Patents by Inventor Charng-Long LU

Charng-Long LU 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).

  • Patent number: 11081405
    Abstract: Methods are described that include providing a laser-based measurement tool. An implement of a semiconductor fabrication process tool (e.g., susceptor) is delivered to the laser-based measurement tool where a plurality of measurements is performed of a surface of the implement using a blue wavelength radiation. The measurements are of a distance (e.g., angstroms) from a reference plane and provide an indication of the profile of the surface of the susceptor. As the surface profile of the susceptor can affect layers deposited on target substrates using the susceptor, the measurements provide for a disposition of the susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hung, Charng-Long Lu, Chien-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190252271
    Abstract: Methods are described that include providing a laser-based measurement tool. An implement of a semiconductor fabrication process tool (e.g., susceptor) is delivered to the laser-based measurement tool where a plurality of measurements is performed of a surface of the implement using a blue wavelength radiation. The measurements are of a distance (e.g., angstroms) from a reference plane and provide an indication of the profile of the surface of the susceptor. As the surface profile of the susceptor can affect layers deposited on target substrates using the susceptor, the measurements provide for a disposition of the susceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hung, Charng-Long Lu, Chien-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10276455
    Abstract: Methods, and corresponding systems, are described that include providing a laser-based measurement tool. An implement of a semiconductor fabrication process tool (e.g., susceptor) is delivered to the laser-based measurement tool where a plurality of measurements is performed of a surface of the implement using a blue wavelength radiation. The measurements are of a distance (e.g., angstroms) from a reference plane and provide an indication of the profile of the surface of the susceptor. As the surface profile of the susceptor can affect layers deposited on target substrates using the susceptor, the measurements provide for a disposition of the susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hung, Charng-Long Lu, Chien-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20180031492
    Abstract: Methods, and corresponding systems, are described that include providing a laser-based measurement tool. An implement of a semiconductor fabrication process tool (e.g., susceptor) is delivered to the laser-based measurement tool where a plurality of measurements is performed of a surface of the implement using a blue wavelength radiation. The measurements are of a distance (e.g., angstroms) from a reference plane and provide an indication of the profile of the surface of the susceptor. As the surface profile of the susceptor can affect layers deposited on target substrates using the susceptor, the measurements provide for a disposition of the susceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shih-Wei HUNG, Charng-Long LU, Chien-Feng LIN