JP2014216392A - Substrate processing apparatus and method for manufacturing processed substrate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of improving through-put in a cleaning step for a substrate, and a method for manufacturing a processed substrate.SOLUTION: A substrate processing apparatus comprises: a cleaning apparatus 41 for cleaning a substrate W by bringing into contact with the substrate W; a moving apparatus 42 for moving the cleaning apparatus 41 between a cleaning position P3 where the substrate W is cleaned and a standby position P1 away from the cleaning position P3, where when the substrate W is not cleaned, the substrate W stands by; a pre-cleaning apparatus 50 for pre-cleaning the cleaning apparatus 41 at the standby position P1; a transport apparatus for transporting the substrate W from the outside of a processing position where the substrate W is cleaned to the processing position; and a control part 62. The control part 62 controls the moving apparatus 42 and the transport apparatus so as to transport the cleaning apparatus 41 toward the cleaning position P3 while transporting the substrate W to the processing position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a processing substrate manufacturing method, and more particularly to a substrate processing apparatus and a processing substrate manufacturing method capable of improving throughput in a substrate cleaning process.

  A substrate such as a semiconductor wafer is generally subjected to a cleaning process after a copper plating process or a CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) process on the surface thereof. As a cleaning apparatus for performing this cleaning process, a cleaning member having a roll type or a pencil type is used, and the substrate is cleaned by rubbing while rotating the cleaning member against the rotating substrate. A self-cleaning device for cleaning the contaminated cleaning member for cleaning the next substrate is provided at a position away from the substrate cleaning position, and the cleaning member contaminated by the substrate cleaning is moved to the position of the self-cleaning device. In some cases, the self-cleaning is repeated, and the cleaning of the substrate is performed by moving the cleaning member cleaned by the self-cleaning device to the substrate cleaning position (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-10-323631

  In a substrate processing apparatus, it is a common problem to improve throughput from the viewpoint of improving production efficiency.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing apparatus and a method for manufacturing a processing substrate that can improve throughput in a substrate cleaning process.

  In order to achieve the above object, a substrate processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes, for example, a cleaning apparatus 41 that contacts a substrate W and cleans the substrate W, as shown in FIG. A moving device 42 that moves between a cleaning position P3 for cleaning the substrate W and a standby position P1 that is separated from the cleaning position P3 that waits when the substrate W is not cleaned; A pre-cleaning device 50 for pre-cleaning the cleaning device 41; a transfer device 70 (see, for example, FIG. 1) for transporting the substrate W from the outside of the processing position to a processing position where the substrate W is cleaned; A controller 62 that controls the moving device 42 and the conveying device 70 is provided so that the cleaning device 41 is moved toward the cleaning position P3 while being conveyed toward the position.

  With this configuration, it is possible to shorten the time from the start of the conveyance of the substrate to the processing position to the start of the substrate cleaning by the cleaning apparatus, and it is possible to improve the throughput.

  Further, the substrate processing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, in the substrate processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning position P3 and the standby position P1 are horizontal. It is set so that it does not overlap in both the direction and the vertical direction; it is provided with a mounting table 11s on which the substrate W is mounted at a processing position away from the transfer apparatus 70 (see, for example, FIG. 1); When the mounting of the substrate W is completed, the moving device 42 is moved so that the horizontal movement of the cleaning device 41 is completed and the cleaning device 41 is in the separated position P2 that is separated from the cleaning position P3 in the vertical direction. And the transfer device 70 is controlled.

  With this configuration, it is preferable that the cleaning device comes into contact with the substrate after the rotation speed of the substrate reaches a predetermined rotation speed, so that the cleaning device is quickly started to move from the separation position toward the cleaning position. Throughput can be improved.

  Moreover, the substrate processing apparatus which concerns on the 3rd aspect of this invention cleans the board | substrate W in the substrate processing apparatus which concerns on the said 1st aspect or this 2nd aspect of this invention, as shown, for example in FIG. A pre-cleaning time required for pre-cleaning the cleaning device 41 with the pre-cleaning device 50 is stored in advance; the control unit 62 starts the pre-cleaning of the cleaning device 50 When the pre-cleaning time has not elapsed, the substrate W is not transferred from the outside of the processing position to the processing position, and when the pre-cleaning time has elapsed, the substrate W is transferred from the outside of the processing position to the processing position. The moving device 42 and the conveying device 70 (see, for example, FIG. 1) are controlled so as to start the operation.

  If comprised in this way, it can prevent that a board | substrate is contaminated by the washing | cleaning apparatus with insufficient prior washing | cleaning.

  In order to achieve the above object, a processing substrate manufacturing method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, for example, referring to FIGS. A pre-cleaning step (S12) for pre-cleaning 41 at a standby position P1 away from the cleaning position P3 for cleaning the substrate W; and a cleaning device for moving the cleaning device 41 from the standby position P1 toward the cleaning position P3 A transfer step (S16); a substrate transfer step (S17) for transferring the substrate W from the outside of the processing position toward the processing position where the substrate W is cleaned; and a substrate processing step for cleaning the substrate W. The cleaning device moving step (S16) and the substrate carrying step (S17) are performed in parallel.

  With this configuration, it is possible to shorten the time from the start of the conveyance of the substrate to the processing position to the start of the substrate cleaning by the cleaning apparatus, and it is possible to improve the throughput.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to shorten the time from the start of the conveyance of the substrate to the processing position to the start of the substrate cleaning by the cleaning apparatus, and it is possible to improve the throughput.

It is a top view which shows the whole structure of the substrate processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the washing | cleaning machine which the substrate processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. (A) is a plan view, (B) is a partial side view showing an engaged state between a roller and a substrate, and (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in (A). It is a figure which shows the structure of the robot hand which the substrate processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. (A) is a plan view and (B) is a side view. It is a flowchart of control at the time of conveyance of a substrate to a cleaning machine. It is the schematic which shows transition of the positional relationship of a roll sponge and a board | substrate at the time of conveyance of the board | substrate to a washing machine. It is a flowchart of control of the contact of the roll sponge to a board | substrate. It is a flowchart of control which cancels | releases holding | maintenance of a board | substrate.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar members are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, a substrate processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the substrate processing apparatus 100. The substrate processing apparatus 100 includes a generally rectangular housing 1, and the interior of the housing 1 is a load / unload unit 2 partitioned by partition walls 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, a polishing unit 3 for polishing a substrate, and a polishing And a cleaning unit 4 for cleaning the subsequent substrate. The substrate processing apparatus 100 also includes a control device 60 that controls the operation of each unit. The substrate processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is intended to improve throughput by shortening the processing time in the cleaning unit 4. Prior to detailed description of the cleaning unit 4, the configuration around the cleaning unit 4 will be described.

  The load / unload unit 2 includes a cassette 81 that stocks substrates, and a transfer robot 82 that transfers the substrates from the cassette 81 to the polishing unit 3 or from the cleaning unit 4 to the cassette 81. The transfer robot 82 has two hands up and down. For example, the upper hand is used when returning the substrate to the cassette 81, and the lower hand is used when transferring the substrate before polishing. It is configured to be able to use different hands. In the present embodiment, the substrate is described as a circular flat semiconductor substrate. The substrate is typically a circular substrate with a silicon dioxide film with grooves corresponding to the wiring pattern formed on the surface. For example, a titanium nitride film or a tantalum nitride film is formed as a barrier metal on the silicon dioxide film. Various films such as a tungsten film and a copper film are formed thereon.

  The polishing unit 3 has four polishing apparatuses 83 having substantially the same configuration. Each polishing apparatus 83 includes a polishing table 83a having a polishing surface, a top ring 83b that can hold the substrate and can be pressed against the polishing table 83a, and a polishing liquid such as a slurry or a dressing on the polishing table 83a. A mixed liquid of a liquid (for example, pure water) and a gas (for example, nitrogen) is atomized into a polishing liquid supply nozzle 83c for supplying a liquid (for example, water), a dresser 83d for performing dressing of the polishing table 83a, and the like. And an atomizer 83e that sprays the polishing surface from one or a plurality of nozzles. The polishing apparatus 83 includes a lifter 83f that can be moved up and down and a pusher 83g that can be moved up and down. The polishing apparatus 83 adjacent to the transfer robot 82 has a reversing machine 83h that can receive and reverse the substrate from the transfer robot 82.

  Each polishing device 83 brings the substrate held by the top ring 83b into contact with the polishing table 83a, and supplies the polishing liquid from the polishing liquid supply nozzle 83c to the polishing table 83a while moving the polishing table 83a and the top ring 83b at a predetermined rotation speed. By rotating, the surface of the substrate can be polished. In addition, each polishing apparatus 83 places the polished substrate on the lifter 83f, while dressing the surface of the polishing table 83a with a dresser 83d, and the substrate placed on the lifter 83f via the pusher 83g. It is configured so that it can be transferred to a robot hand 70 as a transfer device of the cleaning unit 4.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 2, the washing machine 120 which comprises the washing | cleaning part 4 (refer FIG. 1) is demonstrated. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a schematic configuration of the cleaning machine 120, where FIG. 2A is a plan view, FIG. 2B is a partial side view showing an engagement state between the roller 11 and the substrate W, and FIG. It is CC sectional drawing. The cleaning machine 120 cleans the fixed side holder 10 as the first substrate holding device that holds the substrate W and the pressing side holder 20 as the second substrate holding device, the guide pins 31, and the substrate W. Roll sponges 41 and 45 as devices, a moving device 42 for moving the roll sponge 41, and a self-cleaning device 50 as a pre-cleaning device are provided. In addition, the cleaning machine 120 is configured such that various controls are performed by various control units, which will be described later, included in the control device 60. 2A shows a state where the fixed side holding tool 10 and the pressing side holding tool 20 are in the release position where the substrate W is not held, and FIG. 2C shows the fixed side holding tool 10 and the pressing side holding. The tool 20 is in a holding position for holding the substrate W.

  The fixed-side holder 10 includes a first roller 11A (corresponding to a first roller), a second roller 11B (corresponding to a second roller), and a fixed-side base that supports the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B. 15. The first roller 11A and the second roller 11B have the same structure. Hereinafter, the common structure will be collectively referred to as “roller 11”. The outer shape of the roller 11 is generally a shape obtained by removing the vicinity of the apex from the cone. The cut surface of the roller 11 formed by removing the top from the cone is a surface parallel to the bottom surface 11b, and this surface is referred to as a top surface 11t. The roller 11 is attached to the fixed side base 15 so that an axis 11a passing through the centers of the top surface 11t and the bottom surface 11b is vertical. In the roller 11, a groove portion 11g in which a groove having a width slightly larger than the thickness of the substrate W is formed in the vicinity of the top surface 11t is formed on the entire circumference around the axis 11a. The width that is slightly larger than the thickness of the substrate W in the groove portion 11g is typically a width that can stably hold the substrate W without causing any trouble in inserting and removing the side edge portion of the substrate W into and from the groove portion 11g. The groove 11g is formed to a depth at which the substrate W is not easily detached when the substrate W is held.

  The roller 11 has a top portion 11c on the top surface 11t side from the groove portion 11g, and an inclined portion 11s on the bottom surface 11b side from the groove portion 11g. The top portion 11c is formed in a columnar shape, and the height thereof is substantially the same as the height of the groove portion 11g. The inclined portion 11s has a side surface that expands as it approaches the bottom surface 11b, and a part of the side surface of the cone appears here. The roller 11 is made of urethane in the present embodiment. As a result, the roller 11 is appropriately elastically deformed when holding the side edge portion of the substrate W and has appropriate friction, so that the substrate 11 can be appropriately held and rotated. ing. In the plan view of FIG. 2A, only the top surface of the roller 11 is shown and the inclined portion 11s is omitted in order to clearly show that the fixed side holder 10 is in the release position.

  The fixed side base 15 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a rotation mechanism (not shown) for rotating the roller 11 around the axis 11a. In this embodiment, a servo motor is used as the rotation mechanism (not shown). The fixed side table 15 is disposed so as to be long in the horizontal direction, and the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B are attached to the upper surface with a predetermined distance apart. The predetermined distance between the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B does not interfere with the robot hand 70 (see FIG. 1) that transports the substrate W to the processing position, and is half the circumference of the outer periphery of the substrate W. The interval is shorter than that. The fixed-side table 15 is separated from the substrate W by the fixed-side holding position (corresponding to the first holding position) where the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B hold the substrate W with respect to the substrate W at the processing position. The fixed side release position (corresponding to the first release position) can be moved. Since the first roller 11 </ b> A and the second roller 11 </ b> B move between the fixed side holding position and the fixed side release position in conjunction with the fixed side table 15, the fixed side table 15 is moved to the fixed side holding position or the fixed side release position. In this case, the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B are also in that position. The fixed side base 15 is configured to be fixed and not to move when the substrate W is held at the fixed side holding position. In this state where the fixed side table 15 is in the fixed side holding position, the rollers 11 (the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B) attached to the fixed side table 15 are also fixed in position so as not to move. (A rotation around the axis 11a of each roller 11 is possible).

  The pressing side holder 20 includes a third roller 23A (corresponding to a third roller), a fourth roller 23B, a pressing side base 25 that supports the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B, and a pressing machine 26. Have. The third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B have the same structure as the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B. Accordingly, the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B are also collectively referred to as the roller 11 when the structure or properties common to the first roller 11A and the like are described. The third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B also have a substantially conical appearance, and a top portion 11c, a groove portion 11g, and an inclined portion 11s are formed between the top surface 11t and the bottom surface 11b, and an axis extending in the vertical direction. It is attached to the pressing side base 25 so that it can rotate around 11a. As for the pressing-side holder 20, only the top surface of the roller 11 is shown in the plan view of FIG. 2A, and the inclined portion 11s is omitted.

  The pressing side base 25, like the fixed side base 15, has a rotation mechanism (not shown, but a servo motor in the present embodiment) for rotating the roller 11 around the axis 11a, and has a third surface on the upper surface. The roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B are attached with a predetermined distance apart. In the present embodiment, the third roller 23A is attached to the upper surface of the pressing side base 25 so that the third roller 23A is opposite to the second roller 11B and the fourth roller 23B is opposite to the first roller 11A. The pressing side base 25 is separated from the substrate W from the pressing side holding position (corresponding to the second holding position) where the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B hold the substrate W with respect to the substrate W at the processing position. It is configured to be able to move between the pressing side release position (corresponding to the second release position). Since the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B move between the pressing side holding position and the pressing side release position in conjunction with the pressing side base 25, the pressing side base 25 is pressed against the pressing side holding position or the pressing side release position. The third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B are also in that position.

  The pressing machine 26 is a device that further presses the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B at the pressing side holding position toward the substrate W. The pressing machine 26 is attached to the pressing side base 25 and moves the pressing side base 25 to the substrate W side in a plan view, thereby indirectly (via the pressing side base 25). 23A and the fourth roller 23B are configured to be pressed toward the substrate W. The pressing machine 26 uses an air cylinder in the present embodiment, and includes the first roller 11A and the second roller 11B in the fixed side holding position, and the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B in the pressing side holding position. While each groove portion 11g is fitted to the side edge portion of the substrate W, a force that does not cause a substantial bending force (a bending force that affects the quality of the substrate W) to the substrate W is applied to the substrate W. The third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B can be pressed. When the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B are pressed against the substrate W by the pressing machine 26, almost equal force is applied to the four rollers 11, and the substrate W can be stably held. In addition to the air cylinder, the pressing machine 26 may be configured to press the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B against the substrate W with the force of a spring, for example. The pressing machine 26 preferably uses an air cylinder from the viewpoint of enabling adjustment of the pressing force, and preferably uses a spring from the viewpoint of simplifying the structure. In the present embodiment, the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B are described as being indirectly pressed toward the substrate W, but may be directly pressed. For example, the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B are configured to be movable relative to the pressing side base 25, and then the pressing side base 25 and each roller (the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B). An urging device such as a spring is provided between the two. With such a configuration, when the pressing side base 25 is fixed to the pressing side holding position, the urging device can act to press each of the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B against the substrate W.

  The guide pins 31 are members that guide the substrate W to the processing position in plan view. That is, the guide pin 31 guides the position when the substrate W is viewed vertically from directly above to the processing position. In the present embodiment, one guide pin 31 is disposed between the first roller 11A and the third roller 23A near the first roller 11A, one near the third roller 23A, and the second roller 11B. A total of four pieces are provided between the fourth roller 23B, one near the second roller 11B and one near the fourth roller 23B. In the present embodiment, each guide pin 31 has an appearance shape in which one polyether corner is removed from the basic shape of a thick rectangular plate. Each guide pin 31 has a thickness direction along the circumferential direction of the substrate W, and a portion from which a rectangular corner is removed is on the substrate W side and above so that the substrate W at the processing position in a plan view is located. It is arranged close to the outer periphery. In the plan view, the proximity between each guide pin 31 and the substrate W does not hinder the movement of the substrate W in the vertical direction, and the play in the horizontal direction (movement distance) is preferably as small as possible. The guide pin 31 has a surface facing the substrate W (a surface corresponding to the thickness) that protrudes toward the substrate W from the viewpoint of reducing the contact length when contacting the substrate W and reducing friction. It is rounded. The height of the guide pin 31 is formed such that the portion from which the rectangular corner is removed is above the groove 11g of the roller 11, and preferably above the top surface 11t of the roller 11. The guide pins 31 can maintain the position of the substrate W on the plane in the processing position, and are a form of the substrate plane position maintaining unit.

  When the fixed side base 15 is in the fixed side release position and the pressing side base 25 is in the pressing side release position with respect to the substrate W whose plane position is maintained at the processing position by the guide pins 31, the substrate W is a roller. 11 is placed on the inclined portion 11s. In this way, the inclined portion 11s of each roller 11 functions as a mounting table in cooperation with each other, and constitutes a substrate support portion. The substrate W is positioned below the groove 11g of each roller 11 when placed on the inclined portion 11s. The substrate W placed on the inclined portion 11 s has the side edge of the substrate W inclined as the fixed side base 15 moves to the fixed side holding position and the pressing side base 25 moves to the pressing side holding position. After moving toward the groove 11g along 11s, the groove 11g is fitted. And the board | substrate W hold | maintained at the roller 11 by which the side edge part was fitted by the groove part 11g will rotate to the reverse direction with the roller 11 by rotation around the axis line 11a of the roller 11. FIG. In this way, the fixed side holder 10 and the pressing side holder 20 constitute a substrate rotating device. In the plan view of FIG. 2A, each roller 11 is shown as being completely separated from the substrate W. Actually, however, each roller 11 and the substrate W are as described above. The inclined portion 11s is kept from being removed from the lower side of the substrate W. In the vicinity of the third roller 23A, a holding position sensor 33 as a detector that detects that the third roller 23A has moved away from the substrate W when the pressing side base 25 moves from the pressing side holding position to the pressing side release position. Is provided. The holding position sensor 33 is typically a photo sensor, but may be configured to detect the pressing force of the third roller 23A against the substrate W.

  The roll sponge 41 and the roll sponge 45 are columnar sponges that are longer than the diameter of the substrate W. The roll sponge 41 is above the substrate W held by each roller 11, and the roll sponge 45 is below the longitudinal direction. Are arranged in parallel with the substrate W. The roll sponges 41 and 45 are typically made of a porous PVA sponge, but may be made of urethane foam. The smaller the average diameter of the holes formed in the sponge, the higher the particle removal ability. The roll sponge 41 is supported by the moving device 42 at one end of a columnar shape. The roll sponge 45 is supported by the moving device 46 at one end of a cylindrical shape. Both roll sponges 41 and 45 are configured to be able to rotate around their cylindrical axes.

  Each of the moving device 42 and the moving device 46 has a rotation mechanism (not shown) for rotating the supporting roll sponges 41 and 45 around the axis. The moving device 42 is configured to be able to move the roll sponge 41 between the position for cleaning the substrate W and the position of the self-cleaning device 50 in accordance with its movement. In the present embodiment, the moving device 42 has a cleaning position P3 that is the position of the roll sponge 41 when the roll sponge 41 comes into contact with the substrate W at the processing position for cleaning, and a position vertically above the cleaning position P3. The roll sponge 41 can be moved vertically between a certain separation position P2, and the roll sponge 41 can be moved horizontally between a certain standby position P1 of the self-cleaning device 50 and the separation position P2. Has been. Note that the separation position P2 exists at a point where a horizontal virtual straight line passing through the standby position P1 and a vertical virtual straight line passing through the cleaning position P3 intersect. On the other hand, the moving device 46 is configured to move the roll sponge 45 in the vertical direction between a position in contact with the substrate W and a position away from the substrate W (downward position). In the vicinity of the roll sponge 41 when in the cleaning position P3, a cleaning position sensor 34 is provided as a sensor for detecting whether or not the roll sponge 41 is in the cleaning position P3. The cleaning position sensor 34 typically uses a photo sensor, but the pressure sensor or the displacement sensor may be provided on the roll sponge 41 to detect the pressure or displacement of the roll sponge 41.

  The self-cleaning device 50 is a device that cleans the roll sponge 41 contaminated by cleaning the substrate W at the standby position P1. The self-cleaning performed by the self-cleaning device 50 cleans (in advance) the roll sponge 41 itself before being used for cleaning the substrate W, and corresponds to pre-cleaning. The self-cleaning device 50 includes a cleaning tank 51, a cleaning plate 53, and a cleaning liquid nozzle 55. The cleaning tank 51 is a tank in which the self-cleaning of the roll sponge 41 is performed, and is configured to store the cleaning liquid used in the self-cleaning in the lower part. Further, the cleaning tank 51 is open on the flow line so that the roll sponge 41 does not interfere with the flow line that moves between the standby position P1 and the separation position P2. The cleaning plate 53 is a member suitable for removing foreign substances attached to the roll sponge 41, and a quartz plate is used in the present embodiment. The cleaning liquid nozzle 55 is a member that ejects the cleaning liquid to the roll sponge 41 at the standby position P <b> 1, and is disposed close to the wall of the cleaning tank 51 on the side opposite to the flow line of the roll sponge 41. The self-cleaning device 50 removes the foreign matter adhering to the roll sponge 41 by pressing the roll sponge 41 against the cleaning plate 53 while applying the cleaning liquid to the roll sponge 41 rotating around the axis at the standby position P1. And is configured to be cleaned.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the robot hand 70 which comprises the washing | cleaning part 4 (refer FIG. 1) is demonstrated. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing the configuration of the robot hand 70, where FIG. 3A is a plan view and FIG. 3B is a side view. The robot hand 70 includes an arm 73 and a chuck 71 serving as a grip portion provided on the upper portion of the arm 73. The arm 73 is an elongated member having a rectangular cross section at right angles to the axis, and has a wide portion 73w having a wide tip at the end that holds the substrate W in plan view. The wide portion 73w of the arm 73 is larger than the diameter of the substrate W in the longitudinal direction (axial direction of the arm 73) (typically larger than the diameter of the substrate W), and is wide (perpendicular to the axis of the arm 73). ) Is smaller than the width of the entrance (not shown) to the cleaning machine 120 (see FIG. 2). The wide portion 73w has a tip (a side opposite to the side where the arm 73 that is not the wide portion 73w is continued) formed in a tip shape. A chuck 71 is provided on the upper surface of the wide portion 73w. The chuck 71 includes two protrusions 71a and 71b that protrude upward from the surface of the wide portion 73w with an interval in the longitudinal direction of the wide portion 73w. The two protrusions 71a and 71b are curved along a virtual outer diameter that is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the substrate W (large enough to allow the substrate W to be taken in and out without contact). Of the two protrusions 71a and 71b, the protrusion 71b on the distal end side is divided so as to correspond to the wide portion 73w having a tip-like shape. On the other hand, a pressing member 71c that advances and retreats with respect to the protruding portion 71b on the distal end side is accommodated in the protruding portion 71a on the opposite side of the distal end. The chuck 71 holds the outer edge of the substrate W between the pressing member 71c and the other protrusion 71b when the pressing member 71c protrudes, and has two protrusions when the pressing member 71c retracts into the protrusion 71a. The substrate W can be taken in and out between 71a and 71b.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the description of the configuration of the substrate processing apparatus 100 will be continued. In the following description, FIG. 2 will be referred to as appropriate when referring to the configuration of the cleaning machine 120, and FIG. 3 will be referred to as appropriate when referring to the configuration of the robot hand 70. In the present embodiment, the substrate processing apparatus 100 includes two each of the above-described cleaning machine 120 and robot hand 70, and further includes a dryer 75. Although the detailed description is omitted, the dryer 75 is configured to rotate the substrate W whose surface is covered with the rinse liquid by rotating the substrate W that has been cleaned by the cleaner 120 with a spin chuck or rotating at a high speed. What moves a gas flow from the center of the board | substrate W to an outer edge etc. are used. The substrate processing apparatus 100 is linearly arranged in the order of the cleaning machine 120 </ b> A, the robot hand 70 </ b> A, the cleaning machine 120 </ b> B, the robot hand 70 </ b> B, and the drying machine 75 in the direction approaching from the far side with respect to the transfer robot 82. Although the washing machine 120A and the washing machine 120B have the same configuration, the reference numerals are distinguished in order to facilitate the distinction by arrangement. The same applies to the robot hands 70A and 70B. The robot hand 70A is configured to be accessible to both the washing machines 120A and 120B. The robot hand 70 </ b> B is configured to be accessible to the washing machine 120 </ b> B and the dryer 75. The dryer 75 is configured to be accessible also by the transfer robot 82.

  The control device 60 controls operations of the transfer robot 82 of the polishing unit 3, the cleaning unit 4, and the load / unload unit 2. The control device 60 is configured as follows in relation to the control of the cleaning machine 120 and the robot hand 70. The control device 60 controls operations of the fixed side holding tool 10, the pressing side holding tool 20, the moving devices 42 and 46, and the self-cleaning device 50. The control device 60 is connected to the holding position sensor 33 with a signal cable, and is configured to receive a detection result as to whether or not the third roller 23A is separated from the substrate W as a signal. The control device 60 is connected to the cleaning position sensor 34 via a signal cable, and is configured to receive a detection result as to whether or not the roll sponge 41 is at the cleaning position P3 as a signal.

  The control device 60 includes a release control unit 61, an approach control unit 62, a storage unit 63, and a contact control unit 64, as shown in FIG. The release control unit 61 is a part that controls the holding and release of the substrate W by the roller 11. The approach control unit 62 is a part that controls the movement of the roll sponge 41 from the self-cleaning device 50. The storage unit 63 stores in advance the time required for self-cleaning of the roll sponge 41 (pre-cleaning time) according to the type and cleaning level of the substrate W to be cleaned by the roll sponge 41. Further, in the storage unit 63, the time required for the roll sponge 41 to move from the separation position P 2 to the cleaning position P 3 by the moving device 42 (hereinafter referred to as “movement time”), and the axis around each roller 11. The time (hereinafter referred to as “arrival time”) from the start of rotation of the substrate W by rotation until the rotation speed of the substrate W reaches a predetermined rotation speed is stored. The travel time and arrival time are typically times specific to the device. The contact control unit 64 is a part that controls the movement of the roll sponge 41 between the separation position P2 and the cleaning position P3. In FIG. 2C, the release control unit 61, the approach control unit 62, the storage unit 63, and the contact control unit 64 are illustrated as being configured separately, but this is conceptually from the viewpoint of function. They are expressed separately, and may be physically integrated. Further, in FIG. 2C, the release control unit 61, the approach control unit 62, the storage unit 63, and the contact control unit 64 are shown to be housed in one housing and constitute the control device 60. However, this shows the concept, and these may be physically arranged separately.

  The operation of the substrate processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The following operations are mainly controlled by the control device 60. The substrate placed in the cassette 81 is taken out by the transfer robot 82 and transferred to the reversing machine 83h of the polishing unit 3. The substrate is reversed by the reversing machine 83h and then transferred to the lifter 83f. After the top ring 83b is moved above the lifter 83f, the substrate is pushed up by the lifter 83f, and the substrate is attracted to the top ring 83b. Thereafter, the substrate is brought into contact with the polishing table 83a, and the supply of the polishing liquid from the polishing liquid supply nozzle 83c to the polishing table 83a is started. At the same time, the polishing table 83a and the top ring 83b are rotated at a predetermined rotation speed to Grind. After polishing the surface of the substrate by a predetermined amount, the substrate is polished by supplying pure water from a pure water supply nozzle (not shown) instead of supplying the polishing liquid from the polishing liquid supply nozzle 83c. After polishing the substrate while supplying pure water for a predetermined time, the top ring 83b is raised to separate the substrate from the polishing table 83a, and the substrate is placed on the lifter 83f. At this time, the polishing cloth affixed to the polishing table 83a is polished by the dresser 83d, and the polishing cloth is conditioned. When the substrate is placed on the lifter 83f, the lifter 83f is moved horizontally to a position where the pusher 83g is located and lifted by the pusher 83g, and then the robot hand 70A of the cleaning unit 4 receives the substrate.

  Upon receiving the substrate W, the robot hand 70A (hereinafter simply indicated by reference numeral “70”) transports the substrate W to the cleaning machine 120 (in this case, it is transported to the cleaning machine 120A). The substrate W transported to the cleaning machine 120 by the robot hand 70 enters the four guide pins 31 from above and is placed on the inclined portion 11s of each roller 11 that functions as a placement table. The robot hand 70 retracts from the cleaning machine 120 after placing the substrate W on the inclined portion 11s. In the present embodiment, since the guide pins 31 and the mounting table (inclined portion 11s) are provided, the robot hand 70 can be retracted before the substrate W is held by the rollers 11, thereby improving throughput. Will contribute. In the substrate W placed on the inclined portion 11s, the fixed side base 15 moves from the fixed side release position to the fixed side holding position, and the pressing side base 25 moves from the pressing side release position to the pressing side holding position. Thus, it is held by each roller 11 and then rotated within the held surface. On the other hand, in order to clean the substrate W, the roll sponge 41 is moved from the standby position P1 to the cleaning position P3, and the roll sponge 45 is moved to the back surface of the held substrate W. As described above, when the substrate W is transported to the cleaning machine 120 for cleaning, conventionally, the robot hand 70 first transports the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120, and the robot hand 70 is retracted from the cleaning machine 120. Later, the roll sponge 41 was moved from the standby position P1 toward the cleaning position P3. In the present embodiment, the following control is performed to improve the throughput.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of control at the time of carrying the substrate W to the cleaning machine 120. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the transition of the positional relationship between the roll sponge 41 and the substrate W when the substrate W is transported to the cleaning machine 120. In FIG. 5, since the positional relationship between the roll sponge 41 and the substrate W is focused, the illustration of each roller 11 and the like is omitted. The control at the time of transporting the substrate W to the cleaning machine 120 described below is mainly controlled by the approach control unit 62. In the cleaning machine 120, until the substrate W is carried in, the roll sponge 41 moves to the standby position P1 (S11), and self-cleaning is performed (pre-cleaning step; S12) (FIG. 5A )reference). Then, the approach control unit 62 determines whether or not the pre-cleaning time has elapsed since the start of self-cleaning (S13). The approach control unit 62 acquires in advance from the storage unit 63 a pre-cleaning time corresponding to the self-cleaning conditions being performed at that time. In the step of determining whether or not the pre-cleaning time has elapsed (S13), if it has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not preparation for carrying the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120 is completed (S24). Here, the state in which the preparation for carrying the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120 is completed is a state where the robot hand 70 holding the substrate W is in a position where it can enter the cleaning machine 120 at any time. When the preparation for carrying in the substrate W is not completed, the process returns to the pre-cleaning step (S12). On the other hand, even when the preparation for carrying in the substrate W is completed, if the self-cleaning is not completed (No in step S13), the substrate W is made to wait before being carried into the cleaning machine 120 (S25). The process returns to the pre-cleaning step (S12).

  On the other hand, in the step of determining whether or not the pre-cleaning time has elapsed (S13), if it has elapsed, that is, if the self-cleaning has been completed, preparation for carrying the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120 is completed. Whether or not (S14). The contents of the determination here are the same as those in the step (S24), but since the subsequent steps are different, they are defined as separate steps. In the step of determining whether or not the preparation for loading the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120 is completed (S14), if the preparation for loading is not completed, the roll sponge 41 is caused to wait at the standby position P1 (S15). Then, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the preparation for carrying the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120 is completed (S14). When the roll sponge 41 is kept waiting at the standby position P1 until preparation for loading the substrate W is completed, typically, the self-cleaning of the roll sponge 41 is continuously performed.

  On the other hand, in the step (S14) of determining whether or not the preparation for carrying the substrate W into the cleaning machine 120 is completed, when the preparation for carrying in is completed, the approach control unit 62 moves the roll at the standby position P1. The sponge 41 is moved toward the separation position P2 that is in front of the cleaning position P3 for the time being (cleaning device moving step; S16), and the substrate W waiting outside the cleaning machine 120 is directed toward the processing position. The substrate is transferred into the cleaning machine 120 (substrate transfer step; S17) (see FIG. 5B). Typically, the cleaning device moving step (S16) and the substrate transporting step (S17) are started at the same time, but at least the cleaning device moving step (S16) and the substrate transporting step (S17) are not started simultaneously. If there is a time to be performed in parallel, the total time required for cleaning the substrate W including the transport time can be shortened by that time. When the cleaning device moving step (S16) and the substrate transporting step (S17) are not started at the same time, the substrate W transported by the robot hand 70 is applied to the inclined portions 11s of the respective rollers 11 from the viewpoint of maximizing the shortening time. It is preferable that the roll sponge 41 has reached the separation position P2 when placed (see FIG. 5C). When the cleaning device moving step (S16) and the substrate transporting step (S17) are not started at the same time, the cleaning device moving step (S16) may be started after the substrate transporting step (S17) is started. When the substrate W is placed on the inclined portion 11s of each roller 11, the robot hand 70 is retracted (see FIG. 5D).

  When cleaning the substrate W, since the roll sponge 41 is brought into contact with the substrate W, the roll sponge 41 at the separation position P2 is moved to the cleaning position P3. However, if the roll sponge 41 comes into contact with the substrate W before the rotation speed of the substrate W increases to a predetermined rotation speed necessary for cleaning the substrate W, there is a high possibility that the cleaning performance such as an increase in defects will be adversely affected. . For this reason, conventionally, after the rotation speed of the substrate W rotated by the substrate rotation device has increased to a predetermined rotation speed in order to avoid the above-described adverse effects, the cleaning position P3 of the roll sponge 41 is directed to. However, in this embodiment, the following control is performed to improve the throughput.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for controlling the contact of the roll sponge 41 with the substrate W. The contact control unit 64 mainly controls the contact of the roll sponge 41 with the substrate W described below. The substrate W placed on the inclined portion 11s of each roller 11 by the robot hand 70 causes the release control unit 61 to move the fixed side base 15 at the fixed side release position to the fixed side holding position, and at the pressing side release position. When the pressing side base 25 is moved to the pressing side holding position, the side edge is guided to the groove 11g of each roller 11 and is held by each roller 11 (S31). After the pressing side base 25 has moved to the pressing side holding position, the pressing machine 26 is urged toward the substrate W, whereby the holding of the substrate W by each roller 11 becomes more stable. While the pressing side base 25 is in the pressing side holding position, the urging force by the pressing machine 26 is maintained. Then, the contact control unit 64 determines whether or not the roll sponge 41 is at the separation position P2 (S32). If the roll sponge 41 is not in the separation position P2, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the roll sponge 41 is in the separation position P2 (S32). On the other hand, when the roll sponge 41 is at the separation position P2, it is determined whether or not the movement time is equal to or longer than the arrival time (S33). The travel time and the arrival time are stored in the storage unit 63 as described above.

  In the step of determining whether or not the movement time is equal to or longer than the arrival time (S33), when the movement time is equal to or longer than the arrival time, the contact control unit 64 moves the roll sponge 41 from the separation position P2 toward the cleaning position P3. The substrate W is started (cleaning apparatus approach step; S34), and the rotation of the substrate W is started aiming at a predetermined rotation speed (rotation speed increase step; S35). Typically, the start of movement of the roll sponge 41 and the start of rotation of the substrate W are performed at the same time, but the substrate W is set to be shorter than the start of movement of the roll sponge 41 within a time range shorter than the difference between the movement time and the arrival time. The start of rotation may be delayed.

  On the other hand, in the step of determining whether or not the movement time is equal to or longer than the arrival time (S33), when the movement time is less than the arrival time, the contact control unit 64 first starts rotating the substrate W aiming at a predetermined rotation speed. (Rotational speed increasing step; S44). Then, the contact control unit 64 determines whether or not the difference between the arrival time and the movement time (hereinafter referred to as “difference time”) has elapsed since the rotation of the substrate W was started (S45). When the difference time has not elapsed, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the difference time has elapsed (S45). On the other hand, when the difference time has elapsed, the movement of the roll sponge 41 from the separation position P2 toward the cleaning position P3 is started (cleaning device approaching step; S46). The start of the movement of the roll sponge 41 (S46) is performed without delay after the lapse of the difference time from the viewpoint of maximizing the reduction in time from the start of the rotation of the substrate W to the start of the cleaning of the substrate W. It is preferable to do this.

  Whether the movement time is equal to or longer than the arrival time, the movement of the roll sponge 41 from the separation position P2 to the cleaning position P3 and the increase in the rotation speed of the substrate W are performed in parallel, so that the movement time, etc. In addition, the total time required for cleaning the substrate W including the substrate can be shortened, and the throughput can be improved. In any case, the roll sponge 41 comes into contact with the substrate W after the rotation speed of the substrate W reaches a predetermined rotation speed by controlling the start of movement of the roll sponge 41 and the rotation start of the substrate W described above. It becomes. This suppresses adverse effects such as an increase in defects on the substrate W. The contact control unit 64 controls the moving device 46 so that the roll sponge 45 contacts the back surface of the substrate W when the roll sponge 41 reaches the cleaning position P3. If the cleaning position sensor 34 detects that the roll sponge 41 has contacted the substrate W before the substrate W reaches a predetermined rotation speed due to some trouble, the contact control unit 64 immediately moves the roll sponge 41 to the substrate. By moving away from W, adverse effects such as an increase in defects are suppressed. When the roll sponge 41 comes into contact with the substrate W that has reached a predetermined rotational speed by reaching the cleaning position P3, the substrate W is cleaned (substrate processing step; S36). Next, the contact control unit 64 determines whether or not the cleaning of the substrate W has been completed (S37). If the cleaning of the substrate W has not been completed, the process returns to the step of cleaning the substrate W (S36). On the other hand, when the cleaning of the substrate W is completed, the movement of the roll sponge 41 toward the separation position P2 is started while maintaining the rotation speed of the substrate W at a predetermined rotation speed (S38). At this time, the roll sponge 45 also moves to be separated from the back surface of the substrate W.

  When the movement of the roll sponge 41 is started (S38), the contact control unit 64 determines whether or not the cleaning position sensor 34 has detected that the roll sponge 41 has moved away from the substrate W (S39). If the roll sponge 41 is not separated from the substrate W, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the roll sponge 41 has been separated from the substrate W (S39). On the other hand, when the roll sponge 41 is separated from the substrate W, the contact control unit 64 reduces the rotation speed of the substrate W (S50) and finally stops the rotation of the substrate W (S51). As described above, after the roll sponge 41 is separated from the substrate W, the rotational speed of the substrate W is decreased from the predetermined rotational speed, so that adverse effects such as an increase in defects can be reduced. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, since the travel time and arrival time unique to the device are stored in advance in the storage unit 63, the step of determining whether the travel time is equal to or longer than the arrival time (S33) is omitted. At the same time, the flow that is not applied to the device among the two flows (S34 to S35, S44 to S46) divided from the two may be omitted to reduce the control burden.

  When the cleaning of the substrate W is completed and the rotation of the substrate W is stopped, the holding of the substrate W by each roller 11 is released and the substrate W is transported to the module of the next process. When it is released, the substrate W may jump up and be damaged. As a result of intensive studies, the inventors typically start the movement of the pressing side base 25 to the pressing side release position before the movement of the fixed side base 15 to the fixed side release position. It has been found that the substrate W may be flipped up at the time. This means that when the fixed side base 15 first moves to the fixed side release position, the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B pressed against the substrate W by the pressing machine 26 press the substrate W against the guide pins 31. Thus, it is presumed that the substrate W pressed against the guide pins 31 bends and the elastic energy of the bent substrate W is released, so that the substrate W is flipped up. Further, it has been found that the substrate W can be flipped up even if the movement of the fixed side base 15 to the fixed side release position and the movement of the pressing side base 25 to the pressing side release position start simultaneously. That is, when the two are slightly separated, the pressing force by the pressing machine 26 may remain on the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B, and the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B may cause the substrate W to move to the guide pin 31. It is guessed that this is due to the pressing. In the present embodiment, the following control is performed in order to avoid the substrate W from jumping while suppressing a decrease in throughput.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of control for releasing the holding of the substrate W. Control for releasing the holding of the substrate W described below is mainly controlled by the release control unit 61. When the substrate W is held (substrate holding step; S61 (corresponding to steps S31 to S51 in FIG. 6)) and the substrate W is cleaned (substrate processing step; S62 (corresponding to step S36 in FIG. 6)), It is determined whether or not the rotation of the substrate W has stopped (S63). If the rotation of the substrate W has not stopped, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the rotation of the substrate W has stopped (S63). On the other hand, when the rotation of the substrate W is stopped, the release control unit 61 first starts moving the pressing side base 25 toward the pressing side releasing position (pressing side release starting step; S64).

  When the release control unit 61 starts moving the pressing side base 25 toward the pressing side releasing position, whether or not the holding position sensor 33 detects that the third roller 23A has moved away from the position where the substrate W is held. Is determined (S65). If the third roller 23A is not separated from the substrate W, the process returns to the step of determining whether or not the third roller 23A is separated from the substrate W (S65). On the other hand, when the 3rd roller 23A leaves | separates from the board | substrate W, the cancellation | release control part 61 starts the movement toward the fixed side cancellation | release position of the stationary side base 15 (fixed side cancellation | release start process; S66). At this time, the pressing side base 25 has already started to move toward the pressing side release position, and the pressing machine 26 is not pressed against the substrate W, so that the fixed side base 15 moves toward the fixed side release position. However, the substrate W is not pressed against the guide pins 31 and the substrate W is not flipped up. In order to improve the throughput, it is preferable that the movement of the fixed side base 15 toward the fixed side release position is performed without delay after the third roller 23A is separated from the substrate W.

  When the pressing side base 25 moves to the pressing side release position and the fixed side base 15 moves to the fixed side release position, the substrate W enters an unclamped state that is not held by the rollers 11 (S67). Since the unclamped substrate W is restricted from moving in the horizontal direction by the guide pins 31, the position in the plane is maintained at the processing position, and the position in the vertical direction is moved below the processing position. The roller 11 is placed on the inclined portion 11 s. The substrate W placed on the inclined portion 11s of each roller 11 is gripped by the robot hand 70, carried out of the cleaning machine 120, and transported to the next process module (for example, the cleaning machine 120B). Before starting the movement of the pressing side base 25 to the pressing side release position and the movement of the fixed side base 15 to the fixed side release position, the robot hand is moved to a position where the substrate W held by each roller 11 can be gripped. When the substrate 70 is moved and the substrate W is in an unclamped state, the substrate W may be placed on the robot hand 70 instead of the inclined portion 11s. In this case, instead of the inclined portion 11s, the robot hand 70 serves as a mounting table (substrate support portion). Further, instead of the guide pin 31, the protrusions 71b and 71a of the robot hand 70 exhibit a function of maintaining the position of the substrate W on the plane in the processing position. That is, the protrusions 71b and 71a of the robot hand 70 correspond to the substrate plane position maintaining unit.

  As described above, according to the substrate processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, when cleaning (processing) the substrate W, the substrate W is cleaned including the transport time while avoiding the substrate W from jumping up. Time can be shortened, and throughput can be improved. In the cleaning machine 120 that performs the control described above, the number of substrates W processed per hour can be increased by approximately 7 to 10%.

  In the above description, the pressing side holder 20 has the fourth roller 23B in addition to the third roller 23A, but in cooperation with the two rollers 11A and 11B of the fixed side base 15. If the substrate W can be held and rotated, the fourth roller 23B may be omitted and only the third roller 23A may be provided. Conversely, from the viewpoint of stably holding and rotating the substrate W, the pressing side holder 20 may include three or more rollers 11 and / or the fixed side holder 10 may include three or more rollers. 11 may be included. In either case, the substrate W may be configured to be held statically by each roller. When held by the three rollers 11 of the first roller 11A, the second roller 11B, and the third roller 23A, the substrate W is held stationary. At this time, the three rollers 11 are preferably arranged so that the third roller 23A is positioned at the apex of the isosceles triangle. As shown in FIG. 2A, when held by the four rollers 11, either the fixed side base 15 or the pressing side base 25 may be configured to rotate in plan view. That is, it is preferable that a rotation shaft is provided in the center in the longitudinal direction of one of the tables to be rotated, and the rotation is performed around the rotation axis. With such a configuration, the substrate W can be held stationary. Further, the third roller 23A and the fourth roller 23B can be moved relative to the pressing side base 25, and by providing an urging device for each roller 11, the holding of the substrate W can be made static. . In this way, the substrate W can be held by the rollers 11 without difficulty. Further, the force by each roller 11 acting on the substrate W can be made uniform. Further, in the case where an additional roller 11 is provided, it is preferable that the configuration is a static holding configuration.

  In the above description, the cleaning devices are the roll sponges 41 and 45. However, other than the roll sponges 41 and 45, such as a pencil-type sponge, may be used. In addition, the cleaning device (roll sponge) is disposed on both surfaces of the substrate W and both surfaces of the substrate W are cleaned, but only one surface (typically the circuit forming surface and the upper surface in the present embodiment). It may be washed. At this time, it is not necessary to provide a cleaning device on the non-cleaning surface.

  In the above description, the mounting table (substrate support portion) is formed integrally with the roller 11 by being formed on the inclined portion 11 s of the roller 11, but may be configured separately from the roller 11. Good.

  In the above description, the preliminary cleaning process is automatically performed using the self-cleaning device 50, but may be manually performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Fixed side holder 11A 1st roller 11B 2nd roller 11s Inclining part 20 Pressing side holder 23A 3rd roller 26 Pressing device 31 Guide pin 33 Holding position sensor 34 Washing position sensor 61 Release control part 62 Approach control part 63 Storage part 64 Contact Control Unit 70 Robot Hand 100 Substrate Processing Device 120 Washer W Substrate

Claims (4)

A cleaning device for cleaning the substrate in contact with the substrate;
A moving device for moving the cleaning device between a cleaning position for cleaning the substrate and a standby position apart from the cleaning position for standby when the substrate is not cleaned;
A pre-cleaning device for pre-cleaning the cleaning device at the standby position;
A transfer device for transferring the substrate from the outside of the processing position to a processing position where the substrate is cleaned;
A control unit that controls the moving device and the transfer device so as to move the cleaning device toward the cleaning position while transferring the substrate toward the processing position;
Substrate processing equipment. The cleaning position and the standby position are set so as not to overlap both in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction;
A mounting table on which the substrate is mounted apart from the transfer device at the processing position;
The control unit, when the placement of the substrate on the mounting table is completed, the horizontal movement of the cleaning device is completed, and the cleaning device is separated from the cleaning position in the vertical direction Controlling the moving device and the conveying device, as in
The substrate processing apparatus according to claim 1. A storage unit that stores in advance a pre-cleaning time required for pre-cleaning the cleaning device with the pre-cleaning device to such an extent that the substrate may be cleaned;
The controller does not transfer the substrate from the outside of the processing position to the processing position when the pre-cleaning time has not elapsed since the start of the pre-cleaning of the cleaning apparatus. Controlling the moving device and the transport device to start transporting a substrate from the outside of the processing position to the processing position when a cleaning time has elapsed;
The substrate processing apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2. A pre-cleaning step of pre-cleaning a cleaning device that contacts the substrate to clean the substrate at a standby position away from a cleaning position for cleaning the substrate;
A cleaning device moving step of moving the cleaning device from the standby position toward the cleaning position;
A substrate transporting step of transporting the substrate from the outside of the processing position toward a processing position where the substrate is cleaned;
A substrate processing step for cleaning the substrate;
The cleaning device moving step and the substrate transfer step are configured to be performed in parallel;
A method for manufacturing a treated substrate.

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