Patent ID: 11901206
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A system, comprising:
first, second and third pressurized load ports each set at a set pressure level;
a workstation body maintained at the set pressure level, wherein the workstation body comprises an internal material handling system configured to move a semiconductor workpiece within the workstation body between the first, second and third load ports;
a first modular tool configured to process the semiconductor workpiece, wherein the first modular tool has only a single chamber interfaced with the first and second pressurized load ports, and wherein the first pressurized load port is used for a first application and the second pressurized load port is used for a second application different from the first application; and
a second modular tool configured to inspect the semiconductor workpiece processed by the first modular tool, wherein the second modular tool has only a single chamber interfaced with the first, second and third pressurized load ports.