KR101008319B1 - Inspection device for semiconductor chip - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a semiconductor chip inspection apparatus for loading and unloading a plurality of semiconductor chips in a wafer state and an accurate inspection using an optical system while the movement of the XY stage is made stable and precise.
In general, semiconductor chips are manufactured by cutting a wafer in the form of a round disc. As described above, when dividing into a plurality of
The semiconductor chip (hereinafter referred to as a semiconductor chip) divided in the state bonded to the dicing tape or bonded to the wafer ring as described above is kept in a wafer shape and stored in a cassette.
Since very fine circuits are formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip, various defects such as foreign matters, scratches, discolorations, etc., which are difficult to visually identify, and cracks generated in the process of cutting the wafer occur.
Therefore, by inspecting the semiconductor chip with a camera, not only the defect can be detected but also the cause of the defect in the manufacturing process can be found and solved.
The present invention is to solve the conventional problem that the loading / unloading of the semiconductor chip is made in stages over several sections, the reliability is lowered because the movement of the X-Y stage using the motor and the gear is not precise.
The present invention is to solve the problem that the precise inspection is difficult because it does not absorb the vibration generated from the outside during the inspection of the semiconductor chip.
The present invention is to solve the conventional problem that the precision is low because the flatness of the base for installing each configuration is low.
The present invention is to solve the conventional problem that the reliability of the inspection is lowered because it is difficult to prevent the position is shifted in the process of placing the semiconductor chip on the inspection table.
The present invention is to solve the conventional problem that is difficult to precise inspection while bending because the vacuum adsorption of the semiconductor chip is partially made in the inspection table.
The present invention is to solve the problem that the reliability is degraded due to the remaining of the defective semiconductor chip because the display of the defect is not made after the inspection of the semiconductor chip.
The semiconductor chip inspection apparatus of the present invention includes a base; A lift unit installed at one side of the base to move up and down at a predetermined height, the lift unit configured to seat a cassette containing a semiconductor chip fixed to a wafer ring in a divided state; An X-Y stage installed at the other side of the base and formed to move in X and Y axes using a linear motor; An inspection table disposed above the X-Y stage and configured to seat the semiconductor chip; A loading / unloading unit disposed between the lifting unit and the X-Y stage, the loading / unloading unit configured to load / unload the semiconductor chip stored in the cassette onto the inspection table; And an inspection unit installed on the other side of the base and inspecting the semiconductor chip seated on the inspection table to detect a defect and to photograph the detected defective portion.
Is installed in the lower portion of the base, the vibration blocking device for blocking the vibration transmitted from the floor; is configured to include.
The base is formed of a stone tablet.
The elevating means of the elevating unit includes a lift table for placing the cassette; A guide configured to vertically penetrate the base in a state coupled to a lower portion of the lift table and to guide the lift; A screw coupled to a lower portion of the platform and installed to vertically penetrate the base; A rotating body coupled to the base and rotating in a state where the screw penetrates and is engaged; And a first electric motor coupled to the base and configured to forward and reverse rotate the rotating body.
And a second electric motor installed under the inspection table and configured to rotate the inspection table 360 degrees forward and backward.
And a porous chuck installed at an upper portion of the inspection table and having a plurality of fine pores for adsorbing and fixing the semiconductor chip.
The gripper is installed on the X-Y stage, the gripper for picking up and going out of the semiconductor chip housed in the cassette while being lifted by the first cylinder formed on one side; A rail which is formed to support both ends of the semiconductor chip for entering and exiting by the gripper, and which is formed to be spread to the left and right by second cylinders installed at both sides; And a picker installed at an upper portion of the rail, the picker being configured to vacuum-suck the semiconductor chip by a third cylinder to be transferred to the rail or an inspection table.
The inspection unit includes an alignment camera for reading the alignment and position of the wafer ring; And a line scan camera for inspecting a circuit formed in each sector of the wafer ring to detect a bad sector.
The alignment camera is configured to move the X-Y stage, rotate the inspection table to correct alignment of the semiconductor chip, and to enlarge and photograph the semiconductor chip to be transferred to the screen.
And a marking head for marking a defective portion of the semiconductor chip detected by the line scan camera.
According to the semiconductor chip inspection device of the present invention, the loading / unloading of the semiconductor chip is performed in one section, and the movement of the semiconductor chip is precisely performed by using an XY stage using a linear motor, thereby greatly improving stability and precision. It is effective.
According to the semiconductor chip inspection device of the present invention by installing a vibration blocking device in the lower base to block the vibration transmitted from the outside, there is an effect that a more precise inspection is performed.
According to the semiconductor chip inspection device of the present invention, by forming the base into a stone plate, there is an effect of improving the flatness and precision for installing each configuration.
According to the semiconductor chip inspection apparatus of the present invention, the accuracy of the inspection is improved by determining an accurate inspection area by using an alignment camera and forming the inspection table to rotate 360 degrees.
According to the semiconductor chip inspection apparatus of the present invention, by forming fine adsorption pores on the surface of the inspection table, it is possible to precisely inspect the semiconductor chip while maintaining the flatness of the semiconductor chip.
According to the semiconductor chip inspection apparatus of the present invention, the marking head is formed so as to display the defects, so that the defects can be easily removed without missing the defects.
1 and 2 are a perspective view showing a semiconductor chip inspection device to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 3 is a front view showing a semiconductor chip inspection device to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 4 is a plan view showing a semiconductor chip inspection device to which the present invention is applied.
5 is a partial front cross-sectional view showing a semiconductor chip inspection device to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the XY stage and the inspection unit to which the present invention is applied.
7 is a plan view showing the operation of the XY stage to which the present invention is applied.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing an examination table to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the operation of the gripper to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 10 is a side cross-sectional view showing the operation of the rail to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the operation of the rail to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 12 is a side cross-sectional view showing the operation of the picker to which the present invention is applied.
Figure 13 is a plan view showing the alignment of the inspection unit and the semiconductor chip to which the present invention is applied.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 13, the semiconductor chip inspecting apparatus of the present invention has a
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10: cassette 20: semiconductor chip
100: base 110: vibration blocking device
200: elevator 210: platform
220: guide 230: screw
240: rotating body 250: first electric motor
260: sensor
300: XY stage
400: inspection table 410: second electric motor
420: Fors Chuck
500: loading / unloading unit 510: gripper
511: first cylinder 520: rail
521: second cylinder 530: picker
531: third cylinder
600: inspection unit 610: alignment camera
620: line scan camera
700: marking head
Claims (10)
A lift unit installed at one side of the base to move up and down at a predetermined height, the lift unit configured to seat a cassette containing a semiconductor chip fixed to a wafer ring in a divided state;
An XY stage installed at the other side of the base and formed to move in X and Y axes using a linear motor;
An inspection table disposed above the XY stage and configured to seat the semiconductor chip;
A loading / unloading unit provided between the lifting unit and the XY stage, the loading / unloading unit configured to load / unload the semiconductor chip stored in the cassette onto the inspection table; And
And an inspection unit installed on the other side of the base and detecting the defect by inspecting the semiconductor chip seated on the inspection table, and photographing the detected defective portion.
Lifting means of the lifting unit,
Platform for placing the cassette;
A guide configured to vertically penetrate the base in a state coupled to a lower portion of the lift table and to guide the lift;
A screw coupled to a lower portion of the platform and installed to vertically penetrate the base;
A rotating body coupled to the base and rotating in a state where the screw penetrates and is engaged; And
And a first electric motor coupled to the base and configured to forward and reverse rotate the rotating body.
A gripper provided on the XY stage and configured to move the semiconductor chip housed in the cassette while being lifted by a first cylinder formed on one side thereof;
A rail which is formed to support both ends of the semiconductor chip for entering and exiting by the gripper, and which is formed to be spread to the left and right by second cylinders installed at both sides; And
And a picker disposed above the rail and configured to vacuum-suck the semiconductor chip by a third cylinder to move the semiconductor chip to the rail or an inspection table.
An alignment camera for reading the alignment and position of the semiconductor chip; And
And a line scan camera for detecting a bad sector by inspecting a circuit formed in each sector of the semiconductor chip.
And an enlarged photograph of the semiconductor chip and transmitted to the screen.
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JPH08250558A (en) * | 1995-03-10 | 1996-09-27 | Tokyo Seimitsu Co Ltd | Wafer prober |
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KR101350012B1 (en) | 2011-07-20 | 2014-01-14 | 미쓰보시 다이야몬도 고교 가부시키가이샤 | Laser scribe device |
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