An apparatus and a method for forming alignment marks are disclosed. The method for forming alignment marks is a photolithography-free process and includes the following operations. A laser beam is provided. The laser beam is divided into a plurality of laser beams separated from each other. The plurality of laser beams is shaped into a plurality of patterned beams, so that the plurality of patterned beams is shaped with patterns corresponding to alignment marks. The plurality of patterned beams is projected onto a semiconductor wafer.