JP2022505396A - 高流速でガスパージされる側部収納ポッド装置、アセンブリ、及び方法 - Google Patents
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1)相対湿度(RH)、
2)温度(T)、
3)O2の量、又は
4)EFEMチャンバ114C及び/又は側部収納ポッドチャンバ123内の不活性ガス及び/又は非反応性ガスの量。
EFEM114の他の環境条件において、側部収納ポッド収納チャンバ123は、EFEMチャンバ114C内への若しくはそれを通過するガス流通速度及び/若しくは側部収納ポッドチャンバ123内のガス流通速度V、又はEFEMチャンバ114C、側部収納チャンバ123、若しくはその両方の圧力などが、監視及び/又は制御されうる。
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- 機器フロントエンドモジュールの側部収納ポッド装置であって、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュールの本体の側壁に連結するように構成された表面と、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールから基板を受け入れるように構成された開口部とを有する側部収納容器と、
基板を支持するように構成された複数の支持部材を有する、前記側部収納容器内の側部収納チャンバと、
前記側部収納チャンバに近接して設けられたプレナムチャンバであって、前記側部収納チャンバとは別個のチャンバである、プレナムチャンバと、
前記プレナムチャンバに連結された排気口と
を備える、側部収納ポッド装置。 - 前記プレナムチャンバが、前記開口部とは反対側の前記側部収納容器の側面に位置決めされる、請求項1に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記プレナムチャンバが、バッフルプレートによって前記側部収納チャンバから分離され、前記バッフルプレートが、前記側部収納チャンバを通して実質的なガス流均一性をもたらすように適合される、請求項1に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記バッフルプレートを通して形成された一連の流路を更に備える、請求項3に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記一連の流路の少なくともいくつかが、異なる断面を有する、請求項4に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記一連の流路が、前記バッフルプレートの1つの垂直部分に位置決めされた一組のより大きな流路と、前記バッフルプレートの別の垂直部分に位置決めされた一組のより小さな流路とを備える、請求項4に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記一組のより大きな流路が、前記バッフルプレートの一端に向かって位置するか、又は前記排気口から垂直に離れて位置決めされるかのうちの少なくとも1つである、請求項6に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記排気口が、前記プレナムチャンバの底部分に連結される、請求項1に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記プレナムチャンバを前記側部収納チャンバから分離するためのバッフルプレートを更に備え、前記バッフルプレートが、前記バッフルプレートを通る異なる断面を有する一連の流路を備え、前記一連の流路が、前記プレナムチャンバの上端に近接して位置する一組のより大きな流路と、前記プレナムチャンバの底部端に近接して位置する一組のより小さな流路とを含む、請求項1に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記側部収納容器を包囲する保持容器を更に備える、請求項1に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記排気口に連結され、前記保持容器の壁を通過する排気導管を更に備える、請求項10に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- 前記排気口に連結された補助ファン、又は前記排気口に連結された排気導管を更に備える、請求項1に記載の側部収納ポッド装置。
- フロントエンド機器モジュールであって、
機器フロントエンド本体と、
前記機器フロントエンド本体の側壁に連結された側部収納ポッド装置と
を備え、前記側部収納ポッド装置が、
前記機器フロントエンド本体の側壁に連結するように構成された表面を有する側部収納容器と、
基板を支持するように各々が構成された、垂直方向に間隔が取られた複数の収納部材を有する、前記側部収納容器内の側部収納ポッドチャンバと、
前記側部収納ポッドチャンバとは別個のチャンバを備える、前記側部収納容器内のプレナムチャンバと、
前記プレナムチャンバを前記側部収納ポッドチャンバから分離するように構成されたバッフルプレートと、
前記プレナムチャンバに連結された排気口と
を更に備える、フロントエンド機器モジュール。 - 機器フロントエンドモジュールを備え、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールが、
機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバを形成する機器フロントエンドモジュール本体と、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュール本体の前壁に連結された1つ又は複数のロードポートであって、基板キャリアをそこにドッキングするように各々が構成された1つ又は複数のロードポートと、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュール本体の側壁に連結された側部収納ポッド装置と
を含み、前記側部収納ポッド装置が、
側部収納ポッドチャンバの壁を画定し、前記機器フロントエンドモジュール本体に連結するように構成されたシール面を有する側部収納容器であって、前記壁が、基板を支持するように構成された、垂直方向に間隔が取られた複数の支持部材を含む、側部収納容器と、
前記側部収納ポッドチャンバとは別個のチャンバを備える、前記側部収納容器内のプレナムチャンバと、
前記プレナムチャンバを前記側部収納ポッドチャンバから分離するように構成されたバッフルプレートと、
排気口と、
前記排気口に連結された排気導管と、
前記排気口又は前記排気導管に連結された補助ファンと
を備える、電子デバイス処理アセンブリ。 - 前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバに連結された環境制御システムであって、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバに環境制御された雰囲気を提供するための環境制御システムを更に備える、請求項14に記載の電子デバイス処理アセンブリ。
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