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1. 发明授权

US08510610B2 Method and system of compressing raw fabrication data for fault determination 有权
标题翻译：压缩原始制造数据进行故障确定的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US08510610B2
公开(公告)日：2013-08-13
申请号：US13240305
申请日：2011-09-22
申请人： Yij Chieh Chu , Yun-Zong Tian
发明人： Yij Chieh Chu , Yun-Zong Tian
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G05B23/0254 , G06F11/0754 , G06F11/3013 , G06F11/3082
摘要： The instant disclosure relates to a raw data compression method for the fabrication process. The method includes the steps of: inputting into a signal converter a collection of raw data points representing operational parameter of a semiconductor equipment within a predetermined time period; obtaining an approximation of the raw data points with a Fourier series; computing the Fourier coefficients and the residuals between the raw data points and the corresponding predicted values predicted by the Fourier series; determining if the residuals exceed an error threshold; recording and storing the Fourier coefficients as the compressed data if none of the residuals exceeds the error threshold; and recording the raw data point as abnormal data point if the corresponding residual exceeds the error threshold before recording and storing the Fourier coefficients and the abnormal data point as the compressed data.
摘要翻译：本公开涉及用于制造过程的原始数据压缩方法。该方法包括以下步骤：在预定时间段内向信号转换器输入表示半导体设备的操作参数的原始数据点的集合; 用傅里叶级数获得原始数据点的近似值; 计算傅里叶系数和原始数据点之间的残差与由傅立叶级数预测的对应预测值; 确定残差是否超过误差阈值; 如果没有残差超过误差阈值，则将傅立叶系数作为压缩数据进行记录和存储; 并且如果在记录和存储傅立叶系数和异常数据点作为压缩数据之前相应的残差超过误差阈值，则将原始数据点记录为异常数据点。

2. 发明授权

US08756028B2 Fault detection method of semiconductor manufacturing processes and system architecture thereof 有权
标题翻译：半导体制造工艺的故障检测方法及其系统架构
公开(公告)号：US08756028B2
公开(公告)日：2014-06-17
申请号：US13240348
申请日：2011-09-22
申请人： Yij Chieh Chu , Yun-Zong Tian
发明人： Yij Chieh Chu , Yun-Zong Tian
IPC分类号： G06F19/00 , H01L21/66 , G06T7/00
CPC分类号： G06F19/00 , G05B19/4184 , G06T7/001 , G06T2207/30148 , H01L22/12 , H01L22/14 , H01L22/20 , Y02P90/14
摘要： A fault detection method of semiconductor manufacturing processes is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a storage device, collecting a fault detection and classification(FDC) parameter by the storage device, setting up a measurement site for measuring an online measurement parameter, collecting a wafer acceptance test(WAT) in correspondence to the FDC parameter, establishing a first relationship equation between the FDC parameter and the online measurement parameter, establishing a second relationship equation of the online measurement parameter and the WAT by using the first relationship equation, establishing a third relationship equation between the FDC parameter and the WAT, establishing a waning region of the manufacturing processes by using the first, second, and third relationship equations, and determining the situation of generating wafer defects according to the warning region. The present invention discloses a system architecture for the method.
摘要翻译：公开了半导体制造工艺的故障检测方法。该方法包括以下步骤：提供存储装置，通过存储装置收集故障检测和分类（FDC）参数，设置用于测量在线测量参数的测量位置，收集对应于该测量参数的晶片验收测试（WAT） FDC参数，建立FDC参数和在线测量参数之间的第一关系式，建立第一关系式在线测量参数和WAT的第二关系式，建立FDC参数与WAT之间的第三关系式通过使用第一，第二和第三关系式建立制造过程的下降区域，并根据警告区域确定产生晶片缺陷的情况。本发明公开了一种用于该方法的系统架构。

3. 发明申请

US20110251708A1 METHOD FOR PLANNING PRODUCTION SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM 审中-公开
标题翻译：计算设备生产时间表和相关计算机可读介质的方法
公开(公告)号：US20110251708A1
公开(公告)日：2011-10-13
申请号：US12783510
申请日：2010-05-19
申请人： Wei-Jun Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Yij-Chieh Chu , Yi-Feng Lee
发明人： Wei-Jun Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Yij-Chieh Chu , Yi-Feng Lee
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 , Y02P90/86
摘要： A method for planning a production schedule of equipment includes: receiving information about a material replacement of the equipment; and determining a target production schedule of the equipment according to the information about the material replacement of the equipment, wherein the target production schedule includes an idle period, and during the idle period, the equipment stops manufacturing under a normal state.
摘要翻译：一种用于规划设备生产计划的方法包括：接收关于设备的材料更换的信息; 根据关于设备的材料更换的信息来确定设备的目标生产进度，其中目标生产计划包括空闲时段，并且在空闲期间，设备在正常状态下停止制造。

4. 发明授权

US08649990B2 Method for detecting variance in semiconductor processes 有权
标题翻译：检测半导体工艺方差的方法
公开(公告)号：US08649990B2
公开(公告)日：2014-02-11
申请号：US13170229
申请日：2011-06-28
申请人： Yij Chieh Chu , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian
发明人： Yij Chieh Chu , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G05B23/0221 , G05B2219/37224
摘要： A method of detecting variance by regression model has the following steps. Step 1 is preparing the FDC data and WAT data for analysis. Step 2 is figuring out what latent variable effect of WAT data by Factor Analysis Step 3 is utilizing Principal Component Analysis to reduce the number of FDC variables to a few independent principal components. Step 4 is demonstrating how the tools and FDC data affect WAT data by Analysis of covariance model, and constructing interrelationship among FDC, WAT and tools. The interrelationship can point out which parameter effect WAT significantly. By the method, when WAT abnormal situation happened, it is easier for engineers to trace where the problem is.
摘要翻译：通过回归模型检测方差的方法具有以下步骤。步骤1正在准备FDC数据和WAT数据进行分析。第2步是通过因子分析步骤3来确定WAT数据的潜在变量效应是否利用主成分分析将FDC变量的数量减少到少数独立的主成分。第4步演示了工具和FDC数据如何通过分析协方差模型影响WAT数据，并构建FDC，WAT和工具之间的相互关系。相互关系可以显着地指出哪个参数效应WAT。通过这种方法，当WAT异常情况发生时，工程师更容易追踪问题的位置。

5. 发明授权

US08332416B2 Specification establishing method for controlling semiconductor process 有权
标题翻译：半导体工艺控制规范建立方法
公开(公告)号：US08332416B2
公开(公告)日：2012-12-11
申请号：US13004236
申请日：2011-01-11
申请人： Cheng-Hao Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih-Chang Kao , Yij Chieh Chu , Wei Jun Chen
发明人： Cheng-Hao Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih-Chang Kao , Yij Chieh Chu , Wei Jun Chen
IPC分类号： G06F7/00 , G06F17/30
CPC分类号： G05B19/41865 , G05B2219/32201 , G05B2219/45031 , H01L22/20 , Y02P90/20 , Y02P90/22
摘要： A specification establishing method for controlling semiconductor process, the steps includes: sampling a plurality of sample groups from a population, each sample group being a non-normal distribution; filtering the sample groups; summarizing the filtered sample groups to form a non-normal distribution diagram; getting a value-at-risk and a median by calculating from the non-normal distribution diagram; getting a critical value by calculating the value-at-risk and the median with a critical formula; getting a plurality of state values by calculating the filtered sample groups with a proportion formula; and getting an index value by calculating the non-normal distribution diagram with the proportion formula. Thus, the state values indicate the states of the sample groups are abnormal or not by comparing the state values to the index value.
摘要翻译：一种用于控制半导体处理的规范建立方法，所述步骤包括：从群体中抽取多个样本组，每个样本组是非正态分布; 过滤样品组; 总结过滤样品组以形成非正态分布图; 通过从非正态分布图计算得到风险价值和中位数; 通过使用关键公式计算风险值和中位数来获得临界值; 通过以比例公式计算过滤的样本组来获得多个状态值; 并用比例公式计算非正态分布图，得到指标值。因此，通过将状态值与指标值进行比较，状态值表示样本组的状态异常。

6. 发明申请

US20100268501A1 Method for assessing data worth for analyzing yield rate 有权
标题翻译：评估数据价值分析收益率的方法
公开(公告)号：US20100268501A1
公开(公告)日：2010-10-21
申请号：US12458302
申请日：2009-07-08
申请人： Yij Chieh Chu , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih Chang Kao , Cheng-Hao Chen
发明人： Yij Chieh Chu , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih Chang Kao , Cheng-Hao Chen
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G05B23/0221
摘要： A method for assessing data worth for analyzing yield rate includes: getting measured data with data points that corresponds to control variables of semiconductor manufacturing; transforming the data points into a distance matrix with matrix distances corresponding to differences of the data points under the control variables; expressing sample differences recorded in the distance matrix by two-dimension vectors and calculating similarity degrees of the two-dimension vectors and the distance matrix so as to take loss information as a conversion error value; calculating discriminant ability of the transformed two-dimension data and expressing the discriminant ability by an error rate of discriminant; and taking the conversion error value and the error rate of discriminant as penalty terms and calculating a quality score corresponding to the measured data. Thereby, before analyzing the yield rate of semiconductor manufacturing, analysts can determine whether data includes information affecting the yield rate based on the quality score.
摘要翻译：评估价值分析产出率的数据的方法包括：用与半导体制造控制变量对应的数据点获取测量数据; 将数据点转换成距离矩阵，矩阵距离对应于控制变量下数据点的差; 通过二维向量表示记录在距离矩阵中的样本差异，并计算二维向量和距离矩阵的相似度，以便将损失信息作为转换误差值; 计算变换后的二维数据的判别能力，并用判别式的误差率表示判别能力; 并将判别式的转换误差值和误差率作为惩罚项，并计算与测量数据相对应的质量得分。因此，在分析半导体制造的成品率之前，分析人员可以根据质量得分确定数据是否包括影响产量率的信息。

7. 发明授权

US08265903B2 Method for assessing data worth for analyzing yield rate 有权
标题翻译：评估数据价值分析收益率的方法
公开(公告)号：US08265903B2
公开(公告)日：2012-09-11
申请号：US12458302
申请日：2009-07-08
申请人： Yij Chieh Chu , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih Chang Kao , Cheng-Hao Chen
发明人： Yij Chieh Chu , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih Chang Kao , Cheng-Hao Chen
IPC分类号： G06F17/16
CPC分类号： G05B23/0221
摘要： A method for assessing data worth for analyzing yield rate includes: getting measured data with data points that corresponds to control variables of semiconductor manufacturing; transforming the data points into a distance matrix with matrix distances corresponding to differences of the data points under the control variables; expressing sample differences recorded in the distance matrix by two-dimension vectors and calculating similarity degrees of the two-dimension vectors and the distance matrix so as to take loss information as a conversion error value; calculating discriminant ability of the transformed two-dimension data and expressing the discriminant ability by an error rate of discriminant; and taking the conversion error value and the error rate of discriminant as penalty terms and calculating a quality score corresponding to the measured data. Thereby, before analyzing the yield rate of semiconductor manufacturing, analysts can determine whether data includes information affecting the yield rate based on the quality score.
摘要翻译：评估价值分析产出率的数据的方法包括：用与半导体制造控制变量对应的数据点获取测量数据; 将数据点转换成距离矩阵，矩阵距离对应于控制变量下数据点的差; 通过二维向量表示记录在距离矩阵中的样本差异，并计算二维向量和距离矩阵的相似度，以便将损失信息作为转换误差值; 计算变换后的二维数据的判别能力，并用判别式的误差率表示判别能力; 并将判别式的转换误差值和误差率作为惩罚项，并计算与测量数据相对应的质量得分。因此，在分析半导体制造的成品率之前，分析人员可以根据质量得分确定数据是否包括影响产量率的信息。

8. 发明申请

US20110137595A1 YIELD LOSS PREDICTION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM 审中-公开
标题翻译：损伤预测方法及相关计算机可读介质
公开(公告)号：US20110137595A1
公开(公告)日：2011-06-09
申请号：US12725451
申请日：2010-03-16
申请人： Yij-Chieh Chu , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih-Chang Kao , Wei-Jun Chen , Cheng-Hao Chen
发明人： Yij-Chieh Chu , Yun-Zong Tian , Shih-Chang Kao , Wei-Jun Chen , Cheng-Hao Chen
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G05B19/41875 , G05B2219/32194 , Y02P90/22 , Y02P90/86
摘要： A yield loss prediction method includes: performing a plurality of types of defect inspections upon a plurality of batches of wafers which begin to be processed during different periods to generate defect inspection data, respectively; for a specific batch of wafers different from the plurality of batches of wafers, calculating defect prediction data of at least one type of defect inspection according to the defect inspection data of at least the type of defect inspections; and predicting a yield loss of the specific batch of wafers according to at least the defect prediction data.
摘要翻译：屈服损失预测方法包括：对在多个批次的晶片进行多种类型的缺陷检查，所述多个批次的晶片分别在不同的周期内开始被处理以产生缺陷检查数据; 对于与所述多批晶片不同的特定批次的晶片，根据至少所述缺陷检查类型的缺陷检查数据计算至少一种类型的缺陷检查的缺陷预测数据; 并根据至少缺陷预测数据预测特定批次的晶片的屈服损失。

9. 发明授权

US08244500B2 Method of adjusting wafer processing sequence 有权
标题翻译：调整晶圆加工顺序的方法
公开(公告)号：US08244500B2
公开(公告)日：2012-08-14
申请号：US12476559
申请日：2009-06-02
申请人： Yun-Zong Tian , Chun Chi Chen , Yi Feng Lee , Wei Jun Chen , Shih Chang Kao , Yij Chieh Chu , Cheng-Hao Chen
发明人： Yun-Zong Tian , Chun Chi Chen , Yi Feng Lee , Wei Jun Chen , Shih Chang Kao , Yij Chieh Chu , Cheng-Hao Chen
IPC分类号： G06F11/30 , G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G05B19/41865 , G05B2219/32015 , G05B2219/32016 , G05B2219/32019 , G05B2219/45031 , Y02P90/20
摘要： A method of adjusting wafer process sequence includes steps of collecting production parameters for a plurality of lots; selecting a plurality of key parameters from the production parameters, wherein the key parameters at least includes a processing sequence; defining a formula to obtain an epsilon value; categorizing the lots into groups according to the epsilon value and the minimum point number by using density-based spatial clustering of application with noise (DBSCAN); and adjusting the processing sequences of the lots in the groups. Thereby, the lots with the same process recipe can be continuously or simultaneously sent into a machine, thereby reducing replacement of process recipes or shortening machine idle time.
摘要翻译：调整晶片工艺顺序的方法包括收集多个批次的生产参数的步骤; 从所述生产参数中选择多个关键参数，其中所述关键参数至少包括处理序列; 定义公式以获得ε值; 通过使用基于密度的噪声空间聚类（DBSCAN），根据ε值和最小点数将批次分组成组。并调整组中批次的处理顺序。因此，具有相同处理配方的批次可以连续或同时发送到机器中，从而减少过程配方的更换或缩短机器空闲时间。

10. 发明授权

US08090668B2 Method for predicting cycle time 有权
标题翻译：预测周期时间的方法
公开(公告)号：US08090668B2
公开(公告)日：2012-01-03
申请号：US12243301
申请日：2008-10-01
申请人： Yi Feng Lee , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Tsung-Wei Lin
发明人： Yi Feng Lee , Chun Chi Chen , Yun-Zong Tian , Tsung-Wei Lin
IPC分类号： G06F15/18 , G06E1/00
CPC分类号： G06F17/30598 , G06Q10/06
摘要： A method for predicting cycle time comprises the steps of: collecting a plurality of known sets of data; using a clustering method to classify the known sets of data into a plurality of clusters; using a decision tree method to build a classification rule of the clusters; building a prediction model of each cluster; preparing data predicted set of data; using the classification rule to determine that to which clusters the predicted set of data belongs; and using the prediction model of the cluster to estimate the objective cycle time of the predicted set of data. Therefore, engineers can beforehand know the cycle time that one lot of wafers spend in the forward fabrication process, which helps engineers to properly arrange the following fabrication process of the lot of wafer.
摘要翻译：一种用于预测周期时间的方法包括以下步骤：收集多个已知的数据集; 使用聚类方法将已知的数据集合分类成多个聚类; 使用决策树方法构建集群的分类规则; 构建每个群集的预测模型; 准备数据预测数据集; 使用分类规则来确定预测的数据集合属于哪个集群; 并使用群集的预测模型来估计预测数据集的目标周期时间。因此，工程师可以事先知道大量晶圆在正向制造过程中花费的周期时间，这有助于工程师正确布置晶圆批次的以下制造工艺。

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