KR101342037B1 - A wafer storage have a enclosed type door equipment and a fume remove equipment - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a wafer storage, and more particularly, it is provided between an EFEM (Equipment Front End Module), the closed door device and the fume to remove the harmful gas during the transfer to the EFEM on one side and the EFEM on the other side A wafer storage device having a removal device.
In general, as shown in FIG. 1, the wafer fabrication process is performed on a wafer (WF) in which EFEM (MD) is completed, such as ionization implantation, thin film deposition, etching, and planarization in the semiconductor processing equipment (BS) on the left side. (RT) is laminated to a cassette (not shown) provided in the load port LP.
Then, the cassette is transferred to the side storage (SS) to remove harmful gases such as fumes generated during the process in the semiconductor processing equipment (BS).
As described above, the plurality of stacked wafers WF that have been primarily processed are transferred to the wafer storage WS before being transferred to the EFEM (Equpment Front End Module) Wait.
However, the above-described conventional wafer storage WS is simply another wafer transferred by the robot RT inside the EFEM MD in the process of waiting for a plurality of wafers WF stacked in a cassette. There was a problem of being polluted again by harmful gases such as fumes present in WF).
In addition, such contamination has a problem that leads to defects of the wafer by reacting with other contaminants generated in the subsequent process.
The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, and an object of the present invention is to completely remove harmful gases such as fumes remaining on a wafer moving between EFEMs.
In addition, another object of the present invention is to prevent the wafer from being contaminated with contaminants present in the EFEM.
In addition, another object of the present invention is to form a wafer storage space outside, that is, an independent space blocked from the EFEM to maximize the fume removal efficiency and at the same time to block the influx of the fume from the outside.
The present invention made for this purpose;
Regarding the wafer storage provided between the EFEM and the EFEM,
The wafer storage device is provided on one side in a symmetrical manner, and a closed door device for opening and closing a process chamber into which a cassette provided with a plurality of wafers is inserted;
And a fume removing device provided below the process chamber.
Further, in the closed door device,
A door frame provided at one side of the fume removing device in a vertical direction;
A slide door vertically moving upward and downward from the inside of the door frame;
And a slide device for moving the slide door vertically and downward.
Further, in the door frame,
A flange provided on one side of the fume removing device and provided in a direction perpendicular to the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the fume removing device, a slide rail provided symmetrically with respect to the left and right sides of the flange, A first frame including first and second openings formed in a vertical direction and a vertical direction;
A flange provided in a direction perpendicular to the four sides of the upper, lower, left, and right sides so as to engage in a symmetrical direction of the first frame, and a second frame having a third opening with the same standard as the first opening.
In addition, the first frame,
The fume removing device and the bolt further comprises a plurality of first bolt holes formed in the rim portion.
In addition, the second frame,
Further comprising a plurality of second bolt holes formed in the vertical direction, to facilitate coupling with the flange of the first frame.
In addition,
A slide groove is provided on both sides of the door frame so as to engage with the slide rails provided on the left and right sides of the door frame, and a mounting protrusion provided at the lower center of the slide groove.
In addition, the above-
Support brackets provided in the horizontal direction on both sides of the second opening, the mounting plate for interviewing the support bracket, both ends are coupled to the mounting plate, the slide rail is provided side by side, the length along the slide rail It consists of a rodless cylinder with a cylinder block moving in the direction.
In addition, the above-
A lifting cylinder provided in a longitudinal direction on the upper side of the second support bracket and having wire pulleys in forward and backward directions; One end of the guide roller is installed on the lower side of the first support bracket, and the other end of the guide roller is wound on the wire pulley by a plurality of turns. The guide roller is mounted on the mounting protrusion of the slide door through the guide roller Wire rope.
In addition, the above-
A support bracket disposed horizontally on both sides of the second opening,
A nut coupled to the support bracket so as to be rotatable at both ends thereof, a nut screwed to the screw and mounted on the mounting protrusion on the lower side of the slide door, and a speed reducer axially coupled to the lower end of the screw by coupling.
In addition,
An intake hopper provided at a lower side of the processing chamber;
A first body formed in a disk shape and provided at an upper portion of the intake hopper and having an inlet at the center thereof so as to allow air in the processing chamber to flow;
An air supply port formed in a direction perpendicular to the circulation unit, and an air supply port formed in a lower portion of the first body, An air outflow section formed at a position lower than the upper surface of the seat section so as to be spaced apart from the upper surface of the seat section by a predetermined distance and formed in a circular shape on the inner side of a section of the circulation section and a diffusion section whose inner diameter is enlarged in cross section to diffuse the air flowing through the air outflow section And the second body.
In addition, the inlet of the first main body may be formed,
And an induction slope part having an inner diameter gradually increased gradually from one side to the other side.
In addition, the circulation unit of the second main body may include:
It further includes a vortex forming portion formed on the bottom in cross section to minimize the resistance of the air fluid supplied to the air supply port, and to be quickly discharged through the air outlet.
In addition, the air outlet portion of the first body,
And a vortex accelerating part formed in a round shape in cross section so as to promote vortex formed in the circulation part and minimize resistance of the air fluid.
As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect of completely removing harmful gases such as fumes remaining in the wafer moving between EFEMs.
In addition, there is an effect that the wafer is not contaminated by the closed door device provided on both sides to prevent contact with the contaminants present in the EFEM.
In addition, the wafer door is formed into an independent space blocked from the EFEM by an enclosed door device, thereby maximizing the efficiency of removing the fume and simultaneously blocking the inflow of the fume from the outside.
1 is a plan view of each equipment of a wafer manufacturing process equipped with a conventional wafer storage,
Figure 2 is a plan view of each equipment of the wafer manufacturing process equipped with a wafer storage equipped with a closed door device and a fume removing device according to the present invention,
3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a wafer storage with a closed door device and a fume removing device according to the present invention,
4 is a view as viewed from the direction “A” of FIG. 2,
FIG. 5 is a view showing the fume removing apparatus according to the present invention, as viewed from the direction of FIG. 3 "B"
6) to 6) are views sequentially showing the action of the wafer storage equipped with the closed door device and the fume removing device according to the present invention.
7 is a view showing another embodiment of the closed door device according to the present invention,
8 and 9 are views showing another embodiment of the closed door device according to the present invention.
2 to 5, the wafer storage WS according to the present invention includes a sealed
The closed door device (hereinafter referred to as “door device”) 10 is provided symmetrically on both sides of the wafer storage WS, and includes a
The
Referring to FIG. 1, the
On the other hand, the first and
The
As described above, in the
It is preferable to use a washer head drill piece for the
The above-mentioned washer-type hair-drill piece (aka, a drill piece) is formed by integrally forming a drill on the end of the screw, and the drill of the screw end described above is tightened without a separate drill.
The
The
Although not shown, the first and
In addition, the
The
The
It is preferable to apply grease to the
A mounting
The
The
A
The mounting
As described above, at least one
Although not shown in the drawing, the
On the other hand, the
The
The
It is preferable that the
The first
The
The
The
The
The
On the other hand, the
The
Thus, the air flowing out through the
The diffusion width of the air is amplified as the inner diameter of the diffusion portion 690 gradually increases toward the lower side with reference to the illustrated direction and the amplified air flows into the diffusion portion 690 of the
Subsequently, the operations and effects of the
First, referring to a), the cassette CT with the plurality of wafers WF is placed in the process chamber ST of the wafer storage WS.
At this time, the
When the insertion of the cassette CT is completed as described above, the
As such, when the process chamber ST of the wafer storage WS is shielded from the outside, the fume removing operation is performed by the
Referring to FIGS. 6B and 5, the
The air circulates in an
The
In this way, the air fluid that is further accelerated by the formed vortex is diffused and discharged through the diffusion portion 690 without resistance.
That is, the air introduced at a constant speed is vortex by the action of the
Accordingly, the air that is diffused through the diffusion portion 290 of the
As such, when the removal of the fume gas remaining on the wafer WF is completed, as shown in (c) of FIG. 6, the
As described above, the wafer storage WS according to the present invention is made by removing the fume from the inside of the process chamber ST while being shielded from the outside by the
Further, since the fume removing operation is performed in a state of being shielded from the outside, the inflow of fumes from the outside is originally blocked.
Furthermore, the
Further, since it is not a device operated by a power source, it can be used almost semi-permanently without any trouble, and can be used semi-permanently by the
7 shows another embodiment of the
As shown in the drawing, the
The
An elevating
One end of the
As shown in the figure, the
8 shows another embodiment of the
The lower end of the
Accordingly, as the
Meanwhile, the
It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific exemplary embodiments described above and that various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. And such modified embodiments are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.
1: wafer storage 10: closed door device
100: door frame 200: slide door
300: slide device
50: Fume removing device
500: first body 510: inlet
600: second body 610: seat part
630: circulation part 650: air supply port
670: air outflow portion 690: diffusion portion
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The wafer storage unit is provided in both sides in the vertical direction in a symmetrical type, a closed door device for opening and closing the process chamber into which the cassette is provided with a plurality of wafers;
Wafer storage with a closed door device and a fume removal device comprising a fume removal device provided on the lower side of the process chamber.
In the closed door device,
A door frame vertically installed on one side of the fume removing device;
A slide door vertically moving upward and downward from the inside of the door frame;
Wafer storage device having a closed door device and a fume removing device comprising a slide device for moving the slide door in the vertical direction.
The door frame includes:
A flange provided on one side of the fume removing device and provided in a direction perpendicular to the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the fume removing device, a slide rail provided symmetrically with respect to the left and right sides of the flange, A first frame including first and second openings formed in a vertical direction and a vertical direction;
A sealed type comprising a flange provided at four right, upper, lower, left, and right sides to engage in the symmetrical direction of the first frame, and a second frame having a third opening formed in the same standard as the first opening. Wafer storage with door and fume removal.
The first frame,
The wafer storage device provided with a closed door device and a fume removing device further comprising a plurality of first bolt holes formed in the edge portion to facilitate fastening of the fume removing device and the bolt.
The second frame,
And a second bolt hole formed in a plurality of vertical and vertical directions to facilitate engagement with the flange of the first frame.
The slide door includes:
Sealed door device and fume removing device, characterized in that the slide groove is provided symmetrically on both sides so as to be coupled to the slide rail provided in the vertical direction of the left and right sides of the door frame, and the mounting protrusion provided in the lower center. Wafer storage.
The slide device includes:
Support brackets provided in the horizontal direction on both sides of the second opening, the mounting plate for interviewing the support bracket, both ends are coupled to the mounting plate, the slide rail is provided side by side, the length along the slide rail Wafer storage with a closed door device and a fume removing device characterized in that the cylinder block moving in the direction.
The slide device includes:
First and second support brackets provided in the horizontal direction on both sides of the second opening, and in a longitudinal direction on the upper side of the second support bracket, and a lifting cylinder having wire pulleys in the front and rear directions; The guide roller and one end provided on the lower side of the first support bracket are mounted to the rear of the lifting cylinder, and the other end is pulled by the wire pulley multiple times in a pulley manner, and is mounted to the mounting protrusion of the slide door via the guide roller. Wafer storage with a closed door device and a fume removal device comprising a wire rope.
The slide device includes:
A support bracket disposed horizontally on both sides of the second opening,
A screw coupled to the support bracket so as to be rotatable at both ends, a nut screwed to the screw and mounted to a mounting protrusion below the slide door, and a reducer axially coupled by coupling with a lower end of the screw. Wafer storage with hermetic door system and fume removal system.
The fume removal device comprises:
An intake hopper provided at a lower side of the processing chamber;
A first body formed in a disk shape and provided at an upper portion of the intake hopper and having an inlet at the center thereof so as to allow air in the processing chamber to flow;
A seating portion formed as a circular recess to insert the lower outer side of the first body, a circulation portion formed as a circular recess in the inner side of the seating portion, an air supply port formed in a right angle direction of the circulation portion, and a lower side of the first body; The upper end of the cross section is formed at a position lower than the upper surface of the seating portion so as to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and the air outlet portion formed in a circular shape on the inside of the cross section of the circulation portion, and the diffusion portion whose diameter in diameter is enlarged so that the air flowing out through the air outlet portion is diffused. Wafer storage having a closed door device and a fume removing device comprising a second body made of.
The inlet
Wafer storage with a closed door device and a fume removing device further comprises an inclined inclined portion of the inner diameter is gradually increased from one side to the other side.
The circulation unit includes:
The wafer stow having a closed door device and a fume removing device further includes a vortex forming part formed at the bottom of the cross section so as to minimize resistance of the air fluid supplied to the air supply port and allow rapid discharge through the air outlet. Lazy.
The air-
Wafer storage with a closed door device and a fume removing device further comprises a vortex facilitator formed in a round shape in the upper end so as to promote the vortex formed in the circulation and minimize the resistance of the air fluid.
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