Patents by Inventor Shao Hua Liu

Shao Hua Liu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250053103
    Abstract: Some implementations described herein include operating components in a lithography system at variable speeds to reduce, minimize, and/or prevent particle generation due to rubbing of or collision between contact parts of the components. In some implementations, a component in a path of transfer of a semiconductor substrate in the lithography system is operated at a relatively high movement speed through a first portion of an actuation operation, and is operated at a reduced movement speed (e.g., a movement speed that is less than the high movement speed) through a second portion of the actuation operation in which contact parts of the component are to interact. The reduced movement speed reduces the likelihood of particle generation and/or release from the contact parts when the contact parts interact, while the high movement speed provides a high semiconductor substrate throughput in the lithography system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Shao-Hua WANG, Kueilin HO, Cheng Wei SUN, Zong-You YANG, Chih-Chun CHIANG, Yi-Fam SHIU, Chueh-Chi KUO, Heng-Hsin LIU, Li-Jui CHEN
  • Patent number: 12210296
    Abstract: In a method of cleaning a lithography system, during idle mode, a stream of air is directed, through a first opening, into a chamber of a wafer table of an EUV lithography system. One or more particles is extracted by the directed stream of air from surfaces of one or more wafer chucks in the chamber of the wafer table. The stream of air and the extracted one or more particle are drawn, through a second opening, out of the chamber of the wafer table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Tu, Shao-Hua Wang, Yen-Hao Liu, Chueh-Chi Kuo, Li-Jui Chen, Heng-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 6536591
    Abstract: A carrier (10) for carrying a roll of metal plate includes a frame (20), a support plate (40), a shield (60), and a flexible cushion (80). The frame includes a base (22) and a beam (24). The support plate is attached to the base and has an arcuate outer surface, for providing maximum contact area between the carrier and a center hole of the roll. The shield is attached to the beam, for preventing a side of the roll from being damaged by the beam. The cushion is attached to the support plate, for preventing surface damage to the roll. A plurality of ribs (44) is welded to the base, for reinforcing the support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun Jung Huang, Shao Hua Liu
  • Publication number: 20020045025
    Abstract: A carrier (10) for carrying a roll of metal plate includes a frame (20), a support plate (40), a shield (60), and a flexible cushion (80). The frame includes a base (22) and a beam (24). The support plate is attached to the base and has an arcuate outer surface, for providing maximum contact area between the carrier and a center hole of the roll. The shield is attached to the beam, for preventing a side of the roll from being damaged by the beam. The cushion is attached to the support plate, for preventing surface damage to the roll. A plurality of ribs (44) is welded to the base, for reinforcing the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kun Jung Huang, Shao Hua Liu
  • Patent number: 5030660
    Abstract: An insect repellent composition containing, as an active ingredient, 1-dodecene is described. When applied to an insect or a habitat thereof, the composition is effective in deterring insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Dale M. Norris, Shao-Hua Liu