JP2014232771A - Sheet adhesion apparatus and sheet adhesion method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet adhesion apparatus and a sheet adhesion method with which an adhesive sheet can be accurately stuck on a prescribed position of an object while prevented from meandering.SOLUTION: A sheet adhesion apparatus 1 comprises: supply means 2 for supplying an adhesive sheet AS; remove means 3 for removing a remove sheet RL temporary adhered on the adhesive sheet AS; press means 4 for pressing the adhesive sheet AS onto the object, a wafer WF, so that the adhesive sheet AS adheres to the object; and transfer means 5 for transferring the remove means 3 along with a motion of the press means 4 to stick the adhesive sheet AS. The remove means 3 includes a rotation motor 37 as meandering prevention means to prevent the adhesive sheet AS from meandering in a crossing direction orthogonal to a deliverly direction of the adhesive sheet AS.

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet sticking apparatus and a sticking method for sticking an adhesive sheet to an adherend.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sheet sticking apparatus for sticking an adhesive sheet to a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “wafer”) in a semiconductor manufacturing process is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
The sheet sticking device described in Patent Document 1 is a sheet feeding unit that peels and feeds an adhesive sheet temporarily attached to a release sheet from the release sheet with a peel plate, a load cell that measures the tension of the adhesive sheet, and a press on the adhesive sheet. A pressure roller for applying pressure to the wafer (adhered body) and applying the pressure to the adherend while controlling the tension of the adhesive sheet.

JP 2007-19239 A

  However, in the conventional sheet sticking device as described in Patent Document 1, when the width of the adhesive sheet perpendicular to the feeding direction is increased, the mounting error of the hanging member that hangs the adhesive sheet is fine. However, since the tension difference becomes large at both ends in the width direction of the adhesive sheet wound around the hanging member, and the adhesive sheet is easy to meander in the width direction, the adhesive sheet is attached to the predetermined adherend. There is an inconvenience that it cannot be attached to the position.

  The objective of this invention is providing the sheet sticking apparatus and sticking method which can stick the said adhesive sheet to the predetermined position of a to-be-adhered body correctly, suppressing the meandering of an adhesive sheet.

  The sheet sticking apparatus of the present invention includes a supply means for supplying an adhesive sheet, a peeling means for peeling the release sheet temporarily attached to the adhesive sheet, and a pressing means for pressing the adhesive sheet against an adherend and attaching it. And a moving means for moving the peeling means in accordance with the attaching operation of the adhesive sheet by the pressing means, and the peeling means prevents the adhesive sheet from meandering in the width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction. It has a meandering prevention means.

  In the sheet sticking device of the present invention, the peeling unit includes a tension measuring unit that measures the tension of the adhesive sheet between the peeling unit and the pressing unit, and the moving unit is a measurement result of the tension measuring unit. It is preferable that the peeling means is moved on the basis of the pressure and the tension of the adhesive sheet in the sticking operation is kept constant.

  The sheet sticking method of the present invention includes a step of supplying an adhesive sheet, a step of peeling off the release sheet temporarily attached to the adhesive sheet, a step of pressing the adhesive sheet against an adherend, and the bonding. Performing the step of moving the position of the adhesive sheet on the feeding base side in accordance with the sheet sticking operation, and the step of preventing the adhesive sheet from meandering in the width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction. To do.

  According to the present invention as described above, since the meandering preventing means is provided, the meandering of the adhesive sheet due to meandering can be suppressed and the adhesive sheet can be reliably attached to a predetermined position of the adherend.

  Moreover, if the tension of the adhesive sheet can be kept constant based on the measurement result of the tension measuring means, it can be prevented that the tension of the adhesive sheet fluctuates during the bonding operation of the adhesive sheet. It is possible to prevent wrinkles and the like, bubbles from being mixed between the adhesive sheet and the adherend surface, and warpage of the adherend after application of the adhesive sheet due to excessive tension.

The side view which shows the sheet sticking apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the principal part of a sheet sticking apparatus.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Note that the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis in this embodiment are orthogonal to each other, the X axis and the Y axis are axes in a horizontal plane, and the Z axis is an axis that is orthogonal to the horizontal plane. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when viewed from the near side of FIG. 1 parallel to the Y axis, when indicating the direction, “up” is the arrow direction of the Z axis, “down” is the opposite direction, “ “Left” is the arrow direction of the X axis, “Right” is the opposite direction, “Front” is the arrow direction of the Y axis, and “Back” is the opposite direction.

1 and 2, the sheet sticking device 1 includes a supply unit 2 that supplies an adhesive sheet AS,
The peeling means 3 for peeling the release sheet RL temporarily attached to the adhesive sheet AS, the pressing means 4 for pressing and sticking the adhesive sheet AS to the wafer WF as the adherend, and the sticking of the adhesive sheet AS by the pressing means 4 A moving means 5 for moving the peeling means 3 in accordance with the operation is disposed in the vicinity of the cutting means 6 capable of cutting the adhesive sheet AS into a predetermined shape and the supporting means 7 for supporting the wafer WF.

  The supply means 2 includes a support roller 21 for supporting the original fabric RS in which the release sheet RL is temporarily attached to the adhesive AD layer of the adhesive sheet AS having the adhesive AD layer on one surface of the base sheet BS, A pinch roller 24 for sandwiching an unnecessary sheet US generated by cutting of the cutting means 6 between a guide roller 22 for guiding the anti-RS and a driving roller 23 driven by a rotation motor 23A as a driving device, and a driving device as A winding roller 25 that is driven by the rotation motor 25A to wind up the unnecessary sheet US, a linear motor 26 as a driving device that supports the frame F1 that supports the driving roller 23, the winding roller 25, and the like by the slider 26A; A pin that sandwiches the release sheet RL peeled by the peeling means 3 between the drive roller 27 driven by a rotation motor 27A as a drive device. And Chirora 28, and driven by a rotary motor 29A as a driving device and a collecting roller 29 for collecting the release liner RL.

The peeling means 3 is supported by a guide-shaped support frame 31 and guide rollers 32A and 32B for guiding the original fabric RS, and a pressing member 33A for sandwiching the original fabric RS between the guide rollers 32B by its output shaft 33B. A load cell 34 as a tension measuring means that supports an air cylinder 33 as a driving device and a tension measuring roller 34A and can measure the tension of the adhesive sheet AS, a peeling plate 35 for folding the peeling sheet RL, and a peeling plate 35 The guide rollers 32C and 32D for guiding the release sheet RL peeled by the air cylinder 36 as a driving device for supporting the pressing member 36A sandwiching the release sheet RL between the guide roller 32D and its output shaft 36B, and the movement A drive device that is supported by the means 5 and that rotatably supports the support frame 31 by its output shaft 37A. Rotation motor 37 as meandering prevention means, and detection means 38 such as a line sensor or an optical sensor, which are provided in the plane of peeling plate 35 and can detect both edges in the width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of adhesive sheet AS. And.
The load cell 34 is pressed against the peeling means 3 by the tension measuring roller 34A being pulled by the tension of the adhesive sheet AS fed between the position sandwiched between the guide roller 32B and the pressing member 33A and the pressing means 4. It is provided so that the tension of the adhesive sheet AS with the means 4 can be measured.
The rotation motor 37 is provided so as to prevent the adhesive sheet AS from meandering in the width direction orthogonal to the feeding direction based on the detection result of the detection means 38.

  The pressing means 4 includes a pressing roller 43 that is rotatably supported by a slider 42 of a linear motor 41 as a driving device.

  The moving means 5 includes a gate-shaped moving frame 53 supported by a slider 52 of a linear motor 51 serving as a driving device standing upright with respect to the Z-axis, and rotates to a ceiling portion 53A of the moving frame 53. A motor 37 is supported.

  The cutting means 6 includes a cutting blade 62 detachably supported on a work arm (tip arm) 61A of a multi-joint robot 61 such as a 6-axis robot.

  The support means 7 includes a table 71 having a support surface 71A that supports the wafer WF, and a linear motion motor 72 that supports the table 71 by its output shaft 72A. The upper surface of the support surface 71A has a decompression pump, a vacuum ejector, or the like. Are connected to a decompression means (not shown).

In the sheet sticking apparatus 1 described above, a procedure for sticking the adhesive sheet AS to the wafer WF will be described.
First, the raw fabric RS is set as shown in FIG. When an automatic operation is instructed via an operation panel (not shown), the peeling means 3 drives the air cylinders 33 and 36, presses the pressing members 33A and 36A against the guide rollers 32B and 32D, and feeds the adhesive sheet AS. After the suppression, the supply unit 2 drives the rotation motors 23A, 25A, 27A, and 29A to wind up the adhesive sheet AS and the release sheet RL. When the load cell 34 detects that the tension of the adhesive sheet AS portion located on the support means 7 has reached a predetermined value, the supply means 2 stops driving the rotation motors 23A, 25A, 27A, 29A. It will be in the standby state.

Thereafter, when the wafer WF is set on the support surface 71A of the table 71 by manpower or a transfer means (not shown), the support means 7 drives a decompression means (not shown) to hold the wafer WF by suction. Next, the pressing means 4 drives the linear motor 41, moves the pressing roller 43 to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and presses and adheres the adhesive sheet AS to the upper surface of the wafer WF. At this time, as the pressing roller 43 moves, further tension is applied to the adhesive sheet AS portion. At the moment when the load cell 34 detects it, the moving means 5 drives the linear motor 51 and is detected by the load cell 34. The stripping means 3 is moved diagonally to the left and downward so that the tension applied does not deviate from the predetermined value. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the tension of the adhesive sheet AS from fluctuating during the bonding operation of the adhesive sheet AS, and wrinkles may occur due to insufficient tension of the adhesive sheet AS. It is possible to prevent bubbles from being mixed with the upper surface of the wafer WF or warping of the wafer WF after the adhesive sheet AS is pasted due to excessive tension. When the application of the adhesive sheet AS is completed, the cutting means 6 drives the articulated robot 61 and moves the cutting blade 62 along the outer periphery of the wafer WF to cut the adhesive sheet AS into a predetermined shape.

  Next, when the wafer WF is removed from the table 22 manually or by a transfer means (not shown), the supply means 2 drives the rotation motors 23A and 25A and the linear motor 26, and the frame F1 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It moves to the position and winds up the unnecessary sheet US. Then, after the support means 7 drives the linear motion motor 72 and lowers the table 71, the peeling means 3 drives the air cylinders 33 and 36 to separate the pressing members 33A and 36A from the guide rollers 32B and 32D. Thereafter, in a state in which the supply unit 2 stops driving the rotation motor 23A, the supply unit 2, the pressing unit 4 and the moving unit 5 drive the linear motors 26, 41 and 51 in synchronization with each other, and the frame F1, the pressing roller 43 and the peeling means 3 are returned to the initial position. By this return, the adhesive sheet AS is peeled from the release sheet RL, and a new adhesive sheet AS portion is positioned on the support means 7.

  Here, when the peeling means 3 is raised, that is, when the adhesive sheet AS is fed out, an installation error occurs in the hanging members such as the guide rollers 32A to 32D, the tension measuring roller 34A, the peeling plate 35, etc. In such a case, a difference in tension is generated at both ends in the width direction of the adhesive sheet AS wound around these hanging members, and the adhesive sheet AS moves to the end of the larger tension while being fed out. Meander in the width direction, and the adhesive sheet AS cannot be fed out to an appropriate position facing the adherend surface of the wafer WF.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, while the peeling means 3 is raised, the both end positions in the width direction of the adhesive sheet AS are detected by the detecting means 38, and the adhesive sheet AS meanders to any end side of the peeling plate 35. Is detected. Based on the detection result, the peeling means 3 drives the rotation motor 37 to rotate the support frame 31 around the rotation center LN in a direction in which the meandering of the adhesive sheet AS is settled.
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, since the rotation motor 37 is provided, it is possible to reliably adhere the adhesive sheet AS to a predetermined position of the wafer WF while suppressing the meandering of the adhesive sheet AS due to meandering.

  As described above, the best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the invention has been illustrated and described with particular reference to certain specific embodiments, but without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in terms of material, quantity, and other detailed configurations. In addition, the description of the shape, material, and the like disclosed above is exemplary for ease of understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded the limitation of one part or all of such restrictions is included in this invention.

  For example, the pressing means 4 may act as a pressing member made of a blade material, rubber, resin, sponge or the like instead of the pressing roller 43.

  The tension measuring means is not an essential component of the present invention, and can be omitted as appropriate in the implementation.

The meandering prevention means may be configured such that, for example, individual hanging members such as the guide rollers 32A to 32D, the tension measuring roller 34A, and the peeling plate 35 can be rotated in a direction in which the meandering is accommodated. You may comprise the peeling means 3 whole so that rotation is possible.
In addition, the meandering prevention means supports the both end sides of the tension measuring roller 34A using a pair of load cells, and the adhesive sheet AS is moved out to any end side and fed out by the difference in tension transmitted to each load cell. The meandering prevention means may drive the rotation motor 37 based on the detection result so as to contain the meandering.

  Further, the material, type, shape and the like of the adhesive sheet AS and the adherend in the present invention are not particularly limited. For example, when the adhesive sheet AS employs pressure-sensitive adhesiveness, heat-sensitive adhesiveness, or the like, an appropriate heating means for heating the adhesive sheet AS may be provided. Such an adhesive sheet AS is, for example, a single layer having only an adhesive layer, an intermediate layer between the base sheet and the adhesive layer, a cover layer on the upper surface of the base sheet, etc. Three or more layers, or a so-called double-sided adhesive sheet that can peel the base sheet from the adhesive layer may be used. The double-sided adhesive sheet comprises a single-layer or multi-layer intermediate layer. It may be a single layer or a multilayer having no intermediate layer. Examples of the adherend include, for example, foods, resin containers, semiconductor wafers such as silicon semiconductor wafers and compound semiconductor wafers, circuit board, information recording substrates such as optical disks, glass plates, steel plates, ceramics, wood plates or resin plates, Arbitrary forms of members and articles can also be targeted. In addition, the adhesive sheet AS is replaced with a functional and intended reading, for example, any information label, decorative label, protective sheet, dicing tape, die attach film, die bonding tape, recording layer forming resin sheet, etc. Arbitrary sheets, films, tapes and the like can be attached to any adherend as described above.

The means and steps in the present invention are not limited in any way as long as they can perform the operations, functions, or steps described with respect to those means and steps. The process is not limited at all. For example, the meandering prevention means is not limited within the scope in light of the technical common sense at the beginning of the application as long as the adhesive sheet prevents the adhesive sheet from meandering in the width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction ( Description of other means is omitted).
The drive device in the embodiment includes an electric device such as a rotation motor, a linear motion motor, a linear motor, a single axis robot, an articulated robot, an actuator such as an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, a rodless cylinder, and a rotary cylinder. In addition to these, a combination of them directly or indirectly may be employed (some of them overlap with those exemplified in the embodiment).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sheet sticking apparatus 2 Supply means 3 Peeling means 34 Load cell (tension measuring means)
37 Rotating motor (Meandering prevention means)
4 Pressing means 5 Moving means AS Adhesive sheet RL Release sheet WF Wafer (Substrate)

Claims (3)

Supply means for supplying an adhesive sheet;
Peeling means for peeling the release sheet temporarily attached to the adhesive sheet;
A pressing means for pressing and adhering the adhesive sheet to an adherend;
Moving means for moving the peeling means in accordance with the attaching operation of the adhesive sheet by the pressing means,
The sheet sticking apparatus, wherein the peeling means includes meandering preventing means for preventing the adhesive sheet from meandering in a width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction. The peeling means comprises tension measuring means for measuring the tension of the adhesive sheet between the peeling means and the pressing means,
The said moving means is provided so that the said peeling means can be moved based on the measurement result of the said tension measuring means, and the tension | tensile_strength of the said adhesive sheet in the said sticking operation | movement can be maintained constant. The sheet sticking apparatus according to the description. Supplying an adhesive sheet;
Peeling the release sheet temporarily attached to the adhesive sheet;
A step of pressing and adhering the adhesive sheet to an adherend;
A step of moving the position of the adhesive sheet on the feeding base side with the adhesive sheet attaching operation;
And a step of preventing the adhesive sheet from meandering in the width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction.

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