CN109605211A - A kind of polishing wafer exchange system and method - Google Patents

A kind of polishing wafer exchange system and method Download PDF

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CN109605211A
CN109605211A CN201910063145.9A CN201910063145A CN109605211A CN 109605211 A CN109605211 A CN 109605211A CN 201910063145 A CN201910063145 A CN 201910063145A CN 109605211 A CN109605211 A CN 109605211A
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顾海洋
杨思远
古枫
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24BMACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24BMACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24BMACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • H01L21/67028Apparatus for fluid treatment for cleaning followed by drying, rinsing, stripping, blasting or the like
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of polishing wafer exchange system and methods, which includes: wafer load mechanism, in polishing area to the transmission of wafer;Manipulator, be arranged in can and wafer load mechanism position, manipulator directly grabs wafer polishing from the wafer load mechanism in polishing area and sends wafer polishing to subsequent cell, which is a wafer cassette to be cleaned.Its advantage is that: reduce this transmission process of wafer exchange mechanism and mechanical structure, reduce the transmission time of wafer and extraneous exchange, it increases the stability of wafer exchange entirety while improving space utilization rate, reduce processing, control and maintenance cost, avoid the problem of wafer leads to surface crystallization because of falling into a long wait, meanwhile traditional fixed wafer frame to be cleaned is changed to mobile wafer cassette to be cleaned, so that the efficiency of transmission of wafer is improved.

Description

A kind of polishing wafer exchange system and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to semiconductor integrated circuit chip manufacturing technology fields, and in particular to a kind of polishing wafer exchange system And method.
Background technique
Chemically-mechanicapolish polish (CMP) be one of key technology of field of semiconductor manufacture, be it is currently the only can be entire The technology of global planarization on Silicon Wafer, it is considered to be wafer surface roughness and surface flattening requirement can be taken into account, obtained Obtain the best approach on not damaged surface.
The wafer transfer in a kind of existing CMP tool polishing area and other regions be by a wafer load mechanism, What one wafer exchange mechanism and a manipulator were realized.Wafer exchange mechanism with manipulator mainly by cooperating completion wafer to send The wafer transfer for out and being taken into, and being responsible between the charging crane of polishing area wafer, wafer exchange mechanism are set in periphery It is standby to play function served as bridge between the core CMP.
In CMP tool, wafer exchange mechanism makees other transmission work as the buffer unit in polishing area, in manipulator When, wafer can wait in wafer exchange mechanism.However, the presence of wafer exchange mechanism during transmitting wafer relative to One of transmission process is increased, after transmitting process increase, transmission time extension, the stability drop of wafer and extraneous exchange will be present The disadvantages of low, processing and control and maintenance cost increase, occupied space increases.And due to the wafer bracket of wafer exchange device Directly and wafer contacts, existing wafer bracket generate a possibility that polluting during directly contacting with wafer, to wafer Increase.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of polishing wafer exchange system and method, used in the polishing area of the system Mechanism of the wafer load mechanism as wafer transfer, at the same be arranged a manipulator can and wafer load mechanism position, Directly grab wafer polishing from the wafer load mechanism in polishing area by manipulator reduces in this way to subsequent cell This transmission process of wafer exchange mechanism and mechanical structure reduce the transmission time of wafer and extraneous exchange, increase crystalline substance The whole stability of circle exchange improves space utilization rate simultaneously, reduces processing, control and maintenance cost, avoids wafer The problem of leading to surface crystallization because of falling into a long wait.
A kind of polishing wafer exchange system, characterized in that include:
Polishing area workbench;
Wafer load mechanism, be arranged on polishing area workbench, in polishing area to the transmission of wafer;
Manipulator, be arranged in can and wafer load mechanism position;
Polishing area housing covers polishing area workbench, and its position for corresponding to manipulator is equipped with a window.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchange system, wherein also include:
Cleaning unit, be arranged in manipulator can and position, it includes polished wafer frame and wafer cassette to be cleaned, to Wafer frame to be cleaned is equipped in cleaning wafer box.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchange system, in which:
The polished wafer frame is to move polished wafer frame, can be moved along a first straight line path;
The wafer frame to be cleaned is to move wafer frame to be cleaned, can be moved along a second straight line path.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchange system, in which:
The polished wafer frame is fixed polished wafer frame;
The wafer frame to be cleaned is fixed wafer frame to be cleaned.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchange system, wherein also include:
The mobile door of wafer to be cleaned, is arranged in wafer cassette to be cleaned.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchange system, wherein also include:
Polished wafer frame driving mechanism is guide rod cylinder or motor lead screw or rack-and-pinion, connects polished wafer frame;
Wafer frame driving mechanism to be cleaned is guide rod cylinder or motor lead screw or rack-and-pinion, connects wafer frame to be cleaned.
A kind of polishing wafer exchange method, is completed, characterized in that include by above-mentioned polishing wafer exchange system:
Wafer to be processed the polished operation such as is placed into the wafer load mechanism in polishing area by S1, manipulator;
S2, it is finished to polishing wafer, manipulator grabs wafer polishing from the wafer load mechanism in polishing area;
S3, manipulator send wafer polishing to subsequent cell.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchanges method, wherein also includes before the step S1:
S0, manipulator grab the wafer on polished wafer frame.
Above-mentioned polishing wafer exchanges method, wherein subsequent cell is wafer cassette to be cleaned, and the step S3 is specifically wrapped Contain:
The mobile door of wafer to be cleaned in wafer cassette to be cleaned is opened, the wafer frame straight line to be cleaned in wafer cassette to be cleaned Designated position is moved to receive wafer polishing;
Wafer polishing is placed on wafer frame to be cleaned by manipulator, and wafer frame to be cleaned moves along a straight line back in situ, machine Tool hand enters next working cycles.
Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:
1, reduce this transmission process of wafer exchange mechanism and mechanical structure, by manipulator directly from polishing area Wafer polishing is grabbed in interior wafer load mechanism, reduces the transmission time of wafer and extraneous exchange, increases wafer friendship Change whole stability while improving space utilization rate, reduce processing, control and maintenance cost, avoid wafer because The problem of falling into a long wait and leading to surface crystallization;
2, traditional fixed polished wafer storage rack is changed to mobile polished wafer frame, it will be traditional fixed Wafer frame to be cleaned is changed to mobile wafer frame to be cleaned, and mobile form be it is linear so that the transmission of wafer is imitated Rate is improved;
It 3, is to be carried out in fixed position when wafer load mechanism exchanges wafer with manipulator, compared to traditional polishing area It is more reliable to pass sheet mode, it is possible to reduce unstable factor during grabbing wafer.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of polishing wafer exchange system of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the second embodiment of polishing wafer exchange system of the invention with reference to figure.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is further elaborated by the way that a preferable specific embodiment is described in detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, the system specifically includes the invention proposes a kind of polishing wafer exchange system: removing existing skill Wafer exchange mechanism in art, using wafer load mechanism 2 as in polishing area to the transmission mechanism of wafer, i.e. wafer load Mechanism 2 as wafer transfer mode unique in polishing area and wafer transfer class of establishment, also comprising setting can and it is brilliant The manipulator 1 of the position of circle loader mechanism 2, the system are by reducing this traditional transmission process of wafer exchange mechanism, i.e., logical It crosses and is grabbed directly from wafer load mechanism 2 or place wafer 6, to reach the transmission time for reducing wafer and extraneous exchange Purpose, it is noted that wafer load mechanism 2 and the quantity of manipulator 1 are unlimited, this programme for ease of understanding, this reality It applies in example and is only illustrated by taking the manipulator 1 that a wafer load mechanism 2 and one are correspondingly arranged as an example.
In general, wafer load mechanism 2 is arranged on polishing area workbench 5, wafer load mechanism 2 is arranged in the polishing area On domain workbench 5;In the present embodiment, a polishing area housing 3 is also set up for covering polishing area workbench 5, is corresponded to The position of manipulator 1 is equipped with a window, enters crawl from window convenient for manipulator 1 or places wafer 6;It is arranged outside polishing area Cleaning unit for being cleaned to the wafer 6 polished, and be located at manipulator 1 can and position, it includes for into one Step accelerates the moveable polished wafer frame 11 and wafer cassette to be cleaned 9 of polishing wafer exchange circulation time, wherein to be cleaned Include moveable wafer frame 13 to be cleaned in wafer cassette 9.
In the present embodiment, as seen from the figure, polishing area workbench 5 is supported to by polishing area chassis 4 facilitates operation Height, manipulator 1 is mounted upside down on the top plate lower part of cleaning machine frame 10 in cleaning unit, cleaning machine frame in the present embodiment 10 middle part is equipped with the polished wafer frame 11 and wafer cassette to be cleaned 9, polished 11 bottom of the wafer frame setting Needing wafer polishing frame driving mechanism 7, polished wafer frame 11 driven to be A (designated position) along first straight line path --- B is past Return movement.13 bottom of wafer frame to be cleaned is provided with wafer frame driving mechanism 8 to be cleaned, drives wafer frame to be cleaned 13 along second Straight line path is A (designated position) --- B back and forth movement.
Linear transmission is more reliable compared to traditional rotational positioning mode, and efficiency of transmission is also higher, it can also be ensured that Stability of the wafer in transmission process, it is therefore advantageous to, above-mentioned A (designated position) --- the motion path of B back and forth movement To be linear, and realize the realization of the wafer frame driving mechanism 8 to be cleaned and polished wafer frame driving mechanism 7 of linear motion Mode has very much, for example, guide rod cylinder or click screw rod or rack-and-pinion etc..
Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a kind of polishing wafers realized based on above system to exchange method, it includes Following steps: S0, manipulator grab the wafer on polished wafer frame;Wafer to be processed is placed into polishing by S1, manipulator The polished operation such as in the wafer load mechanism in region;S2, it is finished to polishing wafer, manipulator is from the wafer in polishing area Wafer polishing is grabbed on loader mechanism;S3, manipulator send wafer polishing to subsequent cell, this in the present embodiment is subsequent Unit is wafer frame to be cleaned.
Embodiment:
The polished driving of wafer frame driving mechanism 7 is moved in a straight line with the polished wafer frame 11 of polished wafer 6, It moves from B displacement to position A;Manipulator 1 grabs the wafer 6 on wafer polishing frame 11, and polished wafer frame 11 moves back at B.Machine Polished wafer 6 is placed in wafer load mechanism 2 by the window that tool hand 1 passes through polishing area housing 3, and polished wafer 6 exists Polishing process is waited in wafer load mechanism 2.After wafer 6 is polished completion of processing, the wafer 6 polished will be placed In wafer load mechanism 2, manipulator 1 grabs the wafer 6 polished from wafer load mechanism 2.It has been thrown in the crawl of manipulator 1 While the wafer 6 of light finishes, the mobile door 14 of the wafer to be cleaned of wafer cassette 9 to be cleaned is beaten by the mobile driving of door drive mechanism 12 It opens, wafer frame 13 to be cleaned is driven to designated position A from wafer frame driving mechanism 8 to be cleaned and moved, after arrival designated position A etc. Wafer 6 wait polish is put into.The wafer 6 polished is placed in the wafer frame 13 to be cleaned of position A by manipulator 1 Wafer frame 13 to be cleaned afterwards equipped with the wafer 6 polished moves back to B under the driving of wafer frame driving mechanism 8 to be cleaned, The mobile door 14 of wafer to be cleaned is closed by the driving of mobile door drive mechanism 12 outside wafer cassette 9 to be cleaned is arranged in.It is polished The driving of wafer frame driving mechanism 7 is moved in a straight line with the polished wafer frame 11 of polished wafer 6, and manipulator 1 is from wait throw It takes in light wafer frame 11 next wafer to be processed, into next working cycles.
As another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned moveable polished wafer frame 11 and wafer frame 13 to be cleaned can Be it is fixed, help to improve the stability of wafer exchange entirety, at the same facilitate reduce processing, control and safeguard at This.
As shown in Fig. 2, in figure 15 be fixed polished wafer frame, 16 be fixed wafer frame to be cleaned.The embodiment In, manipulator 1 directly grabs polished wafer 6 from fixed polished wafer frame 15.When wafer 6 is polished completion of processing Afterwards, manipulator 1 grabs the wafer 6 polished, the mobile door of the wafer to be cleaned of wafer cassette 9 to be cleaned from wafer load mechanism 2 14 are opened by the mobile driving of door drive mechanism 12, and the wafer 6 polished is placed in fixed wafer frame 16 to be cleaned by manipulator 1 On, the mobile door 14 of wafer to be cleaned is closed by the mobile driving of door drive mechanism 12.Manipulator 1 is from fixed polished wafer frame 15 In take next wafer to be processed, into next working cycles.
It is discussed in detail although the contents of the present invention have passed through above preferred embodiment, but it should be appreciated that above-mentioned Description is not considered as limitation of the present invention.After those skilled in the art have read above content, for of the invention A variety of modifications and substitutions all will be apparent.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be limited to the appended claims.

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1. a kind of polishing wafer exchange system, characterized by comprising:
Polishing area workbench;
Wafer load mechanism, be arranged on polishing area workbench, in polishing area to the transmission of wafer;
Manipulator, be arranged in can and wafer load mechanism position;
Polishing area housing covers polishing area workbench, and its position for corresponding to manipulator is equipped with a window.
2. polishing wafer exchange system as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that also include:
Cleaning unit, be arranged in manipulator can and position, it is to be cleaned it includes polished wafer frame and wafer cassette to be cleaned Wafer frame to be cleaned is equipped in wafer cassette.
3. polishing wafer exchange system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that:
The polished wafer frame is to move polished wafer frame, can be moved along a first straight line path;
The wafer frame to be cleaned is to move wafer frame to be cleaned, can be moved along a second straight line path.
4. polishing wafer exchange system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that:
The polished wafer frame is fixed polished wafer frame;
The wafer frame to be cleaned is fixed wafer frame to be cleaned.
5. polishing wafer exchange system as claimed in claim 2, which is characterized in that also include:
The mobile door of wafer to be cleaned, is arranged in wafer cassette to be cleaned.
6. polishing wafer exchange system as claimed in claim 3, which is characterized in that also include:
Polished wafer frame driving mechanism is guide rod cylinder or motor lead screw or rack-and-pinion, connects polished wafer frame;
Wafer frame driving mechanism to be cleaned is guide rod cylinder or motor lead screw or rack-and-pinion, connects wafer frame to be cleaned.
7. a kind of polishing wafer exchanges method, pass through the polishing wafer exchange system as described in any one of claim 1~6 Completing, characterized by comprising:
Wafer to be processed the polished operation such as is placed into the wafer load mechanism in polishing area by S1, manipulator;
S2, it is finished to polishing wafer, manipulator grabs wafer polishing from the wafer load mechanism in polishing area;
S3, manipulator send wafer polishing to subsequent cell.
8. polishing wafer as claimed in claim 7 exchanges method, which is characterized in that also include before the step S1:
S0, manipulator grab the wafer on polished wafer frame.
9. polishing wafer as claimed in claim 7 exchanges method, which is characterized in that subsequent cell is wafer cassette to be cleaned, institute The step S3 stated specifically includes:
The mobile door of wafer to be cleaned in wafer cassette to be cleaned is opened, the wafer frame to be cleaned linear motion in wafer cassette to be cleaned Designated position is reached to receive wafer polishing;
Wafer polishing is placed on wafer frame to be cleaned by manipulator, and wafer frame to be cleaned moves along a straight line back in situ, manipulator Into next working cycles.
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