KR101335669B1 - Load port module - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a load port module, and more particularly, when a pool is mounted on a stage unit, nitrogen gas is injected into the pool, and the wafer stored and transported in the pool is discharged to the outside of the pool by pollutants. It relates to a load port module that is prevented from being damaged by.
Description
The present invention relates to a load port module, and more particularly, when a pool is mounted on a stage unit, nitrogen gas is injected into the pool, and the wafer stored and transported in the pool is discharged to the outside of the pool by pollutants. It relates to a load port module that is prevented from being damaged by.
Substrate loading and unloading devices, commonly referred to as FIMS loaders, are automated equipment related to the transport of materials such as wafers or reticles in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Included in the equipment that makes up the Standard Mechanical Interface (SMI) system.
Among the components of the PIM system, a sealed wafer storage container includes a detachable cassette mainly used for 200 mm wafers and a pod that is open downward, and a FOUP. .
Typically, the loose is made of synthetic resin, the sealing with the outside is made by the packing of the rubber material. Therefore, when the wafer is stored in the pool between processes, after some time, external oxygen or contaminants penetrate and a natural oxide film is formed on the wafer, which causes a defective wafer.
Thus, before the wafer is introduced into the next step, nitrogen gas is injected into the supply port formed on one side of the fulcrum, and contaminants such as oxygen are discharged into the exhaust port formed on the other side.
However, as described above, the local cleaning method of injecting nitrogen gas into the inside of the pool has a long purging type and some pollutants are not discharged smoothly. have.
Prior art in this regard is Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0024474 (2011.03.09. Publication, stage moving device).
An object of the present invention is to provide a load port module that can be prevented from damaging the wafer inside the pool by allowing nitrogen gas to be injected into the pool from the stage unit when the pool is mounted on the stage unit.
Another object of the present invention, the supply unit for injecting nitrogen gas into the pool and the discharge unit for discharging contaminants inside the pool is installed to be able to pull in and out from the stage unit to facilitate the installation of the pool, contaminated in the pool When the material is less than the set concentration to provide a load port module to prevent the work efficiency is reduced by controlling not to perform unnecessary processes without injecting nitrogen gas into the pool.
In order to solve the above problems,
The present invention includes a stage unit to which a pull in which a plurality of wafers are stored is mounted, a moving panel member for opening and closing the door of the pull, and a panel lifting unit for moving the moving panel member up or down, wherein the stage unit is provided. Silver, the fixing unit for fixing the spool to the stage unit when the spool is mounted, the supply unit for supplying nitrogen gas into the spool if the spool is mounted to the stage unit, and the spool if the spool is mounted to the stage unit And a discharge unit for discharging internal contaminants to the outside and a sensor unit for detecting whether a pull is mounted on the stage unit.
According to the measurement result of the concentration of contaminants in the pool control the nitrogen gas injection of the supply portion and the discharge of contaminants in the discharge portion.
The supply unit and the discharge unit are drawn into and out of the stage unit according to the detection signal of the sensor unit.
The sensor unit may be selected from an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor.
The sensor unit may be a push switch protruding to the outside of the stage unit.
The supply unit injects nitrogen gas into the pool at a rate of 0.1 to 100 L / min.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a load port module including a wafer in which a wafer is stored and a stage unit in which the wafer is mounted, wherein the pool is formed at the pool and injects nitrogen gas into the pool, and the pool And a measuring unit configured to measure the concentration of contaminants remaining in the inside of the pool and an outlet through which contaminants are discharged inside the pool, wherein the stage unit includes the stage unit when the pool is mounted on the stage unit. A fixing part for fixing the spool to the supply unit, a supply unit coupled to the inlet to supply nitrogen gas when the spool is mounted on the stage unit, and a discharge unit coupled to the outlet when the spool is mounted to the stage unit to transfer contaminants And a concentration of the pollutant measured by the sensor unit and the measurement unit for detecting whether the stage unit is equipped with a pull And controlling the nitrogen gas injection and emission of pollutants of the outlet of the injection port in accordance with, and a control unit for controlling the fixing unit and the supply and discharge unit according to the sensor of the sense signal.
The said supply part and a discharge part are provided in the said stage unit so that drawing-in and drawing-out is possible.
The sensor unit may be selected from an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor.
The sensor unit may be a push switch protruding to the outside of the stage unit.
The control unit, when the measurement result of the measurement unit exceeds a set concentration, injects nitrogen gas into the pool through the inlet, and controls to discharge contaminants through the outlet.
The measuring unit measures the concentration of oxygen in the pollutant, the set concentration is characterized in that 5 to 20ppm.
The measurement unit, when the sensor unit detects that the pool is mounted on the stage unit measures the contaminant concentration inside the pool.
The supply unit injects nitrogen gas into the pool at a rate of 0.1 to 100 L / min.
According to the solution of the above problems,
The present invention has the effect of preventing the wafer inside the pool from being damaged by contaminants.
In addition, there is an effect that the load port module of the present invention can be implemented by replacing only the stage unit with the conventional load port module without installing equipment or by processing the stage unit.
In addition, by removing the contaminants in the pool during the transfer process of the pool by the load port module has an effect of improving the work efficiency.
1 is a view schematically showing a load port module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view schematically illustrating the load port module of FIG. 1.
Figure 3 is a bottom view showing a pull in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view schematically showing a stage unit of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a side view showing a stage unit in a state in which the pull is not mounted in the present invention.
Figure 6 is a side view showing a stage unit in a state in which the pull is mounted in the present invention.
7 is a view illustrating a state in which a pull is mounted on a stage unit in a load port module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Hereinafter, a detailed description of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.
And embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art.
Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of the elements in the drawings and the like can be exaggerated for clarity.
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Preferably, a packing member for sealing the outside may be provided between the
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The control unit injects nitrogen gas into the
In the present invention, the measurement unit is to measure the concentration of the oxygen forming the oxide film on the wafer, the setting concentration for the control unit to control the
The measuring unit measures the oxygen concentration in the
As such, when the
When the measured concentration of the pollutant concentration exceeds the set concentration, the controller opens the
On the other hand, when the concentration of the contaminant in the
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While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
10: load port module
100: loose 110: inlet
120: outlet 200: stage unit
210: supply part 220: discharge part
230: sensor portion 240: fixed portion
300: moving panel member 310: locking ring
400: panel lifting device 410: panel moving part
420: panel lifting unit
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A moving panel member for opening and closing the door of the pull; And
It includes a panel lifting unit for moving the moving panel member up or down,
The stage unit includes:
A fixing part for fixing the fulcrum to the stage unit when the fulcrum is mounted to the stage unit;
A supply unit for supplying nitrogen gas into the pool when the pool is mounted on the stage unit;
A discharge unit for discharging contaminants in the pool to the outside when the pool is mounted on the stage unit; And
It is provided with a sensor unit for detecting whether the loosening is mounted on the stage unit,
The supply port and the discharge port is characterized in that the inlet and outlet to the stage unit in accordance with the detection signal of the sensor unit.
The load port, characterized in that for controlling the injection of nitrogen gas and the discharge of the pollutant in the discharge portion in accordance with the concentration measurement result of the pollutant in the pool.
The sensor unit includes:
Load port, characterized in that selected from the infrared sensor or ultrasonic sensor.
The sensor unit includes:
The load port, characterized in that the push switch protruding to the outside of the stage unit.
Wherein the supply unit includes:
The load port, characterized in that for injecting nitrogen gas at a rate of 0.1 to 100L / min inside the pool.
Unwrapped,
An injection port formed in the pool to inject nitrogen gas into the pool;
A discharge port formed in the pool to discharge pollutants inside the pool; And
It includes; Measuring unit for measuring the concentration of contaminants remaining inside the pool;
The stage unit includes:
A fixing part for fixing the fulcrum to the stage unit when the fulcrum is mounted to the stage unit;
A supply unit coupled to the inlet to supply nitrogen gas when the stage is mounted on the stage unit;
A discharge unit which is coupled to the discharge port and transfers pollutants when the pool is mounted on the stage unit;
A sensor unit for sensing whether the stage unit is equipped with a pull; And
A controller for controlling nitrogen gas injection into the inlet and pollutant discharge through the outlet according to the concentration measurement result of the pollutant measured by the measuring unit, and controlling the fixing part, the supply part, and the discharge part according to a detection signal of the sensor part; Including;
The supply part and the discharge part,
The load port module, characterized in that installed in the stage unit to be pulled out and pulled out.
The sensor unit includes:
Load port module, characterized in that selected from the infrared sensor or ultrasonic sensor.
The sensor unit includes:
The load port module, characterized in that the push switch protruding to the outside of the stage unit.
The control unit,
When the measurement result of the measurement unit exceeds the set concentration load port module, characterized in that to inject nitrogen gas into the pool through the inlet, and to discharge the pollutants through the outlet.
The measuring unit measures the concentration of oxygen in the pollutant, the set concentration is a load port module, characterized in that 5 to 20ppm.
Wherein the measuring unit comprises:
The load port module, characterized in that for measuring the contaminant concentration inside the pool when the sensor unit is detected that the pool is mounted on the stage unit.
Wherein the supply unit includes:
The load port module, characterized in that for injecting nitrogen gas at a rate of 0.1 to 100L / min inside the pool.
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