Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wafer table with dynamic support pins
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Application No.: US16871970Application Date: 2020-05-11
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Publication No.: US11217475B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Chi-Hung Liao , Min-Cheng Wu
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: H01L21/687
- IPC: H01L21/687 ; H01L23/544 ; G03F7/20 ; H01L21/67 ; H01L21/66 ; H01L21/683 ; H01L21/027

Abstract:
A method for semiconductor fabrication includes mounting a wafer onto a first wafer table. The first wafer table includes a first set of pins that support the wafer, the first set of pins having a first pitch between adjacent pins. The method further includes forming a first set of overlay marks on the wafer; and transferring the wafer onto a second wafer table. The second wafer table includes a second set of pins having a second pitch between adjacent pins. The second set of pins are individually and vertically movable, and the second pitch is smaller than the first pitch. The method further includes moving a portion of the second set of pins such that a remaining portion of the second set of pins supports the wafer and the remaining portion has the first pitch between adjacent pins.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200273741A1 Wafer Table With Dynamic Support Pins Public/Granted day:2020-08-27
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