JPS5961943A - Wafer transfer mechanism - Google Patents

Wafer transfer mechanism

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Publication number
JPS5961943A
JPS5961943A JP17276882A JP17276882A JPS5961943A JP S5961943 A JPS5961943 A JP S5961943A JP 17276882 A JP17276882 A JP 17276882A JP 17276882 A JP17276882 A JP 17276882A JP S5961943 A JPS5961943 A JP S5961943A
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wafer
transfer
wheels
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Toshiyuki Matsuo
松尾 俊之
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Toshiba Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/677Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
    • H01L21/67703Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations between different workstations
    • H01L21/67706Mechanical details, e.g. roller, belt
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/677Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
    • H01L21/67703Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations between different workstations
    • H01L21/67715Changing the direction of the conveying path

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly transfer wafers under the high quality condition by providing a plurality of transfer promotion wheels on the transfer path. CONSTITUTION:The guide rails 33 provided in parallel along the transfer direction of the transfer path are curved in the form of character as in the sectional view on the opposing internal wall suface, forming a wafer accommodating groove 33a. A plurality of transfer promoting wheels 34 which are provided in such a manner that the circumferential part is exposed to the transfer surface 27 in the transfer path has the rotating function like a ball bearing and thereby smoothly transfers the wafer 24. Therefore, the wafer 24 is very smoothly supplied to the wafer accommodating part 26a utilizing the inclined condition of the heating chamber 21, feed effect by the transfer promoting wheels 34 provided on the transfer path and a weight of wafer itself 24. Thereby, the wafer can be quickly transferred under the high quality condition, ensuring improvement in productivity.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔発明の技術分野〕 本発明は、ウェハ搬送機構に関する。[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field of invention] The present invention relates to a wafer transport mechanism.

発明の技術的背景 従来、半導体装置の製造に使用される蒸着装置等には、
例えば第1図に示す如きウェハ搬送機構が使用されてい
る。このつrハ搬送機構10は、対設されたガイドレー
ル11間にウェハI2を保持すると共に、ウェハ供給部
I3からウェハ搬出部I4にかけてガイドレール11間
のウェハ搬送路Z5を下向きに傾斜させて、ウェハ12
の自重によってウエノ′−12を搬送するようになって
いる。
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, vapor deposition equipment and the like used for manufacturing semiconductor devices include:
For example, a wafer transport mechanism as shown in FIG. 1 is used. The wafer transport mechanism 10 holds the wafer I2 between the guide rails 11 arranged oppositely, and tilts the wafer transport path Z5 between the guide rails 11 downward from the wafer supply section I3 to the wafer unloading section I4. , wafer 12
Ueno'-12 is transported by its own weight.

〔背景技術の問題ん 前述のように構成されたウェハ搬送機構ゴは、次のよう
な欠点を有している。
[Background Art Problems] The wafer transport mechanism configured as described above has the following drawbacks.

■ ウェハI2の自重を利用して搬送するため、搬送の
際にウェハ12が揺れる所謂ピッチングが起き、搬送に
支障を来たす。
(2) Since the wafer I2 is transported using its own weight, so-called pitching, in which the wafer 12 shakes during transport, occurs, which hinders the transport.

■ ウェハ12の裏面にごみ等が付着していたシ、ウェ
ハ12が反りている場合には円滑にウェハ12f搬送で
きず、生産性を低下する。
(2) If dust or the like is attached to the back surface of the wafer 12, or if the wafer 12 is warped, the wafer 12f cannot be smoothly transported, resulting in a decrease in productivity.

〔発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

本発明は、ウェノ・を高品質の状態で極めて速やかに搬
送して生産性を向上させることができるウェハ搬送機構
を提供することをその目的とするものでおる。
An object of the present invention is to provide a wafer transport mechanism that can transport wafers extremely quickly in a high-quality state and improve productivity.

〔発明の概吸〕[Summary of the invention]

本発明は、搬送路に複数個の搬送促進車輪を設けたこと
により、ウエノ・を高品質の状態で極めて速やかに搬送
して生産性の向上を達成したウェハ搬送機構である。
The present invention is a wafer transport mechanism that achieves improved productivity by transporting wafers extremely quickly in a high quality state by providing a plurality of transport promoting wheels on the transport path.

発明の実施例 以下、本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する
Embodiments of the Invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

第2図は、本発明の一実施例のウェハ搬送機構を適用し
た蒸着装置の概略構成を示す説明図である。図中20は
、スノRツタ室である。スパッタ室20の側部には、ス
ノeツタ室2oの上方から傾斜した状態で連通されたヒ
ーティング室21と、スパッタ室20に連通して下方に
傾斜した状態で導出されたクーりング室22とが設けら
れている。ヒーティング室21の先端部には、被処理前
のウェハ24を多数枚収容したローディング室23が設
けられている。クーリング室22の先端部には、処理後
のウェハ24を収容するアンローディング室25が設け
られている。ヒーティング室21及びクーリング室22
が設けられたスパッタ室20の側部に対向するスパッタ
室20の内壁にはターゲット25が垂設されている。タ
ーゲット25の近傍には、これに対向してウェハ架台2
6が設けられている。ウェハ架台26は、その下端部を
支点にして回動するようになっている。ウェハ架台26
の回動は、ヒーティング室21の搬送面27とウェハ架
台26のウェハ収容部26th、+とがほぼ同一平面を
なす位置及び、クーリング室22の搬送面27とウェハ
収容部26aとがほぼ同一平面をなす位置でウェハ架台
26の位置を固定するようになっている。また、同図中
28は、ローディング25設けられたウェハ収納容器、
29は、アンローディング室25に設けられたウェハ収
納容器である。ヒーティング室2Z及びクーリング室2
2にはウェハ搬送機構3oが設けられている。−,31
,32は、ヒーティング室2I及びクーリング室22に
夫々設けられたウェハストッパーである。第3図は、ヒ
ーティング室2I及びクーリング室22に設けられたウ
ェハ搬送機構30の斜視図である。
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a vapor deposition apparatus to which a wafer transport mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 20 in the figure is the Snow R ivy room. On the side of the sputtering chamber 20, there is a heating chamber 21 that is connected to the sputtering chamber 20 in an inclined manner from above, and a cooling chamber that is connected to the sputtering chamber 20 and led out in a downwardly inclined manner. 22 are provided. A loading chamber 23 that accommodates a large number of wafers 24 to be processed is provided at the tip of the heating chamber 21 . An unloading chamber 25 is provided at the tip of the cooling chamber 22 to accommodate the processed wafer 24 . Heating chamber 21 and cooling chamber 22
A target 25 is vertically provided on the inner wall of the sputtering chamber 20 facing the side of the sputtering chamber 20 in which the sputtering chamber 20 is provided. Near the target 25, there is a wafer stand 2 facing it.
6 is provided. The wafer pedestal 26 is configured to rotate using its lower end as a fulcrum. Wafer stand 26
The rotation is performed at a position where the transfer surface 27 of the heating chamber 21 and the wafer storage section 26th,+ of the wafer stand 26 are approximately on the same plane, and when the transfer surface 27 of the cooling chamber 22 and the wafer storage section 26a are approximately on the same plane. The position of the wafer stand 26 is fixed at a flat position. In addition, 28 in the figure is a wafer storage container provided with a loading 25;
29 is a wafer storage container provided in the unloading chamber 25. Heating chamber 2Z and cooling chamber 2
2 is provided with a wafer transport mechanism 3o. -,31
, 32 are wafer stoppers provided in the heating chamber 2I and the cooling chamber 22, respectively. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the wafer transport mechanism 30 provided in the heating chamber 2I and the cooling chamber 22.

コノウェハ搬送機構30は、ヒーティング室21或はク
ーリング室22の搬送路に搬送方向に沿って並列に対設
されたガイドレール33を有している。ガイドレール3
3は、対向する内壁面を断面路コ字形に湾曲して、ウェ
ハ収容溝3 、? a f:形成している。搬送路には
、周面部ケ搬送而27に露出するようにして複数個の搬
送促進車輪34が設けられている。搬送促進車輪34は
、ボールベヤリング等の優れた回転機能を有するもので
あって、搬送路に供給されたウェハ24を円滑に搬出す
る作用を有するものであれば、如何なるものでも良い。
The wafer transfer mechanism 30 has guide rails 33 that are arranged in parallel in the transfer path of the heating chamber 21 or the cooling chamber 22 along the transfer direction. Guide rail 3
3, the opposing inner wall surfaces are curved to have a U-shaped cross section, and the wafer storage grooves 3, ? a f: Formed. A plurality of conveyance promoting wheels 34 are provided on the conveyance path so that their peripheral surfaces are exposed to the conveyor 27. The transport promoting wheels 34 may be of any type, such as a ball bearing, as long as it has an excellent rotational function and can smoothly transport the wafer 24 supplied to the transport path.

搬送路の先端部には、ウェハ24の周縁部を把持する把
持部35を有するウェハ固定具36が搬送面27から出
入自在に設けられている。なお、ウェハ搬送機構30及
び蒸着装置50の材質としては、SUS 、903 、
 SUS 316等のステンレススチール鋼等を使用す
るのが望ましい。
A wafer fixture 36 having a gripping part 35 for gripping the peripheral edge of the wafer 24 is provided at the tip of the transport path so as to be movable in and out from the transport surface 27 . The materials of the wafer transport mechanism 30 and the vapor deposition device 50 include SUS, 903,
It is preferable to use stainless steel such as SUS 316.

而して、このように構成された蒸着装置50によれば、
スノeツタ室20を所定の減圧状態に設定し、ウェハ架
台26をウェハ収容部26aがヒーティング室2zの・
搬送面27とほぼ同一平面上の位置に来たところで固定
しておき、ローディング室23からヒーティング室21
内にウェハ24を供給する。ヒーティング室21に供給
されたウェハ24は、その搬出部で周縁部をウェハ固定
具36の把持部35にて把持されて固定されると共に、
ウェハストッパー31にてローディング室23からスパ
ッタ室20への搬送を停止される。この状態でヒーティ
ング室21中でウェハ24に所定の熱処理が施される。
According to the vapor deposition apparatus 50 configured in this way,
The snow ivy chamber 20 is set to a predetermined reduced pressure state, and the wafer stand 26 is placed so that the wafer accommodating portion 26a is in the heating chamber 2z.
It is fixed at a position almost on the same plane as the conveyance surface 27, and the heating chamber 21 is moved from the loading chamber 23 to the heating chamber 21.
The wafer 24 is fed into the inside. The wafer 24 supplied to the heating chamber 21 is held at its peripheral edge by the gripping part 35 of the wafer fixture 36 at the unloading part, and is fixed.
The wafer stopper 31 stops the wafer from being transferred from the loading chamber 23 to the sputtering chamber 20 . In this state, the wafer 24 is subjected to a predetermined heat treatment in the heating chamber 21.

ウェハ24に熱処理が施されると、ウェハストッパー3
1及びウェハ固定具36によるウエノ゛24の固定が解
除され、ウエノ・24は、ヒーティング室2Iの傾斜状
態と、搬送路に設けられた搬送促進車輪34とによる送
9作用と、ウェハ24自身の自重を利用して極めて円滑
にウェハ架台26のウェハ収容部26hVc供給される
。ウェハ24が供給されるとウェハ架台26はターゲッ
ト25に対向するように回転し、垂直になった状態で停
止する。次いで、ターゲット25を使ったスパッタリン
グ処理によシ、ウェハ24の表面に所定の薄膜が形成さ
れる。スパッタリング処理後、ウェハ架台26は再び回
転してウェハ収容部26aがクーリング室22の搬送面
27とほぼ同一平向をなす位置に来たところで、その回
転を停止する。次に、ウェハ架台26のウェハ固定機構
(図示せず)が解除され、ウェハ24は、その自重によ
り極めて円滑にクーリング室22の搬送路へと送υ込ま
れる。クーリング室22にもヒーティング室21と同様
にウェハ搬送機構30が設けられているので、ウェハ2
4は、ヒーティング室21での加熱処理同様に、搬送路
の傾斜面、搬送促進車輪34とによシ、極めて速やかに
ウェハストッパー32及びウェハ固定治具36にて停止
される位置まで供給され、冷却処理が施される。冷却処
理の施されたウェハ24は、ウェハストッパー32及び
ウェハ固定治具36による固定を解除され、搬送促進車
輪34により速やかにアンローディング室25のウェハ
収納容器29内へと搬出される。
When the wafer 24 is subjected to heat treatment, the wafer stopper 3
The fixation of the wafer 24 by the wafer fixing device 1 and the wafer fixing device 36 is released, and the wafer 24 is moved by the tilted state of the heating chamber 2I, the transport action by the transport promoting wheels 34 provided on the transport path, and the wafer 24 itself. The wafer is supplied to the wafer storage section 26hVc of the wafer stand 26 very smoothly by utilizing its own weight. When the wafer 24 is supplied, the wafer stand 26 rotates to face the target 25 and stops in a vertical state. Next, a predetermined thin film is formed on the surface of the wafer 24 by sputtering using the target 25. After the sputtering process, the wafer pedestal 26 rotates again and stops rotating when the wafer accommodating portion 26a comes to a position where it is substantially parallel to the transport surface 27 of the cooling chamber 22. Next, the wafer fixing mechanism (not shown) of the wafer pedestal 26 is released, and the wafer 24 is very smoothly transferred to the transport path of the cooling chamber 22 by its own weight. Since the cooling chamber 22 is also provided with a wafer transport mechanism 30 like the heating chamber 21, the wafer 2
Similarly to the heat treatment in the heating chamber 21, the wafer 4 is very quickly fed to the position where it is stopped by the wafer stopper 32 and the wafer fixing jig 36 due to the slanted surface of the transport path and the transport promoting wheels 34. , cooling treatment is performed. The wafer 24 that has been subjected to the cooling process is released from the wafer stopper 32 and the wafer fixing jig 36, and is quickly carried out into the wafer storage container 29 of the unloading chamber 25 by the transport promoting wheels 34.

このようにこの蒸着装置50 によれば、ヒーティング
室21及びクーリング室22に搬送促進車輪34を有す
るウエノ・搬出機構−も1を設けたので、ウェハ24の
搬送操作を極めて速やかに行ない、生産性を向上させる
ことができる。
According to this vapor deposition apparatus 50, the heating chamber 21 and the cooling chamber 22 are also provided with the wafer unloading mechanism 1 having the conveyance promoting wheels 34, so that the wafer 24 can be conveyed very quickly and the production can be carried out very quickly. can improve sex.

また、ウェハ24の裏面にごみ等が付着していテモ、或
fd、ウェハ24が反っていても、搬送促進車輪34に
よりウエノ・24を極めて円滑に搬送することができる
。また、搬送促進車輪34によりてウェハ24の搬送が
円滑になるので、搬送に伴って発生し易いチッピングを
阻止して、搬送による支障が起きるのを防止できる。
Furthermore, even if the wafer 24 is warped due to dust or the like adhering to the back surface of the wafer 24, the wafer 24 can be transported extremely smoothly by the transport promoting wheels 34. Further, since the wafer 24 is smoothly transported by the transport promoting wheels 34, chipping that is likely to occur during transport can be prevented, and troubles caused by transport can be prevented.

〔発明の詳細 な説明した如く、本発明に係るウエノ・搬送機構によれ
ば、ウエノ・を高品質の状態で極めて速やかに搬送して
生産性を向上させることができるものである。
[As described in detail of the invention, according to the wafer conveying mechanism according to the present invention, the wafer can be conveyed extremely quickly in a high quality state and productivity can be improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は、従来のウェハ搬送機構の要部を示す斜視図、
第2図は、本発明のウェハ搬送機構を適用した蒸着装置
の概略構成を示す説明図、第3図は、同蒸着装置に適用
したウェハ搬送機構の一例を示す斜視図である。 20・・・スハッp’M、zz・・・ヒーティング室、
22・・・クーリング室、23・・・ローディング室、
24・・ウェハ、25・・・ターゲット、26・・・ウ
ェハ架台、27・・・搬送面、26IL・・・ウェハ収
容部、28.29・・ウェハ収納容器、30・・・ウェ
ハ搬tsllNN、3 Z 、 、? z・・・ウェハ
ストッパー、33・・・ガイドレール、33a・・・ウ
ェハ収容溝、34・・搬送促進車輪、35・・・把持部
、36・・・ウェハ固定具、5o・・・蒸着装置。 出願人代理人  弁理士 鈴 江 武 彦第1図 埠
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the main parts of a conventional wafer transport mechanism;
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a vapor deposition apparatus to which the wafer transport mechanism of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the wafer transport mechanism applied to the same vapor deposition apparatus. 20...Shap'M,zz...Heating room,
22...Cooling room, 23...Loading room,
24...Wafer, 25...Target, 26...Wafer stand, 27...Transfer surface, 26IL...Wafer storage unit, 28.29...Wafer storage container, 30...Wafer transfer tsllNN, 3 Z, ,? z...Wafer stopper, 33...Guide rail, 33a...Wafer storage groove, 34...Transportation promotion wheel, 35...Gripper, 36...Wafer fixture, 5o...Vapor deposition device . Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 所定間隔で並列に対設されたガイドレールと、該ガイド
レール間に形成された搬送路と、該搬送路の搬送面に周
面を露出して回転自在に設けられた複数個の搬送促進車
輪とを具備することを特徴とするウェハ搬送機構。
Guide rails arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals, a conveyance path formed between the guide rails, and a plurality of conveyance promoting wheels rotatably provided with exposed peripheral surfaces on the conveyance surface of the conveyance path. A wafer transfer mechanism characterized by comprising:
JP17276882A 1982-10-01 1982-10-01 Wafer transfer mechanism Pending JPS5961943A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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