KR20080107493A - Apparatus for transferring wafer - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a wafer transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are schematic views illustrating an example of a wafer transfer method using the wafer transfer apparatus of FIG. 1.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transferring a wafer using the wafer transfer device of FIG. 1.
5 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an example of a wafer transfer method using a wafer transfer apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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100: wafer transfer device 110: transfer chamber
120: transfer arm 130: detection sensor
140: holder 150: support
200: wafer 300: process chamber
400: door 500: loading chamber
The present invention relates to a wafer transfer apparatus, and more particularly, to a wafer transfer apparatus including a transfer chamber connected to a process chamber.
In general, semiconductor devices are fabricated from wafers based on silicon. Specifically, the semiconductor device includes a deposition process for forming a film on the wafer, a chemical mechanical polishing process for planarizing the film, a photolithography process for forming a photoresist pattern on the film, and the photoresist pattern. An etching process for forming the film into a pattern having electrical characteristics by using an ion, an ion implantation process for implanting specific ions into a predetermined region of the wafer, a cleaning process for removing impurities on the wafer, and the film Or an inspection process for inspecting the surface of the wafer on which the pattern is formed.
The above processes are each carried out in different process chambers. Thus, the wafer is transferred to the process chambers with respect to the transfer chambers connected to the process chambers. That is, a transfer arm for substantially transferring the wafer is disposed in the transfer chamber.
Herein, the process of transferring the wafer will be described in detail. First, the wafer is transferred from the loading chamber to the home position of the transfer chamber. In this case, the home position may generally correspond to the center of the transfer chamber because the process chambers are connected around the transfer chamber.
Then, the wafer is transferred to the process chamber to be processed. Subsequently, the transfer arm from which the wafer has been removed is moved to the home position of the transfer chamber and waited.
Then, when the process of the wafer is completed, the transfer arm is moved back to the process chamber to transfer the wafer to the home position of the transfer chamber. Then, the wafer is transferred to another process chamber so that another process can proceed. Repeating this process, when the wafer is completed, the transfer arm transfers the wafer to the unloading chamber.
However, by moving the transfer arm to the home position of the transfer chamber while the wafer is processing in the process chamber during the above process, the movement time of the transfer arm for transferring the wafer where the process is completed is long. There is a problem.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wafer transfer device capable of shortening the movement time of a transfer arm for transferring a wafer.
In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a wafer transfer device according to one aspect includes a transfer chamber and a transfer arm. The transfer chamber is connected to the process chamber and provides a space for transferring a wafer to the process chamber. The transfer arm is disposed in the transfer chamber such that the wafer can be waited in front of the inlet of the process chamber while the process is in progress, and immediately transfers the wafer to be taken out from the process chamber.
In addition, the wafer transfer apparatus may further include a detection sensor for detecting the transfer arm such that the transfer arm waits in front of the inlet.
Thus, the detection sensor may be disposed in the transfer chamber corresponding to the entrance immediately to detect the presence of the transfer arm. In contrast, the detection sensor may be disposed at an end of the transfer arm to detect a distance between the transfer arm and a door installed at the inlet.
According to such a wafer transfer apparatus, the movement time of the transfer arm can be shortened by waiting the transfer arm at a position close to the inlet of the process chamber while the wafer is being processed in any one process chamber.
Hereinafter, a wafer transfer apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.
In addition, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.
1 is a schematic view illustrating a wafer transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic views illustrating an example of a wafer transfer method using the wafer transfer apparatus of FIG. 1.
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4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transferring a wafer using the wafer transfer device of FIG. 1.
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5 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an example of a wafer transfer method using a wafer transfer apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
In the present exemplary embodiment, the same reference numerals may be used except for the position where the sensing sensor is disposed, and thus the same reference numerals will be omitted.
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According to such a wafer transfer device, the wafer is transferred to a position close to the inlet of the process chamber while the process is performed on the wafer for fabricating the semiconductor device in any one process chamber, thereby transferring the finished wafer. It is possible to shorten the movement time of the transfer arm for. This can shorten the overall process time.
Although the detailed description of the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art or those skilled in the art will have the idea of the present invention described in the claims to be described later. It will be understood that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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