JP7492573B2 - 薬液供給装置及び方法、そして、基板処理装置 - Google Patents
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Description
また、前記薬液ドレイン段階で前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液は、前記レベルチューブ内の設定された水位前までにドレインされうる。
200 ボール
300 支持ユニット
410 薬液ノズルユニット
430 リンス液ノズルユニット
500 排気ユニット
800 制御機
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- 薬液供給装置において、
薬液が貯蔵される貯蔵タンクと、
前記貯蔵タンクに貯蔵された薬液が排出される排出ラインと、
前記貯蔵タンク内の薬液水位を確認できるように前記貯蔵タンクと連結されて前記貯蔵タンクの薬液と等しい水位の薬液が収容されるレベルチューブと、
前記排出ラインに設置された第1バルブを制御する制御部と、を含み、
前記レベルチューブは、
一端が前記貯蔵タンクの上部空間と連結されて他端が前記排出ラインと連結され、
前記制御部は、
前記第1バルブを既設定された時間の間に開放して前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液が前記排出ラインを通じて排出されるように停滞薬液ドレインモードを遂行する、薬液供給装置。 - 前記レベルチューブにパージガスを供給するパージガス供給ラインをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の薬液供給装置。
- 前記パージガス供給ラインは、
前記停滞薬液ドレインモードで前記レベルチューブ内の薬液を加圧するようにパージガスを供給する、請求項2に記載の薬液供給装置。 - 前記レベルチューブは、
垂直で延長されたレベリングラインと、
前記レベリングラインの上端と前記貯蔵タンクの上部空間を連結する第1上部ラインと、
前記レベリングラインの下端と前記排出ラインを連結する第2下部ラインと、を含む、請求項1に記載の薬液供給装置。 - 前記第1上部ラインと前記レベリングラインの連結部分に連結されて前記レベリングラインにパージガスを供給するパージガス供給ラインをさらに含む請求項4に記載の薬液供給装置。
- 前記第1上部ライン上に設置される第2バルブをさらに含み、
前記制御部は、
前記停滞薬液ドレインモードで前記パージガス供給ラインを通じて供給されるパージガスが前記レベリングラインだけに提供されるように前記第2バルブを制御する、請求項5に記載の薬液供給装置。 - 第3バルブが設置された分岐ラインをさらに含み、
前記分岐ラインは、前記レベリングラインの所定高さから分岐されて前記排出ラインに連結され、
前記制御部は、
前記停滞薬液ドレインモード時、前記第3バルブをオープンして前記レベリングラインの所定高さ以上にある薬液をドレインさせる請求項4に記載の薬液供給装置。 - 前記貯蔵タンクの上部カバーに設置される排気ラインをさらに含み、
前記第1上部ラインは、
前記排気ラインに連結される、請求項4に記載の薬液供給装置。 - 貯蔵タンクと連通されて前記貯蔵タンクの一側に位置するレベルチューブと、前記レベルチューブの一側に位置するレベルセンサーによって薬液のレベルを測定して薬液を供給する方法において、
前記貯蔵タンクに貯蔵された薬液を、薬液供給ラインを通じて供給し、一定周期ごとに前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液をドレインする薬液ドレイン段階を含み、
前記薬液ドレイン段階は、
前記レベルチューブの下端が前記貯蔵タンクの排出ラインに連結されて前記貯蔵タンクの薬液が排出される時前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液がともにドレインされる、薬液供給方法。 - 前記薬液ドレイン段階において、
前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液をパージガスで加圧する、請求項9に記載の薬液供給方法。 - 前記薬液ドレイン段階において、
パージガスが前記レベルチューブだけに提供されるように前記レベルチューブの上部ラインに設置されたバルブを閉める、請求項10に記載の薬液供給方法。 - 前記薬液ドレイン段階において、
前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液は、前記レベルチューブ内の設定された水位前までだけドレインされる、請求項10に記載の薬液供給方法。 - 基板処理設備において、
薬液に基板を処理する処理部と、
薬液を前記処理部に供給する薬液供給部と、を含み、
前記薬液供給部は、
薬液が貯蔵される貯蔵タンクと、
前記貯蔵タンクに連結されて前記貯蔵タンク内の薬液を循環させる循環ラインと、
前記循環ラインに設置されるポンプと、
前記循環ラインから分岐されて薬液供給ラインと、
前記貯蔵タンクに貯蔵された薬液が排出される排出ラインと、
前記貯蔵タンク内の薬液水位を確認できるように前記貯蔵タンクと連結されて前記貯蔵タンクの薬液と等しい水位の薬液が収容されるレベルチューブと、
前記排出ラインに設置された第1バルブを制御する制御部と、を含み、
前記レベルチューブは、
一端が前記貯蔵タンクの上部空間と連結されて他端が前記排出ラインと連結され、
前記制御部は、
前記第1バルブを既設定された時間の間に開放して前記レベルチューブ内の停滞された薬液が前記排出ラインを通じて排出されるように停滞薬液ドレインモードを遂行する、基板処理設備。 - 前記制御部は、
前記停滞薬液ドレインモードが進行中にも前記循環ラインを通じた薬液循環がなされるように前記ポンプを制御する、請求項13に記載の基板処理設備。 - 前記レベルチューブにパージガスを供給するパージガス供給ラインをさらに含み、
前記制御部は、
前記パージガス供給ラインは前記停滞薬液ドレインモードで前記レベルチューブ内の薬液を加圧するようにパージガスを供給する、請求項14に記載の基板処理設備。 - 前記レベルチューブは、
垂直で延長されたレベリングラインと、
前記レベリングラインの上端と前記貯蔵タンクの上部空間を連結する第1上部ラインと、
前記レベリングラインの下端と前記排出ラインを連結する第2下部ラインを含む、請求項14に記載の基板処理設備。 - 前記第1上部ラインと前記レベリングラインの連結部分に連結されて前記レベリングラインにパージガスを供給するパージガス供給ラインをさらに含む、請求項16に記載の基板処理設備。
- 前記第1上部ライン上に設置される第2バルブをさらに含み、
前記制御部は、
前記停滞薬液ドレインモードで前記パージガス供給ラインを通じて供給されるパージガスが前記レベリングラインだけに提供されるように前記第2バルブを制御する、請求項17に記載の基板処理設備。 - 第3バルブが設置された分岐ラインをさらに含み、
前記分岐ラインは、前記レベリングラインの所定高さから分岐されて前記排出ラインに連結され、
前記制御部は、
前記停滞薬液ドレインモード時、前記第3バルブをオープンして前記レベリングラインの所定高さ以上にある薬液をドレインさせる、請求項16に記載の基板処理設備。
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