KR101634797B1 - Photo mask transfering system - Google Patents
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photomask transfer system for preventing bending phenomenon of a pellicle, which is a film for protecting a pattern (Reticle, Photo Mask, Mask), and haze of a surface of a photomask, When a pellicle bending phenomenon occurs, a photomask is applied to the exposure equipment of the semiconductor manufacturing process, and when the IRIS of the photomask surface is executed, if the bending phenomenon occurs, an error occurs (error occurs) The haze of the surface of the photomask, which is caused by the haze phenomenon of the surface of the photomask, which is a circuit substrate in the exposure equipment of the semiconductor manufacturing process, Chip defect phenomenon is accompanied. The wafer chip defect is caused by the haze phenomenon of the photomask, that is, the circuit pattern In order to prevent pellicle bending phenomenon and haze phenomenon, it is necessary to efficiently automate the photomask stacking system to prevent the pellicle bending phenomenon and the haze phenomenon, as the sharpness of the wafer pattern is low due to the transmittance of a laser or a light source, To a photomask transfer system having a function of preventing a pellicle banding phenomenon and a function of cutting off unnecessary gas ions which is a source of a haze phenomenon.
In general, a reticle refers to a photomask used in exposure equipment for a semiconductor process, and is a circuit board for producing a large number of semiconductor chips on a wafer. A large number of semiconductor chips are completed by exposing an original plate of a semiconductor circuit and reducing the original plate of the circuit using an optic to form a circuit pattern received on the wafer.
1 is a view showing the structure of a conventional photomask. Referring to FIG. 1, a
The
The
The haze generated in the above-described photomask is generated when the photomask is transported and loaded in a general environment (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.), particularly at the time of transport, loading and packaging . In addition, outgassing exists in the photomask storage box, the clip for fixing the box, and the packaging paper for packaging the storage box, which may cause haze phenomenon.
There is also a problem that labor is lost due to loading, transfer, stacking and packaging of the photomask depending on the manpower of a series of processes.
In order to eliminate such haze, the salt generated in the vicinity of the
2 is a cross-sectional view of a photomask for explaining that bending occurs in a pneumatic pressure condition in general. Referring to FIG. 2, when the
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer device and a package fastening device that can be integrated in a single device so that internal pressure and external pressure, The present invention aims to provide a photomask transfer system which can reduce the waiting time at the time of mass production of wafers by allowing bending occurring in the pellicle to be eliminated by allowing the external pressure and the internal pressure to be recognized and kept the same.
In addition, the present invention automatically performs a series of operations (transport and packaging) in a space where the photomask is transported and packed in a work space, that is, the inside of the apparatus is present only in the most stable N2 (99% In order to prevent the haze phenomenon by blocking the gas absorption on the surface of the photomask and the gas inflow into the pellicle, a box for storing the photomask, a clip for fixing the box, and a packaging paper containing the tightened box are generated in the parts through heating And a source of the haze phenomenon is removed in advance by forcibly discharging the exhaust gas to the photomask transfer system.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a photomask transfer system in which transferring, box fastening, and packaging operations are constituted by a single integrated device, thereby improving work efficiency, loss due to operator error, and production maximization.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photomask transfer system comprising: a loading unit for loading materials necessary for photomask packaging; A package fastening device for packaging the photomask in a shipping box; A transfer device for automatically transferring the packaged photomask between the package fastening device and the loading part; And an air conditioning device for maintaining the atmosphere inside the package fastening device and the transfer device in a nitrogen atmosphere and keeping the pressure of the package fastening device and the transfer device equal to the external pressure.
Further, the package fastening apparatus according to the present invention includes: a loading section for loading a padded package with a photomask; An opening portion for opening the pad transferred from the loading portion; A fastening part for inserting the photomask into the shipping box, covering the photomask inserted in the shipping box with a lid, and fastening the clip transferred from the loading part to the four corners of the packed shipping box; A plastic bag packaging unit for packing the shipping box into plastic bags; And an unloading unit for withdrawing the shipping box transferred from the plastic bag packing unit.
Wherein the loading section comprises: a box loading section for loading the shipping box; A clip loading unit for loading the clip for fixing to the edge of the shipping box; And a vinyl pack loading unit for loading the vinyl pack. The heating unit and the heating unit for removing the gas are respectively provided at upper and lower portions of the box loading unit, the clip loading unit, and the vinyl pack loading unit, And a cooling unit for performing the cooling operation.
The transfer device includes: an arm which can grasp and lift the photomask; And a robot for moving the photomask sequentially between the loading part, the opening part, the heating part, the cooling part, the insertion part, the plastic packing part, and the unloading part, And a rail.
The air conditioner includes: a pressure sensor unit for sensing pressure inside and outside; A nitrogen supply valve for supplying nitrogen according to a pressure sensed by the pressure sensor; A discharge unit for discharging the air inside the photomask automatic loading system according to the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor unit; And a control unit for receiving the pressure information from the pressure sensor unit and controlling the amount of nitrogen introduced through the nitrogen supply valve and the amount of the nitrogen discharged to the discharge unit so that the pressure inside and outside the photomask automatic loading system are equal to each other .
Wherein the control unit adjusts the pressure by operating the fan when the pressure of the photomask automatic loading system is high and controls the amount of nitrogen introduced by opening the valve of the nitrogen supply valve when the nitrogen ratio of the photomask automatic loading system is low And the amount is adjusted and kept constant.
The photomask transfer system according to the present invention having the above-described structure can recognize the external pressure and the internal pressure using the sensor when the photomask is drawn into the transfer device and the package fastener, So that it is possible to reduce waiting time at the time of wafer production.
In addition, the photomask transfer system of the present invention automates the transfer device and the inside of the package fastening apparatus in a nitrogen atmosphere to prevent haze from occurring, and at the same time, It prevents the phase and provides the effect of making quick work without depending on manpower.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing the structure of a conventional photomask. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a photomask for explaining that a photomask generally undergoes banding under external air pressure conditions. FIG.
3 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a photomask automatic loading system for preventing haze prevention and pellicle banding according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transporting device and a package fastening device of FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a schematic view of the configuration of the air conditioning system of FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a table comparing a conventional photomask transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Embodiments in accordance with the concepts of the present invention can make various changes and have various forms, so that specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in this specification or application. It is to be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms of disclosure, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises ",or" having ", or the like, specify that there is a stated feature, number, step, operation, , Steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, as a matter of principle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration of a photomask automatic loading system for preventing haze according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, the photomask transfer system according to the present invention includes a
The package fastening
The
The
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the transporting device and the package fastening device of FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, the
The
When the fade is transferred by the
On the other hand, the incoming shipping box has a
The cooling
When the photomask is packed by the shipping box, the
The vinyl
The
On the other hand, a heating part (not shown) and a cooling part (not shown) are formed on the top and bottom of the
When the
The
The shipping boxes loaded in the
The
The
The
The
FIG. 5 is a view schematically showing a configuration of the air conditioning system of FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the
The
The
The
If the pressure inside the automatic photomask packaging system is high according to the pressure information inputted from each of the
FIG. 6 is a table comparing a conventional photomask transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the photomask transfer system of the prior art requires 21 steps by gravity, whereas the photomask transfer system of the present invention takes two steps by gravity. First, a step in which the user draws the photomask into the loading section and a step in which the user fetches the packaged photomask from the
Although the prior art photomask loading system requires at least three people, the photomask loading system of the present invention requires one person. That is, a worker is a step of inserting a photomask into the loading unit, and the user takes a process of pulling out the packaged photomask from the unloading unit.
Since the photomask loading system of the related art works in an open space rather than at least a closed space, haze may be generated by exposure to ammonia (NH 3 ) and sulfate ions (SO 4 ), etc. However, in the photomask automatic loading system of the present invention Haze can be prevented by working in a confined space in a nitrogen atmosphere at the same pressure as the outside air.
The prior art photomask loading system does not have an air venting system because it works in at least an open space, but in the automatic photomask loading system of the present invention, Haze can be prevented.
In the description of the present invention, the
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 embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. will be. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.
100: package fastening device 102: loading part
104: opening part 106: heating part
108: cooling unit 110:
112: fastening part 114: clip mounting part
116: Vinyl pack packing part 118: Vinyl pack loading part
120: box loading part 122: unloading part
200: transfer device 210: arm
220: robot rail 240:
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308: Nitrogen supply valve 310:
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A package fastening device for packaging the photomask in a shipping box;
A transfer device for automatically transferring the packaged photomask between the package fastening device and the loading part; And
And an air conditioning device for maintaining the atmosphere inside the package fastening device and the transfer device in a nitrogen atmosphere and keeping the pressure of the package fastening device and the transfer device equal to an external pressure,
The package fastening device includes:
A loading unit for loading a padded photomask;
An opening portion for opening the pad transferred from the loading portion;
A fastening part for inserting the photomask into the shipping box, covering the photomask inserted in the shipping box with a lid, and fastening the clip transferred from the loading part to the four corners of the packed shipping box;
A plastic bag packaging unit for packing the shipping box into plastic bags; And
And an unloading unit for unloading the shipping box transferred from the plastic packaging unit.
A box loading section for loading the shipping box;
A clip loading unit for loading the clip for fixing to the edge of the shipping box;
And a vinyl pack loading unit for loading the vinyl pack,
Wherein the box mounting part, the clip mounting part, and the vinyl pack mounting part are provided with a heating part for removing gas and a cooling part for cooling the heated heat and discharging the removed gas, respectively. Transfer system.
An arm which can grasp and lift the photomask; And
The photomask held by the arm is provided to the arm so as to sequentially transfer the photomask between the loading section, the opening section, the heating section, the cooling section, the insertion section, the vinyl pack packaging section, and the unloading section And a robot rail.
A pressure sensor unit for sensing pressure inside and outside;
A nitrogen supply valve for supplying nitrogen according to a pressure sensed by the pressure sensor;
A discharge unit for discharging the air inside the photomask automatic loading system according to the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor unit; And
And a control unit for receiving the pressure information from the pressure sensor unit and controlling the amount of nitrogen introduced through the nitrogen supply valve and the amount discharged to the discharge unit so that the pressure inside and outside of the photomask automatic loading system are equal to each other Wherein the photomask transfer system comprises:
Adjusting the pressure by operating the fan when the pressure of the photomask automatic loading system is higher than the external pressure, and adjusting the pressure of the nitrogen supply valve when the nitrogen ratio of the photomask automatic loading system falls below 99% To increase the amount of nitrogen introduced into the photomask transfer system.
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