Patents by Inventor Bo Chen CHEN
Bo Chen CHEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20260136880Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2026Publication date: May 14, 2026Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei WU, Yung-Li TSAI
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Patent number: 12543528Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2024Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20250161998Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen CHEN, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li TSAI
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Patent number: 12257610Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20240304481Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen CHEN, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Patent number: 12020964Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20240157412Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen CHEN, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Patent number: 11958090Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Patent number: 11766703Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20230017404Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: BO CHEN CHEN, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20220208581Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen CHEN, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Patent number: 11282728Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20200055099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen CHEN, Sheng-Wei WU, Yung-Li TSAI
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Publication number: 20200006104Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contamination controlled semiconductor processing system. The contamination controlled semiconductor processing system includes a processing chamber, a contamination detection system, and a contamination removal system. The processing chamber is configured to process a wafer. The contamination detection system is configured to determine whether a contamination level on a surface of the door is greater than a baseline level. The contamination removal system is configured to remove contaminants from the surface of the door in response to the contamination level being greater than the baseline level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen Chen, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai
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Publication number: 20200006101Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for controlling a wet processing system includes dispensing one or more chemicals into a processing chamber according to one or more process parameters. The method also includes injecting one or more illumination markers into the processing chamber and obtaining images representing locations of the one or more illumination markers. The method further includes determining a trajectory of an illumination marker of the one or more illumination markers based on the images and determining whether the determined trajectory is outside a predetermined trajectory range. In response to the determined trajectory being outside the predetermined trajectory range, the method further includes adjusting the one or more process parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Chen CHEN, Sheng-Wei Wu, Yung-Li Tsai