed above the bonded substrate pair so that its first surface is in contact with an upper surface of a second substrate of the bonded substrate pair. A pair of separating blades having different thicknesses is inserted between the first and second substrates from edges of the pair of bonded substrates diametrically opposite to each other while the second substrate is concurrently pulled upward until the flex wafer assembly flexes the second substrate from the first substrate. By providing unbalanced initial torques on opposite sides of the bonded substrate pair, edge defects and wafer breakage are reduced.
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公开(公告)号:US11430108B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US17098895
申请日:2020-11-16
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Chien-Ko Liao , Ya-Hsun Hsueh , Sheng-Hsiang Chuang , Hsu-Shui Liu , Jiun-Rong Pai , Shou-Wen Kuo
Abstract: A method includes: receiving a defect map from a defect scanner, wherein the defect map comprises at least one defect location of a semiconductor workpiece; annotating the defect map with a reference fiducial location of the semiconductor workpiece; determining a detected fiducial location within image data of the semiconductor workpiece; determining an offset correction based on comparing the detected fiducial location with the reference fiducial location; producing a corrected defect map by applying the offset correction to the defect map, wherein the applying the offset correction translocates the at least one defect location; and transferring the corrected defect map to a defect reviewer configured to perform root cause analysis based on the corrected defect map.
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