Patents Assigned to Taiwan Semoconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11031264
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device manufacturing system. The semiconductor device manufacturing system includes a processing module and a transfer module. The processing module includes a processing chamber that is configured to process a semiconductor wafer and a gate valve that is configured to provide access to the processing chamber. The transfer module includes a transfer chamber that is coupled to the processing chamber and a liner that is coupled to an inner surface of the transfer chamber. The liner is configured to reduce a volume of the transfer chamber prior to or during a transfer chamber pressure adjustment operation of the transfer module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semoconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan-Hong Liu, Che-Fu Chen