JP2007227627A - Substrate-treating device, adjustment method of delivery position of substrate, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique related to the adjustment of the delivery position of a substrate capable of aligning the substrate precisely and shortly. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of cooling modules COL4 having a substrate placement section (cooling plate 45) for placing a wafer W that is a substrate horizontally are provided vertically in a shelf unit U1 so that the center of the cooling plate 45 is matched. A hole section 51 for forming a light axis is formed so that the hole section 51 passes the center of all cooling plates 45 in up and down direction, and a light axis L1 is formed in the hole section 51 by a light-emitting element 52. A carrying arm 61 in a main arm A4 is allowed to hold a position adjustment plate 7 in which a hole section 71 is formed at the center, and is carried to the upper part of the cooling plate 45 in a cooling module COL 4 for obtaining the data of the delivery position. When the hole section 71 of the position adjustment plate coincides with the light axis L1 and a light receiving element 53 receives light, the (X, Y) coordinates positions of the carrying arm 61 are acquired. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention transfers a substrate to a module that performs a process such as a heating process or a cooling process on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer or an LCD substrate (liquid crystal display glass substrate) held on the substrate mounting unit. The present invention relates to a technique for acquiring in advance position data of a substrate carrying means.

  In the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device or an LCD substrate, a resist pattern is formed on the substrate by a technique called photolithography. In this technology, for example, a resist solution is applied to a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter referred to as a wafer), a liquid film is formed on the surface of the wafer, the resist film is exposed using a photomask, and then developed. Is performed by a series of steps to obtain a desired pattern.

  Such processing is generally performed using a resist pattern forming apparatus in which an exposure apparatus is connected to a coating / developing apparatus for coating and developing a resist solution. In this apparatus, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, a carrier 10 containing a large number of wafers W is carried into a carrier stage 11 of a carrier block 1A, and the wafer in the carrier 10 is delivered to a processing block 1B by a delivery arm 12. It is. And it is conveyed to the application | coating module 13A in the process block 1B, a resist liquid is apply | coated, and it is conveyed to exposure apparatus 1D via the interface block 1C then. The wafer after the exposure processing is returned to the processing block 1B again, developed by the developing module 13B, and returned to the original carrier 10. In the figure, reference numeral 14 (14a to 14c) denotes a shelf provided with a heating module, a cooling module, a delivery stage, and the like for performing predetermined heating processing and cooling processing on the wafer before and after the processing of the coating module 13A and the developing module 13B. Is a unit.

  By the way, in order to perform high-precision processing on the wafer W in each module, it is required to place the wafer W on a predetermined placement area of the module with high accuracy. For example, in the heating / cooling system module, if the mounting position of the wafer W is shifted, there may be a variation in temperature within the wafer W surface. For this reason, before actually starting the processing, an operation is performed in which the transfer unit is made to learn the delivery position of the wafer W in advance so that the wafer is placed on an appropriate placement area.

  This operation is generally called teaching, and is performed, for example, when an apparatus is manufactured in a factory and before an apparatus shipped from the factory is assembled and used on the user side. In this way, the teaching work on the factory side and the user side is because the reproducibility of the equipment deteriorates when the equipment is assembled on the user side or the equipment is installed at the time of installation. This is because distortion may occur, and it is not a good idea to use the teaching teaching set value as it is.

  In the conventional teaching, for example, a CCD camera is attached to the substrate transport means, and a mark formed at the center of the surface of the substrate for alignment by this CCD camera and a mark formed at the center of the mounting area of the processing module are used. A method of imaging and adjusting the delivery position has been used (for example, Patent Document 1).

  An example of this conventional teaching will be described by taking, for example, the case of a heating / cooling system module as an example. First, a CCD camera is attached to the teaching substrate transport means, and this CCD camera is used to center the processing module mounting area. The formed mark is imaged and the position coordinates are stored. Subsequently, a wafer for alignment is placed on the placement area of the processing module by the substrate transfer means for teaching, and a mark formed at the center of the wafer is imaged by the CCD camera, and the position coordinates are stored. To do. Then, based on these imaging results, it is determined whether or not the alignment wafer and the center of the mounting portion of the processing module coincide with each other, thereby determining whether or not the wafer W is mounted on a predetermined mounting area. Then, teaching is performed by repositioning (retrying) the wafer W until these centers coincide or reach an allowable range.

  However, in the above teaching, when teaching one processing module, it is necessary to perform at least two imaging operations of imaging the wafer W for alignment by the CCD camera and imaging the mounting area of the processing module. Further, when retrying, the imaging work is further increased, so that there are many work processes and the work time becomes long.

  In the above-described apparatus, each processing module is stacked in multiple stages in order to reduce the area occupied by the apparatus. However, since teaching must be performed on these processing modules, When teaching is performed, the labor and time required for the work increase, which is a problem.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-158261 (see paragraphs 0042 to 0045, FIG. 10)

  The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of adjusting the delivery position of the substrate of the substrate transport means with respect to the module with high accuracy and in a short time. It is in.

For this reason, the present invention provides a shelf unit in which a plurality of modules each including a substrate placement unit for horizontally placing a substrate are provided in a vertical direction so that the centers of the substrate placement units coincide with each other, and the shelf unit Substrate transfer means for moving the substrate back and forth and up and down for transferring the substrate to each module, and acquiring in advance substrate transfer position data for the substrate mounting portion in the module by the substrate transfer means In the substrate processing apparatus,
For forming an optical axis formed through the shelf unit in the vertical direction so as to pass through the corresponding position of each substrate mounting section from the uppermost module to the lowermost module provided in the shelf unit. The hole of
An optical axis forming means for forming an optical axis in the hole of the substrate mounting portion;
A position adjusting plate conveyed by the substrate conveying means to the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module;
The position adjustment plate is transferred by the substrate transfer means to the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module for which the data of the delivery position is to be obtained, and the point area for alignment on the position adjustment plate coincides with the optical axis. Sometimes, an optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis,
And a position acquisition unit that acquires a position of the substrate transfer unit when the optical axis is detected by the optical axis detection unit.

  Here, the optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit, and the optical axis detection unit includes a hole through which the optical axis is provided in a point region of the position adjustment plate, and the optical axis. Includes a light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so as to receive light from the light emitting element when passing through the hole formed in the position adjusting plate. At this time, the optical axis detection unit is provided in a shelf unit, and includes a reflection unit for reflecting the light from the light emitting element so as to pass through the hole of the substrate mounting unit, and the light receiving element includes the light receiving element, When the optical axis passes through a hole formed in the position adjusting plate, the light may be provided so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected from the reflecting portion.

  Furthermore, the optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit, and the optical axis detecting unit is provided in a dot region of the position adjusting plate, and is a reflection for reflecting light from the light emitting element. And a light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected by the reflecting part formed on the position adjustment plate, The optical axis forming means may be a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit, and the optical axis detecting unit may be a light receiving element provided in a dot region of the position adjusting plate. Further, the optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a point region of the position adjusting plate, and the optical axis detecting unit is a light receiving element provided in a shelf unit so as to receive light of the optical axis. There may be. Here, the hole of the substrate mounting portion is formed at the center of the substrate mounting portion, for example, and the dot region of the position adjusting plate is formed at the center of the position adjusting plate.

Another invention of the present invention is a shelf unit in which a plurality of modules having a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is provided in the left-right direction, and delivery of the substrate to each module of the shelf unit. In a substrate processing apparatus that includes substrate transfer means that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down, and that previously acquires substrate transfer position data with respect to the substrate mounting portion in the module by the substrate transfer means,
The shelf unit is provided so that the height positions of the transfer of the substrate of the substrate transfer means with respect to the substrate mounting portion of the module coincide with each other,
An optical axis formed so as to penetrate the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass through the height position of delivery of the substrate from the module on one end side mounted on the shelf unit to the module on the other end side. A hole for forming; and
An optical axis forming means for forming an optical axis in the hole;
The position at which the position of the substrate transfer means is acquired when the substrate transfer means enters the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module to obtain the delivery position data and the optical axis is blocked by the substrate transfer means. And an acquisition means.

Further, in the present invention, the shelf unit is moved in the left-right direction so as to pass from the module on one end side mounted on the shelf unit to the module on the other end side through the same height position above the substrate platform. A hole for forming an optical axis formed therethrough,
An optical axis forming means for forming an optical axis in the hole;
A position adjusting plate provided with an optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis, which is transferred to the upper side of the substrate mounting part of the module by the substrate transfer means;
When the position adjusting plate is transported by the substrate transporting unit above the substrate mounting portion of the module for which the data of the delivery position is to be obtained, and the optical axis detecting portion of the position adjusting plate coincides with the optical axis And position acquisition means for acquiring the position of the substrate transfer means.

  Here, the optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit, the optical axis detecting unit is a hole through which the optical axis passes, and the optical axis is formed in the position adjusting plate. A light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so as to receive light from the light emitting element when passing through, or provided in the shelf unit, the light from the light emitting element may be The light receiving element includes a reflecting part for reflecting the light through the forming hole, and the light receiving element emits light from the light emitting element when the optical axis passes through the hole formed in the position adjusting plate. You may make it provide so that the light reflected from the reflection part may be received.

  Further, the optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit, and the optical axis detecting unit is a reflecting part for reflecting light from the light emitting element, and the light is emitted from the light emitting element to adjust the position. You may make it provide the light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so that the light reflected by the reflection part provided in the plate may be received. The optical axis forming means may be a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit, and the optical axis detecting unit may be a light receiving element provided in a position adjusting plate. Further, the optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided on a position adjusting plate, and the optical axis detecting unit is provided on a shelf unit instead of being provided on the position adjusting plate, and receives light of the optical axis. It may be an element.

Furthermore, the method for adjusting the delivery position of the substrate of the present invention,
A plurality of modules each including a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is arranged in a vertical direction so that the centers of the substrate placement portions coincide with each other, and for each module of the shelf unit In a substrate processing apparatus having a substrate transfer means that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down for transferring a substrate, data of a substrate transfer position with respect to the substrate mounting portion in the module by the substrate transfer means is acquired in advance. In the adjustment method of the board delivery position,
A step of forming an optical axis penetrating in the vertical direction of the shelf unit so as to pass through a corresponding position of each substrate placement unit from the uppermost module provided in the shelf unit to the lowermost module;
A step of holding the position adjustment plate on the substrate transport means and transporting it to the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module for obtaining data of the delivery position;
And a step of acquiring the position of the substrate transfer means when the point area for alignment on the position adjusting plate coincides with the optical axis and detects the optical axis.

Furthermore, the method for adjusting the delivery position of the substrate of the present invention,
A shelf unit in which a plurality of modules having a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is provided in the left-right direction, and a substrate that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down for delivering the substrate to each module of the shelf unit In the substrate processing apparatus provided so that the height positions of the transfer of the substrate of the substrate transfer means with respect to the substrate mounting portion of the module coincide with each other, substrate mounting in the module by the substrate transfer means in advance In the method for adjusting the board delivery position for acquiring the board delivery position data for the mounting part,
Forming an optical axis so as to penetrate the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass through the height position of the delivery of the substrate from the module on one end side to the module on the other end side provided in the shelf unit When,
A step of entering the substrate transfer means above the substrate mounting portion of the module to obtain data of the delivery position;
Obtaining a position of the substrate transfer means when the substrate transfer means blocks the optical axis.

Here, the present invention provides the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass from the module on one end side to the module on the other end side provided on the shelf unit through the same height position above the substrate platform. A process of penetrating to form an optical axis;
A step of transporting a position adjustment plate provided with an optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis by the substrate transport unit on the upper side of the substrate placement unit of the module to obtain data of the delivery position; ,
And a step of acquiring the position of the substrate transfer means when the optical axis detection part of the position adjustment plate coincides with the optical axis.

  Furthermore, a storage medium storing a computer program used in the substrate processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the computer program includes a group of steps for executing the substrate transfer position adjusting method. .

  In the present invention, in the present invention, an optical axis penetrating in the vertical direction of the shelf unit is formed at a corresponding position of the substrate mounting unit from the uppermost module mounted on the shelf unit to the lowermost module. When the point area for alignment of the adjustment plate coincides with the optical axis and detects the optical axis, the position of the substrate transfer position with respect to the substrate mounting portion in the module is obtained by acquiring the position of the substrate transport means. Since the data is acquired, the transfer position data can be acquired accurately and in a short time.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the shelf unit may be penetrated in the left-right direction so as to pass through the height position of the board transfer from the module on one end side to the module on the other end side provided in the shelf unit. The position of the substrate transport means is obtained by detecting whether or not the substrate transport means has blocked the optical axis. It can be performed accurately and in a short time.

  Furthermore, in another invention of the present invention, the shelf unit is arranged so that it passes through the same height position above the substrate platform from the module on one end side to the module on the other end side provided in the shelf unit. Since the optical axis penetrating in the left-right direction is formed, and the position of the substrate transport means is acquired when the optical axis detection unit of the position adjusting plate detects the optical axis in alignment with the optical axis, the substrate It is possible to acquire the data of the height position of the delivery accurately and in a short time.

  First, a resist pattern forming apparatus according to an embodiment of a substrate processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an embodiment of the apparatus, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a schematic side view thereof. This apparatus is configured by vertically arranging a carrier block S1 for carrying in / out a carrier 20 in which, for example, 13 wafers W, which are substrates, are hermetically stored, and a plurality of, for example, four unit blocks B1 to B4. A processing block S2, an interface block S3, and an exposure apparatus S4 are provided.

  In the carrier block S 1, a mounting table 21 on which a plurality of the carriers 20 can be mounted, an opening / closing part 22 provided on a front wall as viewed from the mounting table 21, and a wafer from the carrier 20 via the opening / closing part 22. A transfer arm C for taking out W is provided. The transfer arm C can be moved forward and backward, can be raised and lowered, can be rotated about a vertical axis, and can be moved in the arrangement direction of the carrier 20 so as to transfer the wafer W to and from a transfer stage TRS1 of a unit block B1 to be described later. It is configured.

  A processing block S2 surrounded by a casing 24 is connected to the back side of the carrier block S1. In this example, the processing block S2 is, from below, a first unit block (DEV layer) B1 for performing development processing, and an antireflection film (hereinafter referred to as “first antireflection coating” formed on the lower layer side of the resist film). A second unit block (BCT layer) B2 for performing a film forming process), a third unit block (COT layer) B3 for performing a resist coating process, and an upper layer side of the resist film. Is assigned as a fourth unit block (TCT layer) B4 for forming an antireflection film (hereinafter referred to as “second antireflection film”), and each of the unit blocks B1 to B4 is partitioned. ing.

  Each of these unit blocks B1 to B4 is configured in the same manner, and a liquid processing module for applying a chemical solution to the wafer W, and a pre-processing and a post-processing for the processing performed in the liquid processing module. Various modules such as a heating module and a cooling module, and main arms A1 to A4 which are dedicated transfer means for delivering the wafer W between the liquid processing module and the various modules, Between the unit blocks B1 to B4, the arrangement layout of the liquid processing module, the heating / cooling system module, and the main arms A1 to A4 is the same. Here, the same arrangement layout means that the center of placing the wafer W in each processing module is the same.

  The configuration of each of the unit blocks B1 to B4 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 taking the DEV layer B1 as an example. Near the center of the DEV layer B1, a transfer region R1 for the wafer W for connecting the carrier block S1 and the interface block S3 is formed in the length direction (Y-axis direction in the drawing) of the DEV layer B1. . On both sides of the transport region R1 as viewed from the carrier block S1 side, a plurality of sheets for applying the developer as the liquid processing module are provided on the right side from the near side (carrier block S1 side) to the back side. A developing unit 31 including a processing unit is provided.

  In this example, the developing unit 31 is housed in a processing container 30 having three processing units arranged in the Y-axis direction so that each of the developing units 31 faces the transport region R1. Each processing unit supplies, for example, a developing solution that is a coating solution from a common chemical solution nozzle to a wafer W that is horizontally adsorbed and held on a spin chuck, and rotates the wafer W to remove the developing solution from the wafer W. Then, the developing solution on the surface of the wafer W is washed away by supplying the cleaning solution to the wafer W from the cleaning solution nozzle, and then the wafer W is rotated and dried to complete the developing process. .

  In addition, a shelf unit U1 in which the various modules are provided in, for example, 3 stages × 4 rows is provided on the side of the developing unit 31 facing the transport region R1, and in this figure, the processing performed in the developing unit 31 is provided. Various modules for pre-processing and post-processing are provided. Among the various modules described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, heating of the wafer W after exposure, a heating module (CHP1) for heating the wafer W after development processing to remove moisture, a wafer A cooling module (COL1) for adjusting W to a predetermined temperature is included. Each module such as the heating module (CHP1) and the cooling module (COL1) is housed in the processing container 25 as shown in FIG. 5 by way of example of the COT layer B4. A wafer carry-in / out port 26 is formed on the surface facing the region R1.

  The main arm A1 is provided in the transfer region R1. The main arm A1 is provided between all the modules in the DEV layer B1 (where the wafer W is placed), for example, each module of the shelf unit U1, the developing unit 31, and a later-described shelf unit U2 and each portion of the shelf unit U3. Thus, the wafer is transferred and is thus configured to be movable back and forth, movable up and down, rotatable about the vertical axis, and movable in the Y-axis direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a shelf unit U2 is provided at a position where the transfer arm C and the main arm A1 can access the region adjacent to the carrier block S1 in the transport region R1, and the shelf unit U2 Is provided with a delivery arm D for delivering the wafer W to the wafer. As shown in FIG. 3, the shelf unit U2 has, for example, a transfer stage for each unit block so as to transfer the wafer W to and from the main arms A1 to A4 of the unit blocks B1 to B4. Delivery stages TRS1, TRS2, TRS3, and TRS4 provided in the DEV layer B1, BCT layer B2, COT layer B3, and TCT layer B4 are respectively provided. The delivery arm D is a wafer for each delivery stage TRS1 to TRS4. It is configured to be able to advance and retreat and to move up and down so that W can be delivered. Further, the transfer stage TRS1 of the DEV layer B1 is configured such that the wafer W is also transferred to and from the transfer arm C.

  Furthermore, in the area adjacent to the interface block S3 in the transport area R1, a shelf unit U3 is provided at a position accessible by the main arm A1 of the DEV layer B1, as shown in FIGS. The shelf unit U3 includes a transfer stage TRS11 for transferring the wafer W to and from the main arm A1 of the DEV layer B1. In this example, the delivery stage provided in the shelf units U2 and U3 corresponds to a substrate platform on which the wafer W is held horizontally.

  Next, the other unit blocks will be briefly described. All of the unit blocks B3 to B5 for forming the coating film are configured in the same manner, and the shelf unit U1 is configured in 2 rows × 4 rows, and the shelf unit U3. The DEV layer B1 is configured in substantially the same manner except that it is not provided. That is, in the COT layer B3, a coating unit 32 for performing a resist solution coating process on the wafer W is provided as a liquid processing module, and the shelf unit U1 has a heating module that heats the wafer W after the resist solution coating. (CHP3) and a hydrophobic treatment module (ADH).

  The BCT layer B2 is provided with a first antireflection film forming unit 33 for performing a process of forming a first antireflection film on the wafer W as a liquid processing module, and the shelf unit U1 includes an antireflection film. It is configured in the same manner as the COT layer B3 except that it includes a heating module (CHP2) that heat-processes the wafer W after the formation process, and does not include a hydrophobic processing module (ADH). The TCT layer B4 is provided with a second antireflection film forming unit 34 for performing a process of forming a second antireflection film on the wafer W as a liquid processing module, and the antireflection film is formed on the shelf unit U1. The structure is the same as that of the COT layer B3 except that a heating module (CHP4) for heat-processing the processed wafer W and a peripheral edge exposure apparatus (WEE) are provided. The coating unit 32 and the first and second antireflection film forming units 33 and 34 are configured in substantially the same manner as the developing unit 31. In FIG. 5, 30 is a processing container of the liquid processing module, and 35 is a transfer port for the wafer W to the processing container 30.

  On the other hand, an exposure apparatus S4 is connected to the back side of the shelf unit U3 in the processing block S2 via an interface block S3. The interface block S3 is provided with an interface arm B for transferring the wafer W to the transfer stage TRS11 of the shelf unit U3 of the DEV layer B1 of the processing block S2 and the exposure apparatus S4. The interface arm B is configured to be able to advance and retract, move up and down, and rotate about a vertical axis so as to transfer the wafer W to the transfer stage TRS11 of the DEV layer B1.

  Next, the flow of the wafer W when forming a coating film including the first antireflection film, the resist film, and the second antireflection film in this resist pattern forming apparatus will be briefly described. The wafer W in the carrier 20 carried into the carrier block 21 from the outside is transferred to the BCT layer B2 by the transfer arm C via the transfer stage TRS1 and the transfer arm D of the shelf unit U2 of the DEV layer B1, where The first antireflection film is formed by being sequentially conveyed to the modules.

  Subsequently, the wafer W is transferred from the BCT layer B2 to the COT layer B3 via the transfer stage TRS2, the transfer arm D, and the transfer stage TRS3 of the shelf unit U2, and is sequentially transferred to a predetermined module where the first reflection is performed. A resist film is formed on the prevention film. Next, the wafer W is transferred from the COT layer B3 to the TCT layer B4 via the transfer stage TRS3, the transfer arm D, and the transfer stage TRS4 of the shelf unit U2, and is sequentially transferred to a predetermined module where it is transferred onto the resist film. A second antireflection film is formed.

  Thereafter, the wafer W is transferred from the TCT layer B4 to the DEV layer B1 via the delivery stage TRS4, the delivery arm D, and the delivery stage TRS1 of the shelf unit U2, and further, the delivery stage TRS11 of the shelf unit U3 and the interface of the interface block S3. It is transported to the exposure apparatus S4 via the arm B, and a predetermined exposure process is performed. The wafer W after the exposure processing is transferred to the DEV layer B1 through the reverse path, and is sequentially transferred to a predetermined module for development processing. The wafer W thus subjected to the development processing is returned to the original carrier 20 placed on the carrier block S1 by the transfer arm C via the transfer stage TRS1 of the shelf unit U2.

  Next, a first embodiment of teaching according to the present invention will be described by taking as an example a case where teaching is performed on a heating / cooling system module provided in the shelf unit U1. In the teaching of this embodiment, a wafer W is placed by a main arm with respect to a substrate mounting portion of modules arranged in the vertical direction on the shelf unit U1, and the center of the wafer W and the center of the substrate mounting portion are aligned. In order to transfer in the aligned state, (X, Y) coordinate data of the transfer position of the transfer arm of the main arm when the respective center positions are aligned is obtained.

  In the above-described apparatus, the shelf unit U1 is arranged at the same position inside each of the unit blocks B1 to B4, and thus, for example, is shown in the drawing viewed from each conveyance region R1 of the processing block S2 of FIG. As described above, the first tower T1, the second tower T2, and the third tower in which modules are provided in multiple stages in order from the left end by modules provided in each row of the shelf units U1 of the unit blocks B1 to B4. T3 and a fourth tower T4 are configured. That is, each tower T1-T4 is comprised by the base plate P1-P4 which divides each unit block B1-B4 up and down, and the module of the same row | line | column of the shelf unit U1 of each unit block B1-B4.

  In the layout of the shelf unit U1 of this embodiment, the first tower T1 is provided with multiple cooling modules (COL), and the second tower T2 and the third tower T3 are provided with multiple heating modules (CHP). The fourth tower T4 is provided with a heating module (CHP), a peripheral edge exposure device (WEE), a hydrophobic treatment module (ADH), and the like.

  Here, the configuration of the heating module (CHP) and the cooling module (COL) will be briefly described. As the heating module (CHP), for example, as shown in FIG. And a cooling plate 42 serving as a mounting portion, and the wafer W is transferred between the main arms A1 to A4 and the heating plate 41 by the cooling plate 42, that is, the heating and cooling can be performed by one unit. A device is used. The cooling plate 42 is configured to be approximately the same size as the wafer W, for example, and is configured to be movable above the heating plate 41 by the transfer mechanism 43. Further, a notch 43 is formed on the outer periphery of the cooling plate 42 so that the wafer W is transferred between main arms A1 to A4 described later. Note that the transfer of the wafer W between the heating plate 41 and the cooling plate 42 is performed using lift pins 44 that are provided on the heating plate 41 and that can be raised and lowered.

  Further, as the cooling module, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, an apparatus having a configuration including a cooling plate 45 serving as a substrate mounting portion is used. The cooling plate 45 is configured to be cooled by, for example, a water cooling method, and the wafer W is transferred to and from the main arms A1 to A4 using lift pins 46 that can be raised and lowered.

  In each of the towers T1 to T4, the center on which the wafer W of the substrate mounting portion on which the wafer W is transferred from the main arms A1 to A4, that is, the heating module, extends from the uppermost module to the lowermost module. The modules are configured and arranged so that the center of the cooling plate 42 in FIG. 2 and the center of the cooling plate 45 in the cooling module are located at the same position.

  Subsequently, teaching is performed on the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL4) mounted on the tower 1 of the shelf unit U1 to acquire the (X, Y) coordinate position of the transfer position of the wafer W by the main arm A4. An example will be described.

  In the tower 1 of the shelf unit U1, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a cooling that is a substrate placement unit extends from the uppermost cooling module (COL1 to COL4) to the lowermost cooling module (COL1 to COL4). A hole 51 for forming an optical axis having a diameter of, for example, 1 cm to 1.5 cm is formed at a corresponding position of the plate 45, for example, the center of the cooling plate 45 so as to penetrate in the vertical direction of the tower 1. The hole 51 is also formed in members constituting the cooling module (COL1 to COL4), the ceiling wall and the bottom wall of the processing container 25, and the base plates P1 to P4. For example, the uppermost cooling module (COL4) When the hole 51 of the cooling plate 45 is viewed from above, it can be seen to the lower side of the hole 51 of the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL1) at the lowest stage.

  Furthermore, light is emitted toward the hole 51 formed in the cooling plate 45 above the cooling plate 45 of the uppermost cooling module (COL 4) mounted on the tower 1, and light is emitted into the hole 51. A light emitting element 52 for forming the axis L1 is provided, and a light receiving element 53 is provided below the cooling plate 45 of the lowermost cooling module (COL1) mounted on the tower 1 so as to correspond to the light emitting element 52. Is provided. Thus, when light is emitted from the light emitting element 52 toward the light receiving element 53, the optical axis L1 is formed so as to penetrate the center of the cooling plate 45 of all the cooling modules (COL1 to COL4) mounted on the tower 1.

  Next, the position adjustment plate 7 and the main arms A1 to A4 used when teaching will be described. First, the main arms A1 to A4 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 5, for example. The main arms A1 to A4 are provided with two transfer arms 61 and 62 for supporting the peripheral area on the back surface side of the wafer W. Are configured to be movable forward and backward independently of each other along the base 63. The base 63 is configured to be rotatable about a vertical axis by a rotating mechanism 64, and is attached to a surface facing the transport region R1 of the base 66 that supports the shelf unit U1 by a moving mechanism 65. It is configured to be movable in the Y-axis direction along 67 and to be movable up and down along the lifting rail 68. Thus, the transfer arms 61 and 62 are configured to be movable back and forth, movable in the Y-axis direction, movable up and down, and rotatable about the vertical axis. Each of the modules of the shelf unit U1, the liquid processing module, the delivery stage of the shelf unit U2, In the DEV layer B1, the wafer W can be transferred to and from the transfer stage of the shelf unit U3. The driving of such a main arm is controlled by a controller (not shown) based on a command from the control unit 100 described later.

  Here, the shape of the arms 61 and 62 will be described by taking the transfer arm 61 as an example with reference to FIG. 9. The arms 61 and 62 have a horizontal horseshoe shape so that the wafer W can be delivered to the heating module (CHP). ing. The size of the inner periphery of the transfer arm 61 is slightly larger than the diameter of the cooling plate 42 of the heating module (CHP), and four projecting pieces 61a directed inward are provided at the lower portion of the inner periphery. The wafer W is held on the projecting pieces 61a.

  Since the notch 43 on the outer periphery of the cooling plate 42 is provided at a position corresponding to the protruding piece 61a of the transfer arm 61, when the wafer W is transferred to the cooling plate 42 of the heating module (CHP). When the transfer arm 61 holding the wafer W is lowered so as to cover the cooling plate 42 from above, the transfer of the wafer W on the transfer arm 61 to the cooling plate 42 is performed. The arm 61 is configured to retract from the processing container 25 by retracting toward the front side so that the front notch 61 b passes through the outside of the transport mechanism 43 provided on the lower side of the cooling plate 42.

  Further, between the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL), the lift pin 46 protrudes above the cooling plate 45 and the transfer arm 61 descends so as to cover the lift pin 46 from above, thereby transferring The wafer W on the arm 61 is transferred onto the lift pins 46, and then the lift pins 46 are lowered so that the wafer W is transferred to the cooling plate 45.

  The position adjustment plate 7 used for teaching is a disk having the same size as the wafer W, for example, and includes a point area for alignment. In this example, the point area is provided at the center of the position adjustment plate 7, and a hole 71 having a diameter of 1 cm to 1.5 cm, which forms a part of the optical axis detection part, is formed in this point area. . The optical axis detection unit detects the optical axis L1 when the center of the position adjustment plate 7 coincides with the optical axis L1, and in this embodiment, the light receiving element 53 and the position adjustment plate 7 are detected. And a hole portion 71 formed in the outer periphery.

  The coating and developing apparatus described above manages recipes for each processing module, manages recipes for the transfer flow (transfer path) of the wafer W, processes in each processing module, main arms A1 to A4, transfer arms C, A control unit 100 including a computer that performs drive control of the transfer arm D and the interface arm B is provided.

  The control unit 100 includes a program storage unit composed of, for example, a computer program. The program storage unit is composed of, for example, software including a group of steps (commands) so that teaching according to the present invention to be described later is performed. The teaching program and the entire operation of the resist pattern forming apparatus, that is, the transfer of the wafer W and the processing in each module for forming a predetermined resist pattern on the wafer W in the resist pattern forming apparatus are performed. A program composed of, for example, software having a group of steps (commands) is stored.

  Then, by reading these programs to the control unit 100, the control unit 100 controls teaching described later and the operation of the entire resist pattern forming apparatus. The program is stored in the program storage unit while being stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk, a compact disk, a magnetic optical disk, or a memory card.

  The teaching program is actually stored in the memory (storage unit), but for convenience of explanation, the program is described with reference numerals. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the transfer arm 61, 62 of the main arms A <b> 1 to A <b> 4 has the transfer arm 61, 62 at the transfer position where the wafer W is transferred to the substrate mounting portion of each module. The first position data acquisition program 101 for acquiring the coordinate position of the (X, Y) coordinates of 62 and the transfer arms 61 and 62 of the main arms A1 to A4 are connected to the substrate mounting portion of each module. A second position data acquisition program 102 for acquiring the coordinate position of the Z coordinate of the transfer arm 61, 62 at the transfer position for transfer, and the (X, Y) coordinate of the transfer arm 61, 62 at the transfer position. A storage unit 103 that stores the coordinate position and the coordinate position of the Z coordinate of the transfer arms 61 and 62 at the delivery position. That. The data stored in the storage unit 103 is data on the delivery positions of the transported arms 61 and 62 that have been taught. An input unit 104 includes, for example, an operation panel, and an operation screen is displayed during teaching, for example. Reference numeral 105 denotes a CPU, 106 denotes an arm controller that controls the main arms A1 to A4 based on a control signal from the control unit, and B denotes a bus. In this example, the first and second position data acquisition programs 101 and 102 and the storage unit 103 correspond to position acquisition means for acquiring data of the transfer positions of the transfer arms 61 and 62 of the main arms A1 to A4. .

  Subsequently, the teaching process will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. Here, the user side teaches the case where the transfer arm 61 of the main arm A4 is taught to the cooling module (COL4) of the tower 1 as an example. explain. First, on the user side, light is emitted from the light emitting element 52, an optical axis L1 is formed between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53, and the cooling plates 45 of the cooling modules (COL1 to COL4) are formed on the optical axis L1. By aligning the holes 51, the center of the substrate mounting portion (cooling plate 45) of the cooling modules (COL1 to COL4) provided in the tower 1 is aligned (step S1).

  Next, the position adjustment plate 7 is held by the transfer arm 61 of the main arm A4 to be taught (step S2, FIG. 12A). Then, the first teaching program 101 is selected and the main arm A4 is controlled by the program 101 via the arm controller 106. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12B, the cooling module (COL4) to be taught is selected. ) Is moved into the upper side of the substrate mounting portion (cooling plate 45) of (), and the transfer arm 61 holding the position adjustment plate 7 is advanced (step S3). Here, the height position when the transfer arm 61 enters is set in advance in a height range in which the transfer arm 61 does not collide with the transfer port 26 of the processing container 25.

  Until the hole 71 formed in the position adjustment plate 7 and the optical axis L1 formed between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53 and passing through the center of the substrate mounting portion (cooling plate 45) coincide with each other. That is, the transport arm 61 is moved in the horizontal direction until the light from the light emitting element 52 is received by the light receiving element 53 through the hole 71 of the position adjusting plate 7 and the hole 51 of the cooling plate 45 (step). S4, FIG. 12 (b)). Here, the optical axis L1 is formed at the center of the cooling plate 45, and the hole 71 is also formed at the center of the position adjusting plate. By matching these, the center of the cooling plate 45 and the position adjusting plate are aligned. 7 centering can be performed.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12C, the hole 71 formed in the position adjusting plate 7 and the optical axis L1 coincide with each other, and the light from the light emitting element 52 is received by the light receiving element 53. When this is done, the position data of the transfer arm 61 at that time is acquired as (X, Y) coordinate data of the delivery position in the storage unit 103, and teaching of the transfer arm 61 is terminated (step S5). Subsequently, as shown in step S6, when there is another transfer arm 62 that is not taught, for example, the position adjustment plate 7 is transferred to the other transfer arm 62, and the process returns to step S2 to return the transfer arm 62. Teaching is performed.

  Subsequently, teaching of the transfer arms 61, 62 of the main arms A4, A3, A2, A1 is sequentially performed on the other cooling modules (COL4, COL3, COL2, COL1) of the tower 1 according to steps S2 to S5. The (X, Y) coordinate data of the delivery position of the transfer arms 61 and 62 of the corresponding main arm A1 to A4 for each module is stored in the storage unit 103.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the alignment of the center of the cooling plate 45 (substrate mounting portion) of the cooling modules (COL1 to COL4) provided in multiple stages on the tower T1 and the center of the position adjustment plate 7 is performed. An optical axis L1 that passes through the center of the cooling plate 45 is formed, and a hole 71 that allows light to pass through is formed at the center of the position adjustment plate 7. The optical axis L and the hole 71 of the position adjustment plate 7 coincide with each other. It is done by letting

  At this time, the optical axis L1 passing through the center of the cooling plate 45 forms a hole 51 at the center of all the cooling plates 45 provided in the tower 1 so as to penetrate the tower T1 in the vertical direction. It is formed by emitting light from the light emitting element 52 provided in T1 toward the hole 51, and whether or not the optical axis L1 and the hole 71 of the position adjusting plate 7 coincide with each other is determined by the light from the light emitting element 52. Can be determined based on whether or not light is received by the light receiving element 53 through the hole 51 provided in the tower T1 and the hole 71 of the position adjusting plate 7.

  As described above, in the teaching according to the present invention, the transfer position of the wafer W is acquired by moving the transfer arms 61 and 62 to be teaching and finding the light passing position. It becomes easy. Further, since the alignment is performed by directly superimposing the hole 71 of the position adjustment plate 7 on the optical axis L1 passing through the center of the substrate platform, the center of the substrate platform and the position adjustment plate 7 The alignment with the center can be performed with high accuracy. For this reason, even if teaching work with high accuracy is performed at each stage of the module provided in the tower, labor and time required for the work are reduced.

  Further, by using one set of the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53, teaching can be performed on the substrate mounting portions of all modules provided in multiple stages on the tower. 52 and the light receiving element 53 are smaller than the CCD camera used for conventional teaching, and the position adjustment plate 7 mounted on the main arms A1 to A4 is the same size as the wafer W. Even if the module is downsized by request, there is a sufficient area for installing the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53, and this teaching method can be easily implemented.

  Furthermore, since each module of the tower is previously aligned with the center position of the substrate mounting portion, if the teaching work is performed with one module, the transfer position of the transfer arms 61 and 62 is also transferred to the other modules. There is almost no displacement of the (X, Y) coordinate position. For this reason, in other modules, it is only necessary to check whether or not the delivery position is shifted based on the position data of the delivery position in the one module. The total effort and time of teaching work for the modules of this is greatly reduced.

  Further, as described above, the center position of the substrate mounting portion is aligned in advance, and the transfer position of the transfer arms 61 and 62 is highly accurate. The transfer position data of the transfer arms 61 and 62 may be used as it is for other modules.

  The shelf units subject to teaching by this method are the tower 1, the tower 2, the tower 3, the shelf unit U2, and the shelf unit U3 of the shelf unit U1, but from the heating module (CHP2) of the tower 4 of the shelf unit U1. The teaching can be performed only on the module provided on the lower side. In this case, the bottom of the heating module (CHP2) is configured like a tower 1, and the light emitting element 52 is provided in the uppermost heating module (CHP2).

  The shelf unit U2 and the shelf unit U3 are provided with a plurality of delivery stages TRS. The delivery stage TRS is composed of a transfer arm C, a delivery arm D, and main arms A1 to A1 of the unit blocks B1 to B4. A transfer table that forms a substrate mounting portion for transferring the wafer W between the main arm A1 to A4 and the interface arm B is provided between the main arm A1 and the main arm A1 and the interface arm B. A shaft forming hole 51 is formed.

  As described above, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, all the cooling modules (COL1) provided in the tower T1 are irradiated with light from the light emitting elements 52 at the positions where the light receiving elements 53 are provided in the tower T1 shown in FIG. ˜COL4) is provided with a reflecting portion 54 that reflects so as to pass through the hole portion 51 of the cooling plate 45, and the light receiving element 53 emits light from the light emitting element 52 and is reflected by the reflecting portion 54, so that all the cooling modules (COL1) ˜COL4) may be provided, for example, at a position adjacent to the light emitting element 52 so as to be received through the hole 51 of the cooling plate 45. In this example, the hole 71 formed in the position adjustment plate 7, the light receiving element 53, and the reflection part 54 constitute a position detection unit.

  In such a configuration, by making the optical axis L1 passing through the center of the cooling plate 45 coincide with the hole 71 of the position adjusting plate 7, the light from the light emitting element 52 is reflected by the reflecting portion 54 and received. Since the light is received by the element 53, the center of the cooling plate 45 and the center of the position adjusting plate 7 can be aligned, and the teaching work described above can be performed.

  In this case, the light from the light emitting element 52 passes through the holes 51 of the cooling plates 45 of all the cooling modules (COL1 to COL4) provided in the tower T1 to reach the reflecting portion 54 and is reflected by the reflecting portion 54. If the received light passes through all the holes 51 and is received by the light receiving element 53, the installation positions of the light emitting element 52, the light receiving element 53, and the reflecting portion 54 are not limited to the positions shown in FIG. The portion 54 may be inclined.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 14, the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53 are arranged at the installation position of the light receiving element 53 shown in FIG. 8, that is, the lower side of the cooling plate 45 of the lowermost cooling module (COL1). Are provided adjacent to each other, and are formed in the center of the rear surface side of the position adjustment plate 7 (point region for alignment) as an optical axis detection unit with a diameter of about 1 cm to 1.5 cm. You may make it provide the reflection part 72 for reflecting light. By doing so, the light from the light emitting element 52 is reflected on the reflecting portion 72 by matching the optical axis L1 passing through the center of the cooling plate 45 with the reflecting portion 72 provided at the center of the position adjusting plate 7. Since the light is reflected and received by the light receiving element 53, the center of the cooling plate 45 and the center of the position adjusting plate 7 can be aligned, and the teaching work described above can be performed. In this example, a position detection unit is configured by the reflection unit 72 formed on the position adjustment plate 7 and the light receiving element 53.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 8, the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53 may be interchanged, that is, the light emitting element 52 may be provided on the lower side of the tower 1 and the light receiving element 53 may be provided on the upper side of the tower 1. . In the configuration shown in FIG. 13, the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53 may be provided on the lower side of the tower, and the reflecting portion 54 may be provided on the upper side of the tower. In the configuration shown in FIG. And the light receiving element 53 may be provided on the upper side of the tower T1, and the reflecting portion 72 may be provided on the surface side of the position adjusting plate 7.

  Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15, as an optical axis forming means, a light emitting element 52 is provided below the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL1) at the lowest stage of the tower T1, and an optical axis detecting unit is provided. You may make it provide the light receiving element 73 in the center (point area | region for positioning) of the back surface side of the position adjustment plate 7. FIG. In this way, the light from the light emitting element 52 is caused to enter the light receiving element 73 by matching the optical axis L1 formed at the center of the cooling plate 45 by the light emitting element 52 with the light receiving element 73 of the position adjusting plate 7. Therefore, the center of the cooling plate 45 and the center of the position adjusting plate 7 can be aligned, and the teaching work described above can be performed. In this case, the light emitting element 52 may be provided above the cooling plate 45 of the uppermost cooling module (COL4) of the tower T1, and the light receiving element 73 may be provided at the center of the surface side of the position adjusting plate 7. .

  Furthermore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 16, as the optical axis forming means, a light emitting element 74 is provided in the center (point area for alignment) on the back surface side of the position adjusting plate 7, and as the optical axis detecting unit, The light receiving element 53 may be provided below the cooling plate 45 of the lowermost cooling module (COL1) of the tower T1. In this way, when the center of the position adjusting plate 7 coincides with the hole 51 formed in the center of the cooling plate 45, the light axis 74 is formed in the hole 51 by the light emitting element 74. Since the light from the light receiving element 53 is received, the center of the cooling plate 45 and the center of the position adjusting plate 7 can be aligned, and the teaching work described above can be performed. Even in this case, the light receiving element 53 is provided above the cooling plate 45 of the uppermost cooling module (COL4) of the tower T1, and the light emitting element 74 is provided at the center on the surface side of the position adjusting plate 7. Good.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking teaching of the main arms A1 to A4 with respect to the heating / cooling system module provided in the shelf unit U1 as an example. In the teaching of this embodiment, the wafer W is received at a predetermined height position by the transfer arms 61 and 62 of the main arms A1 to A4 with respect to the substrate mounting portions of the modules arranged in the horizontal direction on the shelf unit U1. The Z coordinate data of the transfer position of the transfer arms 61 and 62 when transferring is obtained.

  For example, the shelf unit U1 provided in the TCT layer B4 will be described as an example with reference to FIG. 17. The teaching of this embodiment is performed on the shelf unit U1 in which modules are arranged in the left-right direction. This is performed for the heating / cooling system module of each stage of the unit U1, that is, one cooling module (COL4) and two heating modules (CHP4) in the first stage.

  The heating / cooling system modules arranged in the left-right direction on these shelf units U1 are configured such that the height positions of the transfer of the wafer W from the main arm A4 are the same. The transfer height position refers to the transfer arms 61 and 62 holding the wafer W when the wafer W is transferred to the cooling plate 45 and the lift pins 46 in the cooling module (COL4). The transfer arms 61 and 62 holding the wafer W enter the processing chamber 25 when the wafer W is transferred to and from the cooling plate 42 in the heating module (CHP4). Is the height position.

  In each stage of the shelf unit U1, a cooling plate 45 of a cooling module (COL4) that is a module on one end side and a cooling plate 42 of a heating module (CHP4) that is a module on the other end are arranged in the left-right direction. An optical axis forming hole 55 is formed so as to penetrate the shelf unit U1 in the left-right direction so as to pass through the same height position on the upper side. The hole 55 is formed at a height position for transferring the wafer W, and its size is set smaller than the thickness of the transfer arms 61 and 62 of the main arm A4, for example.

  Further, light is emitted toward the hole 55 on the outside of the substrate mounting portion of the module on one end side of each stage of the shelf unit U1, for example, on the outside of the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL4) provided on the leftmost side. Is provided on the outside of the substrate mounting portion of the module on the other end side of each stage of the shelf unit U1, for example, on the outside of the cooling plate 42 of the heating module (CHP4) provided on the rightmost side. A light receiving element 53 is provided so as to correspond to the light emitting element 52. Thus, when light is emitted from the light emitting element 52 toward the light receiving element 53, the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL4) mounted on the shelf unit U1 and the cooling plate 42 of the heating module (CHP4) are laterally moved upward. An extending optical axis L2 is formed.

  Next, the teaching process will be described. In this example, the user performs teaching of the transfer arm 61 of the main arm A4 from the top of the shelf unit U1 of the TCT layer B4 to the first-stage module. explain. First, on the user side, light is emitted from the light emitting element 52, an optical axis L2 is formed between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53, and a preset interval is formed between the optical axis L2. The height positions of the cooling plate 45 of the cooling module (COL4) and the cooling plate 42 of the heating module (CHP4) are aligned. Here, the optical axis L2 is formed at a delivery height position when the wafer W is delivered to the cooling plates 42 and 45 of the heating module (CHP4) and the cooling module (COL4).

  Next, the second teaching program 102 is selected, and the main arm A4 is controlled by the program 102 via the arm controller 106. As shown in FIG. 18A, the heating module (CHP4) to be teaching is controlled. The transfer arm 61 is made to enter the upper side of the substrate platform (cooling plate 42). Here, the height position when the transfer arm 61 enters is set in advance in a height range in which the transfer arm 61 does not collide with the transfer port 26 of the processing container 25.

  Then, in a state where the optical axis L 2 is formed between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53, the light from the light emitting element 52 is applied to the light receiving element 53 until the transport arm 61 blocks the optical axis L 2. The transport arm 61 is moved up and down until it can no longer receive light. Here, since the optical axis L2 is formed at the transfer height position of the wafer W as described above, the height of the transfer arm 61 when the transfer arm 61 blocks the optical axis L2 is the transfer height. It becomes.

  18B, the optical axis L2 formed between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53 is blocked by the transport arm 61, and the light from the light emitting element 52 is received by the light receiving element 53. When it becomes impossible, the position data of the transfer arm 61 at that time is acquired in the storage unit 103 as the Z coordinate data which is the height position of the transfer position, and the teaching of the transfer arm 61 is finished. If there is another transfer arm 62 that is not yet taught, the transfer arm 62 is similarly taught.

  Subsequently, the transfer arm 61 of the main arm A4 with respect to the heating module (CHP4) or the cooling module (COL4) in the other row of the shelf unit U1 or the heating module (CHP4) or the cooling module (COL4) in a different row. , 62 are sequentially performed, and the Z coordinate data of the delivery position of the transfer arm 61, 62 of the corresponding main arm A4 for each module is stored in the storage unit 103. Similarly, teaching is performed on the corresponding main arms A1 to A3 for the other unit blocks B1 to B3.

  According to this embodiment, the transfer arms 61 and 62 to be taught are moved in the vertical direction to block the optical axis L2 formed at the delivery height position, and thus find the position of the optical axis L2. Since the teaching can be performed at the height position for transferring the wafer W to the substrate mounting portion of the module provided in the shelf unit U1, teaching work is facilitated. Further, since the positioning is performed by directly superimposing the transport arms 61 and 62 on the optical axis L2, the positioning of the delivery height position can be performed with high accuracy.

  Similarly to the above-described embodiment, teaching is performed on the substrate mounting portions of all the modules provided in a certain stage of the shelf unit U1 by using one set of the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53. Therefore, even a small processing module can be installed, and the teaching of the present invention can be easily carried out.

  Note that the shelf unit U1 subject to teaching by this method is a module other than the hydrophobizing module (ADH) of each stage of the shelf unit U1 in the COT layer B3, and a cooling module of each stage of the shelf unit U1 in the BCT layer B2. In the DEV layer B1, the cooling module (COL1) and the heating module (CHP1) in each stage of the shelf unit U1. In this embodiment, the light receiving element 53 may be provided at a position where the light emitting element 52 of FIG. 17 is provided, and the light emitting element 52 may be provided at a position where the light receiving element 53 is provided.

  In the above, teaching for obtaining the Z coordinate data of the delivery position of the main arm may be performed using, for example, the position adjustment plate 7 provided with the optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis L2. For example, the position adjustment plate 7 is configured as shown in FIG. 19, and a position adjustment jig made of a plate-like body provided on the position adjustment plate 7 so as to extend perpendicularly to the plate 7. 8 is provided. The position adjusting jig 8 is configured so that when the transfer arm 61 holding the position adjusting plate 7 is positioned at the transfer height position of the wafer W on the substrate mounting portion of the module to be taught, the light of the optical axis L2 Is provided, and the hole 81 corresponds to an optical axis detector.

  In this example, first, the optical axis L2 is formed between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 53, and as shown in FIG. The position adjusting plate 7 is transported by the teaching arm 61 to a preset position above the cooling plate 42. At this position, the optical axis L2 is blocked by the plate-like portion of the position adjusting jig 8.

  Next, the transport arm 61 is moved in the vertical direction so that the hole 81 formed in the position adjusting jig 8 of the position adjusting plate 7 is aligned with the optical axis L2. At this position, since the optical axis L2 passes through the hole 81, the light from the light emitting element 52 is received by the light receiving element 53, and by acquiring the Z coordinate position data of the transport arm 61 at this time, Teaching of the transfer height position of the transfer arm 61 is performed.

  Also in this example, the shelf unit U1 is provided with a reflection portion that reflects the light from the light emitting element 52 so as to pass through all the optical axis forming holes 55, and the position adjustment plate 7 is adjusted. When the hole 81 of the tool 8 is located at a height that coincides with the optical axis L2, the light receiving element 53 that receives the light emitted from the light emitting element 52 and reflected from the reflecting part is emitted to, for example, the shelf unit U1. Teaching may be performed so as to be provided adjacent to the element 52.

  Further, the position adjustment jig 8 of the position adjustment plate 7 is provided with a reflection part for reflecting the light from the light emitting element 52 as an optical axis detection part instead of the hole 81, and this reflection part is provided on the optical axis L2. The light receiving element 53 that receives the light of the optical axis L2 that is emitted from the light emitting element 52 and reflected by the reflecting portion provided on the position adjustment plate 7 when positioned at a height position that coincides with, for example, a shelf Teaching may be performed by providing the unit U1 adjacent to the light emitting element 52.

  Furthermore, a light receiving element 53 for receiving light from the light emitting element 52 is provided in the position adjusting jig 8 of the position adjusting plate 7 as an optical axis detecting unit instead of the hole 81, and the light receiving element 32 is a light detector. Teaching may be performed so that the light emitted from the light emitting element 52 is received by the light receiving element 53 provided on the position adjusting plate 7 when positioned at a height position coincident with the axis L2.

  Furthermore, the position adjusting jig 8 of the position adjusting plate 7 is provided with a light emitting element instead of the hole 81, and the light receiving element 53 constituting the optical axis detecting portion is held by the position adjusting plate 7 of the shelf unit U1. An optical axis formed by light from the light receiving elements 53 and the light emitting elements of the position adjusting plate 7 provided at the transfer height position when the transfer arm 61 transfers the wafer W to the substrate mounting portion of the teaching target module. Teaching may be performed by receiving light emitted from the light emitting element provided on the position adjustment plate 7 by the light receiving element 53 when positioned at a height that matches L2.

  In the above, when teaching is performed, for example, the (X, Y) coordinates of the main arms A1 to A4 are applied to all the modules to be teaching in a row of the shelf unit U1 by the method of the first embodiment described above. The position may be acquired, and then the Z coordinate position may be acquired by the method of the second embodiment for all modules that are teaching targets in a certain stage of the shelf unit U1. For example, the Z coordinate position may be acquired by the method of the second embodiment described above, and then the (X, Y) coordinate position may be acquired by the method of the first embodiment.

  Further, for example, after obtaining the (X, Y) coordinate positions of the main arms A1 to A4 for all the modules to be teaching in a row of the shelf unit U1 by the method of the first embodiment described above. The Z coordinate position may be obtained for each module in a certain row of the shelf unit U1 by another method. For example, for all modules that are subject to teaching in a certain step of the shelf unit U1. After acquiring the Z coordinate position of the main arms A1 to A4 by the method of the second embodiment, the (X, Y) coordinate position is determined by another method for each module in a certain stage of the shelf unit U1. May be obtained.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 19, teaching is performed using a position adjusting plate 7 provided with both a hole 71 for detecting the optical axis L1 and a hole 81 for detecting the optical axis L2. The acquisition of the (X, Y) coordinate positions of the main arms A1 to A4 by the method of the first embodiment and the Z coordinate position by the method of the second embodiment for one module. After performing the acquisition, the (X, Y) coordinate position and the Z coordinate position may be acquired in the same manner for other modules.

  In the above, the modules to be taught in the first embodiment of the present invention are a heating module, a cooling module, a delivery stage, and the like, and these are arranged in the vertical direction so that the center of the substrate mounting portion coincides with the shelf unit. As long as it is provided, different types of modules may be arranged in the shelf unit.

  Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the optical axis forming hole 51 formed through the shelf unit in the vertical direction is formed so as to pass through a corresponding position of each substrate mounting portion. If necessary, the hole 51 is not necessarily formed at the center of each substrate mounting portion, and the hole 51 is formed at a position shifted from the center of the substrate mounting portion, and the hole 51 of the position adjusting plate 7 is formed. The point area for alignment may be formed at a position corresponding to, and hole portions 51 for forming an optical axis are formed at a plurality of positions corresponding to each substrate mounting portion to adjust the position. You may make it form the dot area | region for alignment in the position corresponding to each hole 51 of the plate 7. FIG.

  Furthermore, the modules to be taught in the second embodiment of the present invention are a heating module, a cooling module, a delivery stage, etc., so that the delivery height position of the substrate with respect to the substrate placement unit matches the shelf unit. It is only necessary to be provided in the left-right direction, and different types of modules may be arranged in this shelf unit.

  The present invention can also be applied to a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate such as a glass substrate (LCD substrate) for a liquid crystal display as well as a semiconductor wafer.

1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a resist pattern forming apparatus according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a front view which shows the shelf unit provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the shelf unit, main arm, and liquid processing module which are provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is the top view and sectional drawing which show the heating module provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is the top view and sectional drawing which show the cooling module provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the tower T1 comprised by the shelf unit U1 provided in each unit block B1-B4 of the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is the top view and perspective view which show the conveyance arm of the main arm provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus, and a position adjustment plate. It is a block diagram which shows the control part provided in the said resist pattern formation. It is process drawing for demonstrating teaching performed with the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is process drawing for demonstrating teaching performed with the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other example of the shelf unit provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the further another example of the shelf unit provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the further another example of the shelf unit provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the further another example of the shelf unit provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows other embodiment of the shelf unit provided in the said resist pattern formation apparatus. FIG. 18 is a process diagram for explaining teaching performed in the resist pattern forming apparatus shown in FIG. 17. It is a perspective view which shows the position adjustment plate used for the said resist pattern formation apparatus. FIG. 20 is a process diagram for explaining teaching performed in a resist pattern forming apparatus using the position adjustment plate shown in FIG. 19. It is a top view which shows the conventional application | coating and developing apparatus.

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W Semiconductor wafer 20 Carrier S1 Carrier block S2 Processing block S3 Interface block S4 Exposure apparatus A1 to A4 Main arm B Interface arm C Transfer arm D Transfer arm CHP Heating module COL Cooling module 31 Developing unit 32 Coating unit 33 First antireflection Film forming unit 34 Second antireflection film forming unit 42, 45 Cooling plate (substrate mounting portion)
51 Optical-axis forming hole 52 Light-emitting element 53 Light-receiving element 54 Reflecting part 7 Position adjustment plate 71 Hole 72 Reflecting part 73 Light-receiving element 74 Light-emitting element 100 Control part

Claims (18)

A plurality of modules each including a substrate placement portion for horizontally placing a substrate on a shelf unit provided in the vertical direction so that the centers of the substrate placement portions coincide with each other, and each module of the shelf unit In a substrate processing apparatus that includes substrate transfer means that can move back and forth and move up and down to transfer a substrate, and that acquires data of a substrate transfer position with respect to a substrate mounting portion in the module by the substrate transfer means in advance.
For forming an optical axis formed through the shelf unit in the vertical direction so as to pass through the corresponding position of each substrate mounting section from the uppermost module to the lowermost module provided in the shelf unit. The hole of
An optical axis forming means for forming an optical axis in the hole of the substrate mounting portion;
A position adjusting plate conveyed by the substrate conveying means to the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module;
The position adjustment plate is transferred by the substrate transfer means to the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module for which the data of the delivery position is to be obtained, and the point area for alignment on the position adjustment plate coincides with the optical axis. Sometimes, an optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis,
A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a position acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a substrate transport unit when the optical axis is detected by the optical axis detection unit. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit,
The optical axis detection unit includes a hole portion that passes through the optical axis provided in a point region of the position adjustment plate, and the light emitting element when the optical axis passes through a hole portion formed in the position adjustment plate. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so as to receive light from the shelf unit. The optical axis detection unit is provided in a shelf unit, and includes a reflection unit for reflecting the light from the light emitting element so as to pass through the hole of the substrate mounting unit,
The light receiving element is provided so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected from a reflecting part when the optical axis passes through a hole formed in a position adjusting plate. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 2. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit,
The optical axis detection unit is provided in a dot region of the position adjustment plate, and includes a reflection unit for reflecting light from the light emitting element, and a reflection unit that is emitted from the light emitting element and formed on the position adjustment plate. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so as to receive the reflected light. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit,
The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical axis detection unit is a light receiving element provided in a point region of the position adjustment plate. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a dot region of the position adjusting plate,
The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the optical axis detection unit is a light receiving element provided in a shelf unit so as to receive light of the optical axis.   The hole portion of the substrate mounting portion is formed at the center of the substrate mounting portion, and the dot region of the position adjusting plate is formed at the center of the position adjusting plate. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1. A shelf unit in which a plurality of modules having a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is horizontally placed is provided in the left-right direction, and can be moved back and forth and moved up and down to deliver the substrate to each module of the shelf unit. In a substrate processing apparatus, comprising substrate transfer means, and acquiring data of a substrate delivery position for a substrate mounting portion in a module in advance by a substrate transfer means,
The shelf unit is provided so that the height positions of the transfer of the substrate of the substrate transfer means with respect to the substrate mounting portion of the module coincide with each other,
An optical axis formed so as to penetrate the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass through the height position of delivery of the substrate from the module on one end side mounted on the shelf unit to the module on the other end side. A hole for forming; and
An optical axis forming means for forming an optical axis in the hole;
The position at which the position of the substrate transfer means is acquired when the substrate transfer means enters the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module to obtain the delivery position data and the optical axis is blocked by the substrate transfer means. And a substrate processing apparatus. A shelf unit in which a plurality of modules having a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is provided in the left-right direction, and a substrate that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down for delivering the substrate to each module of the shelf unit A substrate processing apparatus including a transfer unit, and acquiring substrate transfer position data with respect to the substrate placement unit in the module by the substrate transfer unit in advance,
The shelf unit is provided so that the height positions of the transfer of the substrate of the substrate transfer means with respect to the substrate mounting portion of the module coincide with each other,
From the module on one end side mounted on the shelf unit to the module on the other end side, it is formed to penetrate the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass through the same height position above the substrate platform. A hole for forming an optical axis;
An optical axis forming means for forming an optical axis in the hole;
A position adjusting plate provided with an optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis, which is transferred to the upper side of the substrate mounting part of the module by the substrate transfer means;
When the position adjusting plate is transported by the substrate transporting unit above the substrate mounting portion of the module for which the data of the delivery position is to be obtained, and the optical axis detecting portion of the position adjusting plate coincides with the optical axis And a position acquisition means for acquiring the position of the substrate transport means. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit,
The optical axis detector is a hole through which the optical axis passes,
The light receiving element provided in the shelf unit so as to receive light from the light emitting element when the optical axis passes through a hole formed in the position adjusting plate. Substrate processing equipment. Provided in the shelf unit, comprising a reflection part for reflecting light from the light emitting element so as to pass through the hole for forming the optical axis,
The light receiving element is provided so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected from a reflecting part when the optical axis passes through a hole formed in the position adjusting plate. The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit,
The optical axis detection unit is a reflection unit for reflecting light from the light emitting element,
The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: a light receiving element provided on the shelf unit so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected by a reflecting portion provided on the position adjustment plate. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided in a shelf unit,
The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the optical axis detection unit is a light receiving element provided on a position adjustment plate. The optical axis forming means is a light emitting element provided on a position adjustment plate,
The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the optical axis detection unit is a light receiving element that is provided in a shelf unit instead of being provided on the position adjustment plate and receives light of the optical axis. A plurality of modules each including a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is arranged in a vertical direction so that the centers of the substrate placement portions coincide with each other, and for each module of the shelf unit In a substrate processing apparatus having a substrate transfer means that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down for transferring a substrate, data of a substrate transfer position with respect to the substrate mounting portion in the module by the substrate transfer means is acquired in advance. In the adjustment method of the board delivery position,
A step of forming an optical axis penetrating in the vertical direction of the shelf unit so as to pass through a corresponding position of each substrate placement unit from the uppermost module provided in the shelf unit to the lowermost module;
A step of holding the position adjustment plate on the substrate transport means and transporting it to the upper side of the substrate mounting portion of the module for obtaining data of the delivery position;
Obtaining a position of the substrate transport means when the alignment point region on the position adjustment plate is detected by the optical axis being coincident with the optical axis. Adjustment method. A shelf unit in which a plurality of modules having a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is provided in the left-right direction, and a substrate that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down for delivering the substrate to each module of the shelf unit In the substrate processing apparatus provided so that the height positions of the transfer of the substrate of the substrate transfer means with respect to the substrate mounting portion of the module coincide with each other, substrate mounting in the module by the substrate transfer means in advance In the method for adjusting the board delivery position for acquiring the board delivery position data for the mounting part,
A step of forming an optical axis so as to penetrate the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass through the height position of delivery of the substrate from the module on one end side to the module on the other end side provided in the shelf unit. When,
A step of entering the substrate transfer means above the substrate mounting portion of the module to obtain data of the delivery position;
And a step of acquiring a position of the substrate transfer means when the substrate transfer means blocks the optical axis. A shelf unit in which a plurality of modules having a substrate placement portion on which a substrate is placed horizontally is provided in the left-right direction, and a substrate that can be moved back and forth and moved up and down for delivering the substrate to each module of the shelf unit In the substrate processing apparatus provided so that the height positions of the transfer of the substrate of the substrate transfer means with respect to the substrate mounting portion of the module coincide with each other, substrate mounting in the module by the substrate transfer means in advance In the method for adjusting the board delivery position for acquiring the board delivery position data for the mounting part,
The optical axis passes through the shelf unit in the left-right direction so as to pass from the module on one end side to the module on the other end side provided in the shelf unit through the same height position on the upper side of the substrate platform. Forming, and
A step of transporting a position adjustment plate provided with an optical axis detection unit for detecting the optical axis by the substrate transport unit on the upper side of the substrate placement unit of the module to obtain data of the delivery position; ,
And a step of acquiring the position of the substrate transport means when the optical axis detecting portion of the position adjusting plate coincides with the optical axis. A storage medium storing a computer program used in a substrate processing apparatus,
A storage medium comprising: a group of steps for carrying out the substrate transfer position adjusting method according to any one of claims 15 to 17.

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