KR20110050194A - Robot for transferring wafer - Google Patents
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- KR20110050194A KR20110050194A KR1020090107071A KR20090107071A KR20110050194A KR 20110050194 A KR20110050194 A KR 20110050194A KR 1020090107071 A KR1020090107071 A KR 1020090107071A KR 20090107071 A KR20090107071 A KR 20090107071A KR 20110050194 A KR20110050194 A KR 20110050194A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
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- B25J11/0095—Manipulators transporting wafers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
- B25J9/02—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type
- B25J9/04—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type
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- B25J9/042—Cylindrical coordinate type comprising an articulated arm
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
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- B25J9/10—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
- B25J9/1005—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements comprising adjusting means
- B25J9/1015—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements comprising adjusting means using additional, e.g. microadjustment of the end effector
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/67—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
- H01L21/677—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
- H01L21/67739—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations into and out of processing chamber
- H01L21/67742—Mechanical parts of transfer devices
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01L21/67—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
- H01L21/683—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for supporting or gripping
- H01L21/687—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for supporting or gripping using mechanical means, e.g. chucks, clamps or pinches
- H01L21/68707—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for supporting or gripping using mechanical means, e.g. chucks, clamps or pinches the wafers being placed on a robot blade, or gripped by a gripper for conveyance
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract
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The present invention relates to a wafer transfer apparatus, and more particularly, to a wafer transfer apparatus for transferring wafers in a semiconductor manufacturing process.
Recently, with the development of semiconductor manufacturing technology, a circuit line width of micro or nanometer has been developed, and thus, a semiconductor device having a higher integration rate per unit area and a faster processing speed has been developed.
In the process of manufacturing such a semiconductor substrate (hereinafter referred to as a wafer), a wafer transfer robot for transferring the wafer during the process is used.
1 is a plan view illustrating a conventional wafer transfer apparatus, FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state in which a wafer seated on a substrate seating portion is removed in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a wafer seating portion in a conventional wafer transfer apparatus. It is a conceptual diagram showing how a wafer is seated.
Conventional wafer transfer robot may include a wafer transfer portion for mounting the wafer (W), a
At this time, in the case of the wafer transfer robot for the vacuum chamber, there is no separate fixing device for fixing the wafer (W) except for the guide groove (55). Therefore, when moving the wafer W seated on the
In addition, the position where the wafer W is placed on the
The present invention has been devised to improve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wafer transfer apparatus for fixing a wafer with a constant force to improve the transfer speed of the wafer.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a wafer transfer device which improves the efficiency of teaching by allowing the wafer to always be seated at a predetermined position in the wafer transfer device.
The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
In order to achieve the above object, a wafer transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a wafer seating portion formed with a guide groove so that the wafer is seated, a wafer transporter for transporting the wafer seating portion and the edge of the wafer seated on the wafer seating portion. And a wafer fixing part which presses one side to closely adhere the wafer to one side of the guide groove.
According to the wafer transfer apparatus of the present invention as described above has one or more of the following effects.
First, since the wafer is transported by fixing the wafer seated on the shock-wafer seating part with a constant force, there is an advantage that the transfer speed of the wafer can be improved.
Second, there is an advantage that the wafer is always seated at a predetermined position in the wafer transfer device, thereby improving the efficiency of the teaching operation in a subsequent process.
Details of the embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.
Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for describing a wafer transfer apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a plan view of a wafer transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a view showing a disk according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 6 and 7 according to an embodiment of the
The wafer transfer apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a
The
The wafer transfer part transfers the
The wafer transfer unit includes the
The
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the
One end of the
The
At this time, although it will be described later, the
The wafer fixing unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a
The
The
In this case, an elastic part may be formed in the
FIG. 6 shows the position of the
When the
In addition, when the
8 illustrates a semiconductor manufacturing facility in which a
Although not shown, the
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalent concept are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted.
1 is a plan view showing a conventional wafer transfer apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state in which a wafer seated in a substrate seating part of FIG. 1 is removed. It is a figure which shows a wafer transfer apparatus.
3 is a conceptual view illustrating a state in which a wafer is seated on a wafer seating portion in a conventional wafer transfer apparatus.
4 is a plan view of a wafer transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates a disk according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 are enlarged views illustrating a wafer seating portion and a wafer fixing portion in the wafer transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of the wafer transfer apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.
8 is a diagram illustrating a semiconductor manufacturing facility having a plurality of process chambers in which a wafer transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.
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110: power unit 120: robot arm
130: rotary gear 140: pusher
150: wafer seating portion 160: disk
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