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[特許文献2] 日本国・特開2004−363218号公報
[特許文献3] 日本国・特表2005−536878号公報
しかしながら、ロボットのアームを1本から2本に変更するためには多大のコストを必要とするため、ウェハ処理のスループットをあげることができたとしても、アームの2本化(デュアルアーム化)に伴うコスト上昇により、製造コストの低減効果が相殺されてしまうという問題があった。
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- 半導体ウェハを保持して回転させるための回転機構と、前記ウェハに形成された位置決め用切欠き部を検出するための検出機構と、前記回転機構のウェハ載置部から前記ウェハを持ち上げ又は前記ウェハ載置部にウェハを載置するためのウェハ移送機構と、を備え、
前記ウェハ移送機構は、前記ウェハ載置部の直上位置で前記ウェハを保持するための一対の細長部材を有し、前記一対の細長部材は、前記ウェハと平行な共通の平面において延びており、前記ウェハ移送機構は、前記回転機構に保持されているウェハを迂回して前記一対の細長部材が前記回転機構に保持されているウェハの上方位置から前記回転機構に保持されているウェハの下方位置に、またはその逆に、移動するように構成されていることを特徴とするプリアライナー装置。 - 半導体ウェハを保持して回転させるための回転機構と、前記ウェハに形成された位置決め用切欠き部を検出するための検出機構と、前記回転機構のウェハ載置部から前記ウェハを持ち上げるためのウェハ移送機構と、を備え、
前記ウェハ移送機構は、前記ウェハを持ち上げる際に上昇して前記ウェハの裏面に当接される一対の細長部材を有し、前記一対の細長部材は、前記ウェハと平行な共通の平面において延びており、前記ウェハ移送機構は、前記一対の細長部材により持ち上げられた前記ウェハが搬出された後、前記回転機構に保持されている次のウェハを迂回して前記一対の細長部材が前記回転機構に保持されているウェハの上方位置から前記回転機構に保持されているウェハの下方位置に、またはその逆に、移動するように構成されていることを特徴とするプリアライナー装置。 - 前記一対の細長部材は、前記回転機構の回転軸線を挟んで両側に配置され、前記一対の細長部材同士の水平方向の離間距離は、前記ウェハを保持する際の第1距離と、前記第1距離よりも大きい、前記回転機構に保持されているウェハを迂回して下降又は上昇する際の第2距離との間で変更可能である、請求項1又は2に記載のプリアライナー装置。
- 前記ウェハ移送機構は、前記一対の細長部材の水平方向の位置を変更するための水平駆動機構と、前記一対の細長部材の上下方向の位置を変更するための昇降駆動機構と、を有することを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載のプリアライナー装置。
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