Patent ID: 11915957
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A load port, comprising:
a housing;
one or more elevators;
a stage moveable within the housing by the one or more elevators,
wherein the stage includes a mechanism to support multiple types of die containers,
wherein the stage includes:
a first portion movable by the one or more elevators to accommodate a first die container type of the multiple types of die containers, and
a second portion movable by the one or more elevators to accommodate a second die container type of the multiple types of die containers,
wherein the first die container type and the second die container type have different outer dimensions; and

a position sensor configured to identify a type of a die container positioned on the stage.