Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Installation and relocation of mobile stocker
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Application No.: US17304912Application Date: 2021-06-28
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Publication No.: US12085953B2Publication Date: 2024-09-10
- Inventor: Rong Syuan Fan , Ching-Jung Chang , Chi-Feng Tung , Hsiang Yin Shen
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Harrity & Harrity, LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; G06Q10/087 ; B65G1/137

Abstract:
A mobile stocker described herein is configured to be easily installed and relocated to various locations in a semiconductor fabrication facility. The mobile stocker is capable of being programmed with, and/or autonomously learning, the layout of a semiconductor fabrication facility, and automatically relocating to a new location based on the layout using a navigation system. Accordingly, the mobile stocker is capable of being flexibly relocated in the semiconductor fabrication facility to dynamically support changes in demand and production capacity. Moreover, the capability to quickly assign a location identifier to the mobile stocker and to automatically interface with transport systems in the semiconductor fabrication facility reduces downtime of the mobile stocker, which increases productivity in the semiconductor fabrication facility.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220344187A1 MOBILE STOCKER AND METHODS OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2022-10-27
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