KR20120100956A - Substrate conveying apparatus, exposure apparatus, substrate supporting apparatus, and method for manufacturing device - Google Patents

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KR20120100956A
KR20120100956A KR1020127010991A KR20127010991A KR20120100956A KR 20120100956 A KR20120100956 A KR 20120100956A KR 1020127010991 A KR1020127010991 A KR 1020127010991A KR 20127010991 A KR20127010991 A KR 20127010991A KR 20120100956 A KR20120100956 A KR 20120100956A
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Abstract

According to the present invention, the substrate conveying apparatus 7 which conveys the substrate P disposed on the substrate supporting member T together with the substrate supporting member, comprising: an excitation portion V which vibrates the substrate supporting member on which the substrate is disposed; The board | substrate conveying apparatus provided with the conveyance part 4 which hold | maintains and moves a board | substrate support member.

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Substrate conveying apparatus, exposure apparatus, substrate support apparatus, and device manufacturing method {SUBSTRATE CONVEYING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a substrate transfer device, an exposure apparatus, a substrate support apparatus, and a device manufacturing method.

This application claims priority based on US Provisional Application No. 61 / 272,745, filed October 28, 2009, and uses the content therein.

In the manufacturing process of electronic devices, such as a flat panel display, the processing apparatus of large board | substrates, such as an exposure apparatus and an inspection apparatus, is used. In the exposure process and test | inspection process using these processing apparatuses, the conveying apparatus disclosed by the following patent document which conveys a large substrate (for example, glass substrate) to a processing apparatus is used.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-100169

By the way, in the conveyance apparatus of the large sized board | substrate mentioned above, when transferring the board | substrate hold | maintained at the carrying-in / out part to a board | substrate support apparatus, a board | substrate and a board | substrate support apparatus are separately supported. For this reason, the board | substrate may bend downward by self weight by the support method of a board | substrate. When the board | substrate of the state which was pinched by self weight was transmitted to the board | substrate support apparatus, the part which bent below the board | substrate contacts a board | substrate support apparatus, and the board | substrate is hold | maintained on the board | substrate support apparatus by the friction of the contacted part.

For example, in the exposure apparatus, when the substrate in the 휜 state is transferred in this way, there is a problem of poor exposure such as being unable to perform a predetermined exposure at an appropriate position on the substrate. Moreover, when warpage arises in the board | substrate arrange | positioned at a board | substrate support apparatus, a problem arises that processing of a board | substrate is delayed by performing transfer again to solve this problem.

The aspect of this invention aims at providing the board | substrate conveying apparatus, the exposure apparatus, the board | substrate support apparatus, and the device manufacturing method which can eliminate the curvature of a board | substrate at the time of delivery of a board | substrate.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a substrate conveying apparatus for conveying a substrate disposed on a substrate support member together with the substrate support member, comprising: an excitation portion for vibrating the substrate support member on which the substrate is disposed; There is provided a substrate conveying apparatus having a conveying portion for holding and moving.

According to the 2nd aspect of this invention, the exposure apparatus which exposes a board | substrate by irradiating an exposure light to the board | substrate hold | maintained by a board | substrate is provided, The exposure apparatus provided with the said board | substrate conveying apparatus which conveys the said board | substrate to the said board | substrate holder is provided. do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a substrate support apparatus for supporting a substrate, wherein the substrate support apparatus includes a disposition portion on which the substrate is disposed and a vibration generating portion provided on the disposition portion and vibrating the disposition portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device manufacturing method comprising exposing the substrate using the exposure apparatus and processing the exposed substrate based on an exposure result.

According to the aspect of this invention, the curvature of the board | substrate which arises at the time of board | substrate delivery can be eliminated.

1 is a cross-sectional plan view schematically showing the entire exposure apparatus.
2 is an external perspective view of the transfer robot.
3 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of the transfer robot.
4 is a side view illustrating a schematic configuration of an import / export unit.
Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the planar structure of the tray.
6 is a partial side cross-sectional view showing a state where the tray is accommodated in the groove portion of the substrate holder.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and a conveyance hand of 1st Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and a conveyance hand of 1st Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and the carry-in / out part of 1st Embodiment.
8B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a tray and a carry-in / out section of the first embodiment.
It is a top view which shows the curvature of a board | substrate in light and shade of color.
It is a schematic diagram explaining the board | substrate transfer process of the conventional exposure apparatus.
It is a schematic diagram explaining the board | substrate transfer process of the conventional exposure apparatus.
It is a schematic diagram explaining the board | substrate delivery process of the exposure apparatus of this embodiment.
It is a schematic diagram explaining the board | substrate delivery process of the exposure apparatus of this embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and a conveyance hand of 2nd Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and the carry-in / out part of 2nd Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and a conveyance hand of 3rd Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and a conveyance hand of 3rd Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and the carry-in / out part of 3rd Embodiment.
It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the tray and the carry-in / out part of 3rd Embodiment.
18 is a flowchart for explaining a device manufacturing method of the present embodiment.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The 1st Embodiment of this invention is described, referring drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to this. Hereinafter, the exposure apparatus provided with the board | substrate conveying apparatus which concerns on this invention, and performing the exposure process which exposes the pattern for liquid crystal display devices with respect to the board | substrate which apply | coated the photosensitizer is demonstrated, The board | substrate support apparatus and device manufacture which concern on this invention are demonstrated. An embodiment of the method is also described.

1 is a cross-sectional plan view illustrating a schematic configuration of an exposure apparatus of the present embodiment. The exposure apparatus 1 has the exposure apparatus main body 3 which exposes the pattern for liquid crystal display devices to a board | substrate, the conveyance robot (carrying part) 4, the carry-out / out part (port part) 5, and the excitation | excitation not shown. The board | substrate conveying apparatus 7 which has a part is provided, and these are accommodated in the chamber 2 adjusted to predetermined | prescribed temperature highly clean | cleaned. The excitation part of the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 is mentioned later in detail using drawing. In this embodiment, the board | substrate is a large glass plate and the size of the one side is 500 mm or more, for example.

FIG. 2: is an external perspective view of the exposure apparatus main body 3 and the conveyance robot 4 which conveys the board | substrate P to this exposure apparatus main body 3. As shown in FIG. The exposure apparatus main body 3 includes an illumination system not shown, which illuminates the mask M with the exposure light IL, a mask stage not shown, which holds the mask M on which a pattern for a liquid crystal display device is formed, and this mask. A projection holder 9 disposed below the stage, a substrate holder 9 provided in a two-dimensionally movable manner on a base 8 disposed below the projection optical system PL, and a substrate holder 9 And a moving mechanism 33 for holding and moving the substrate holder 9. That is, the exposure apparatus main body 3 is provided with a stage apparatus provided with the substrate holder 9 and the movement mechanism 33.

In the following description, two-dimensional movement of the substrate holder 9 with respect to the base 8 is performed in the horizontal plane, and the X-axis and the Y-axis are set in the direction orthogonal to each other in the horizontal plane. The holding surface of the substrate holder 9 with respect to the board | substrate P becomes parallel to a horizontal plane in a reference state (for example, the state at the time of conveying the board | substrate P). Moreover, the Z axis is set in the direction orthogonal to the X axis and the Y axis, and the optical axis of the projection optical system PL is parallel to the Z axis. In addition, each direction around an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis is called θX direction, θY direction, and θZ direction, respectively.

The movement mechanism 33 has the movement mechanism main body 35 and the plate table 34 arrange | positioned on the movement mechanism main body 35 and holding the board | substrate holder 9. As shown in FIG. The movement mechanism main body 35 is supported non-contacted by the guide surface 8a (upper surface of the base 8) by a body bearing, and can move the guide surface 8a on XY direction. The exposure apparatus main body 3 can move in the predetermined area | region of the guide surface 8a in the light emission side (image surface side of projection optical system PL) in the state which hold | maintained the board | substrate P. As shown in FIG.

The movement mechanism main body 35 can move in an XY plane on the guide surface 8a by operation | movement of the coarse motion system (moving mechanism) containing actuators, such as a linear motor, for example. The plate table 34 is movable with respect to the movement mechanism main body 35 in the Z-axis, (theta) X, (theta) Y direction by operation | movement of the micro motion system containing actuators, such as a voice coil motor, for example. The plate table 34 is in the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis, θX, θY, and θZ directions with the substrate P held by the operation of the substrate stage drive system including the coarse motion system and the fine motion system. It can move in six directions.

The transfer robot 4 is for carrying the board | substrate P with respect to the exposure apparatus main body 3 and the carry-in / out part 5. The conveyance robot 4 conveys the board | substrate P with a tray by holding and moving the tray (substrate support member, board | substrate support apparatus) T mentioned later which supports the board | substrate P arrange | positioned, and an exposure apparatus The substrate P is transferred to the main body 3 and the carrying in / out portion 5.

In the exposure apparatus 1, exposure of the step-and-scan method is performed in a state where a rectangular substrate P is disposed on the substrate holder 9, and a plurality of patterns formed on the mask M are formed on the substrate P, For example, four exposure regions (pattern transfer regions) are sequentially transferred. That is, in this exposure apparatus 1, through the drive system which is not shown by the controller which is not shown in figure in the state in which the slit-type illumination area | region on the mask M was illuminated by exposure light IL from the illumination system, By moving the mask stage holding the mask M and the substrate holder 9 holding the substrate P in a predetermined scanning direction (here, in the Y-axis direction), one of the substrates on the substrate P is moved. The pattern of the mask M is transferred to the exposure area, that is, scanning exposure is performed. Moreover, the exposure apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is what is called a multi-lens type in which the projection optical system PL has several projection optical modules, and the said illumination system contains the several illumination module corresponding to the several projection optical modules. It constitutes a scan exposure apparatus.

After the end of the scanning exposure of this one exposure area, a stepping operation is performed in which the substrate holder 9 is moved in the predetermined amount X direction to the scanning start position of the next exposure area. In the exposure apparatus main body 3, by repeating such scanning exposure and stepping operations, the pattern of the mask M is sequentially transferred to four exposure regions.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transfer robot 4 has a horizontal articulated structure, for example, and includes an arm portion 10 composed of a plurality of parts connected via a vertical articulation axis, and a tip of the arm portion 10. The conveyance hand 12 and the drive device 13 which are connected are provided. The arm part 10 is movable by the drive device 13 in an up-down direction (Z-axis direction), for example. The drive of the drive apparatus 13 is controlled by the control apparatus which is not shown in figure.

The conveyance hand 12 is provided in the substantially U shape with the front-end part open | released, and the both sides 18 and 18 of the long longitudinal direction (long side direction of the board | substrate P) of the tray T are tray T The board | substrate P can be hold | maintained through the tray T by supporting in the support direction parallel to the long side of (). Moreover, the conveyance hand 12 is equipped with the feed part which is not shown in figure which supplies electric power to the vibration actuator (vibration generation part) which is not shown in the tray T. As shown in FIG. The vibration actuator and the power supply unit will be described later in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of the transfer robot 4. As shown to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the conveyance robot 4 carries out the long longitudinal direction (long side direction of the board | substrate P) of the conveyance hand 12, the board | substrate holder 9 of the exposure apparatus main body 3. As shown in FIG. It is possible to change the direction of the conveyance hand 12 to face the side. As a result, the transfer robot 4 transfers the substrate P to the substrate holder 9.

In addition, although this conveyance robot 4 is not shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 for convenience, the conveyance hand which is provided below the conveyance hand 12, has the same mechanism as this conveyance hand 12, and can be driven independently. It has a double arm structure provided with. In addition, the conveying robot 4 is not limited to the robot of a horizontal articulated structure, It can implement | achieve by employ | adopting or combining a well-known robot suitably (generally a conveyance mechanism) suitably.

4 is a side view illustrating a schematic configuration of the carry-in / out section 5. The carry-in / out part 5 is made to transmit the board | substrate P which the photosensitive agent was apply | coated and conveyed by the coater developer (not shown) arrange | positioned adjacent to the exposure apparatus 1, and is conveyed. The carry-in / out part 5 is equipped with the board | substrate support part 51 which supports the board | substrate P, and the tray support part 52 which supports the tray T mentioned later. The board | substrate support part 51 stands on the flat plate-shaped 1st support part 51a and this 1st support part 51a, and several board | substrate support pins (support pins) which respectively support different points of the lower surface of the board | substrate P are supported. 51b). In this embodiment, 30 board | substrate support pins 51b are provided, for example.

In each of the substrate support pins 51b, the lower end portion is fixed to the first support portion 51a, and the upper end portion (upper end surface) is provided to support the substrate P. As shown in FIG. A suction hole connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) is formed in the upper end surface of the substrate support pin 51b, so that the substrate P can be adsorbed and held. Moreover, the board | substrate detection part which is not shown in figure which detects whether the board | substrate P is arrange | positioned at the board | substrate support pin 51b is provided in the upper end part of the board | substrate support pin 51b.

The board | substrate support part 51 is connected to the drive part 54 via the connection member 53. As shown in FIG. The drive part 54 is movable to the XY plane and (theta) Z direction on the base part 55 by operation of the drive system containing a coarse motion system and a fine motion system, for example. Thereby, the carry-in / out part 5 can correct | amend the position of the board | substrate P supported by the board | substrate support pin 51b, or can rotate the board | substrate P by 90 degrees.

The tray support part 52 stands on the frame-shaped 2nd support part 52a and this 2nd support part 52a, and the some tray support pin (2nd) which respectively supports the different points of the lower surface of the tray T (2nd) Support pins) 52b. Moreover, the tray support pin 52b is provided with the feed part which is not shown in figure which supplies electric power to the vibration actuator (vibration generation part) which is not shown in the tray T. The vibration actuator and the power supply unit will be described later in detail with reference to the drawings.

In each of the tray support pins 52b, the lower end part is fixed to the second support part 52a, and the upper end part is provided so that the tray T can be supported. The tray support pin 52b is disposed outside the first support portion 51a of the substrate support portion 51. Moreover, the tray detection part which is not shown in figure which detects whether the tray T is arrange | positioned at the tray support pin 52b is provided in the upper end part of the tray support pin 52b.

The tray support part 52 is provided so that the tray support part 52 can move to Z-axis direction along the guide part 56 by operation | movement of the drive part which is not shown in figure. The guide portion 56 is provided outside the drive portion 54 and the base portion 55 of the substrate support portion 51. Moreover, the 1st support part 51a, the connection member 53, and the drive part 54 of the board | substrate support part 51 are arrange | positioned inside the frame-shaped 2nd support part 52a. Thereby, it can move in a Z-axis direction, without interfering with the tray support part 52, the 1st support part 51a of the board | substrate support part 51, the connection member 53, and the drive part 54. As shown in FIG.

Moreover, the tray support part 52 raises the tray T supported by the tray support pin 52b in the Z-axis forward direction by raising it to the Z-axis forward direction, and on the board | substrate support pin 51b of the board | substrate support part 51. The board | substrate P supported by this is arrange | positioned in the tray T. Moreover, the tray support part 52 is supported by the tray support pin 52b, and is made to transmit the tray T in which the board | substrate P was arrange | positioned to the conveyance hand 12 of the conveyance robot 4.

Next, the structure of the tray T will be described in detail. 5 is a plan view showing the planar structure of the tray T. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the tray T is provided with the arrangement | positioning part 20 formed in the grid | lattice form by the linear member 19 of the several line unfolded by predetermined space | interval vertically and horizontally. That is, the part in which the linear member 19 is not arrange | positioned in the arrangement | positioning part 20 becomes the rectangular opening 21. As shown in FIG. The tray T arrange | positions the board | substrate P in the predetermined position between the both sides 18 and 18 of the mounting part 20, and supports the board | substrate P from the lower side. In addition, the shape of the tray T is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 5, For example, the single frame of the frame type which supports only the periphery of the board | substrate P in which only one opening part 21 was formed may be sufficient.

The board | substrate P is arrange | positioned so that a long side may become parallel to the both side parts 18 of the mounting part 20. In the tray T, the board | substrate P is arrange | positioned at the mounting part 20, and both side parts 18 and 18 are supported by the conveyance hand 12 of the conveyance robot 4 from below ( 2 and 3). That is, the conveyance robot 4 in this embodiment supports the board | substrate P through the tray T, and holds the board | substrate P by the conveyance hand 12 by moving and holding a tray. It is supposed to return to.

The tray T is such that the lower surface of the placement section 20 is supported by a plurality of tray support pins 52b of the tray support section 52 of the carry-in / out section 5 shown in FIG. 4. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the tray T is provided with the plurality of substrate support pins 51b of the substrate support part 51 in a state where the lower surface of the placement unit 20 is supported by the tray support pins 52b. 5 is inserted into the plurality of openings 21 shown in FIG. 5.

As the material for forming the tray T, it is preferable to use a material capable of suppressing warping due to the weight of the substrate P when the tray T supports the substrate P, for example, various synthetic resins, or Metals can be used. Specifically, nylon, polypropylene, AS resin, ABS resin, polycarbonate, fiber reinforced plastic, stainless steel, etc. are mentioned. Examples of the fiber-reinforced plastics include GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic) and / or Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In addition, the linear member 19 unfolded in a lattice form may be formed using a member having excellent flexibility such as wire.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the groove portion 30 holding the tray T is formed on the upper surface of the substrate holder 9. The groove portion 30 is formed in a lattice shape corresponding to the frame structure of the tray T. Moreover, since the groove part 30 is formed in the upper surface of the board | substrate holder 9, the holding part (holder part) 31 of the board | substrate P is provided in multiple island shape. The holding | maintenance part 31 has the magnitude | size corresponding to the opening part 21 of the tray T.

The upper surface of the holding part 31 is finished so that the substantially holding surface of the board | substrate holder 9 with respect to the board | substrate P may have a favorable top view. In addition, a plurality of suction holes K are formed on the upper surface of the holding part 31 so that the substrate P is brought into close contact with this surface (see FIG. 2). Each suction hole K is connected to the vacuum pump which is not shown in figure.

FIG. 6 is a partial side cross-sectional view showing a state where the tray T is accommodated in the groove portion 30 of the substrate holder 9. As shown in FIG. 6, the thickness of the tray T is smaller than the depth of the groove portion 30. As a result, the tray T is inserted into the groove portion 30 and sinks, whereby the holding portion 31 protrudes from the opening portion 21, and the substrate P disposed on the tray T. Bay is to be transmitted to the holding part 31.

Conical recesses 41 are formed in the four corners on the lower surface side of the placement section 20 of the tray T, and the recesses 41 are located at positions corresponding to the recesses 41 in the grooves 30. ) Is provided with a spherical convex portion 42 that engages. In the tray T, when the placement portion 20 is inserted into the groove portion 30, the convex portion 42 of the substrate holder 9 engages in the recess portion 41 of the placement portion 20, whereby the groove portion ( The position shift when accommodated in 30) is prevented.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the excitation part, the vibration generating part, and the power supply part of the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 of this embodiment are demonstrated in detail using FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, FIG. 8A, and FIG. 8B.

FIG. 7: A and 7B are the figures explaining the schematic structure of the conveyance hand 12 and the tray T of this embodiment, and FIG. 7A is typical sectional drawing corresponding to the cross section taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of the α part in FIG. 7A. 8A and 8B illustrate schematic structures of the tray support 52 and the tray T of the present embodiment, and FIG. 8A is a schematic cross-sectional view corresponding to a cross section taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. 4. 8B is an enlarged view of the β portion of FIG. 8A.

As shown to FIG. 7A and 7B, the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 of this embodiment is provided with the excitation part V which vibrates the tray T. As shown in FIG. The excitation part V is provided to the vibration actuator (vibration generation part) VA provided in the tray T, the tray side feed part (feed part) ET provided in the tray T, and the conveyance hand 12. It has the hand side power supply part (feed part) EH provided. In addition, the excitation part V has the support part side feed part (feed part) EP provided in the tray support part 52 of the carry-in / out part 5 as shown to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B.

The vibration actuator VA is embedded in the linear member 19 constituting the placement section 20, is disposed inside the placement section 20, and is fixed to the placement section 20. As the vibration actuator VA, for example, a vibration motor for generating vibration by rotating an eccentric weight and / or an ultrasonic motor having a piezoelectric element that deforms according to an applied voltage can be used. In this embodiment, the structure provided with the some vibration actuator VA is demonstrated. In another embodiment, the vibration actuator VA may be one, depending on the conditions.

The vibration actuator VA is not limited to the vibration motor and / or the ultrasonic motor as long as it can be fixed to the placement unit 20 and can vibrate the placement unit 20 at a desired frequency. In addition, the vibration actuator VA does not necessarily need to be embedded in the inside of the mounting part 20, and can also be fixed to the lower surface and / or the side surface of the linear member 19. As shown in FIG. Moreover, it is effective to arrange | position the vibration actuator VA in the vicinity of the point to which the vibration of the mounting part 20 is to be provided.

The vibration actuator VA is driven by applying a predetermined voltage to the terminal portion VAT, and causes the placement portion 20 of the tray T to vibrate at a predetermined frequency. Here, the frequency of the vibration of the vibration actuator VA is set according to the frequency of the vibration of the mounting part 20. The frequency of the vibration of the placement unit 20 causes the bottom surface of the substrate P disposed on the placement unit 20 and the top surface (substrate support surface) 20a of the placement unit 20 to slide under the action of vibration. High frequency is set.

The hand side power supply unit EH includes a power supply unit (not shown) provided in the transfer robot 4, a hand side wiring 14, and a hand side terminal unit 15. The hand-side wiring 14 is electrically connected to the hand-side terminal portion 15 and the power supply by connecting one end to the hand-side terminal portion 15 and the other end to a power supply portion (not shown) of the transfer robot 4. Doing.

The hand side terminal portion 15 is formed to be exposed to the top surface of the transfer hand 12 in correspondence with the tray side terminal portion 22 disposed on the bottom surface of the tray T. The hand side terminal portion 15 is in contact with the tray side terminal portion 22 formed by being exposed to the lower surface of the tray T when the transfer hand 12 is positioned with respect to the tray T to hold the tray T. By doing so, the tray-side terminal portion 22 is electrically connected.

Moreover, the hand side terminal part 15 is provided so that elastic deformation is possible, and when the conveyance hand 12 hold | maintains the tray T, it contacts the tray side terminal part 22 provided in the tray T, and the conveyance hand 12 is carried out. By elastically deforming to) side, it presses against the tray side terminal part 22. As a result, the hand-side terminal portion 15 is in contact with the tray-side terminal portion 22 in a pressed state, so that electrical connection with the tray-side terminal portion 22 is securely performed.

The tray side feed part ET is provided with the tray side wiring 23 provided in the tray T, and the tray side terminal part 22. As shown in FIG.

The tray side wiring 23 has one end connected to the terminal portion VAT of the vibration actuator VA, and the other end connected to the tray side terminal portion 22, whereby the tray side terminal portion 22 exposed on the bottom surface of the tray T is exposed. ) And the terminal portion VAT of the vibration actuator VA disposed inside the placement portion 20 are electrically connected.

The tray side terminal portion 22 is formed to be exposed to the bottom surface of the placement portion 20 corresponding to the hand side terminal portion 15 disposed on the upper surface of the conveyance hand 12. The tray side terminal portion 22 is formed with the hand side terminal portion 15 exposed and exposed to the upper surface of the transfer hand 12 when the transfer hand 12 is positioned with respect to the tray T to hold the tray T. By contacting, the hand side terminal portion 15 is electrically connected.

Moreover, the tray side terminal part 22 is provided so that elastic deformation is possible, and when the conveyance hand 12 hold | maintains the tray T, it contacts with the hand side terminal part 15 provided in the conveyance hand 12, and tray T By elastically deforming to the side), it is pressed against the hand side terminal part 15. As a result, the tray-side terminal portion 22 is in contact with the hand-side terminal portion 15 in a pressed state, and electrical connection with the hand-side terminal portion 15 is ensured.

By the above structure, the other end of the hand-side wiring 14 is connected to the hand-side feed section EH and the tray-side feed section ET when the hand-side terminal section 15 and the tray-side terminal section 22 are electrically connected. The electric power supplied by the power supply unit (not shown) connected to the power supply unit can be supplied to the vibration actuator VA as the vibration generating unit via the hand side wiring 14 and the tray side wiring 23.

Moreover, the some contact part 16 which supports the lower surface of the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T is provided in the upper surface of the conveyance hand 12. As shown in FIG. The contact part 16 is arrange | positioned in the position which does not overlap in planar view with the vibration actuator VA provided in the tray T. As shown in FIG. In other words, the vibration actuator VA has two contact portions 16 and the contact portion 16 with respect to the direction along the tray T, with the tray T being positioned and held relative to the conveyance hand 12. It is arranged in between. Here, the vibration actuator VA is arrange | positioned in the position which becomes an antinode of the vibration of the linear member 19, when the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T supported by the contact part 16 vibrates. It is preferable.

As shown to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B, the support part side power supply part EP is a power supply part (not shown) provided in the carrying-in / out part 5, the support part side wiring 57, and the support part side terminal part 58. As shown in FIG. Equipped. As for the support part side wiring 57, one end side is connected to the support part side terminal part 58, and the other end side is connected to the power supply part which is not shown of the carry-in / out part 5, and the support part side terminal part 58 and a power supply part are electrically connected. You are connected.

The support part side terminal part 58 is formed by being exposed to the upper end part of the tray support pin 52b corresponding to the tray side terminal part 22 arranged on the lower surface of the tray T. The support part side terminal part 58 contacts the tray side terminal part 22 exposed and exposed on the lower surface of the tray T when the tray T is positioned and held with respect to the tray support pin 52b. It is connected to the terminal part 22 electrically.

In addition, the support part side terminal portion 58 is provided to be elastically deformable, and when the tray support pin 52b supports the tray T, it comes into contact with the tray side terminal portion 22 provided on the tray T and provides the tray support portion ( By elastically deforming to 52) side, it is pressing against the tray side terminal part 22. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the support part side terminal part 58 contacts with the tray side terminal part 22 in the state pressed, and the electrical connection with the tray side terminal part 22 is made reliably.

By the above structure, the support part side power supply part EP is a power supply part which is not shown connected to the other end of the support part side wiring 57 when the support part side terminal part 58 and the tray side terminal part 22 are electrically connected. The electric power to be supplied is supplied to the vibration actuator VA as the vibration generating unit via the support part side wiring 57 and the tray side wiring 23.

Moreover, the some contact part 52c which supports the lower surface of the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T is provided in the upper surface of the tray support pin 52b. When the tray support pin 52b supports the tray T, it is arrange | positioned so that it may not overlap with the vibrating actuator VA provided in the tray T in planar view. That is, the vibration actuator VA has two contact portions 52c with respect to the direction along the tray T when the tray T is positioned with respect to the tray support pin 52b and supported by the tray support pin 52b. ) And the contact portion 52c. Here, it is preferable that the vibration actuator VA is arrange | positioned at the position which doubles the vibration of the linear member 19, when the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T supported by the contact part 52c vibrates.

FIG. 9: is a top view which shows the curvature of the board | substrate P supported by the board | substrate support pin 51b shown in FIG. In the figure, the lighter the color, the lower the substrate P is bent downward (in the Z-axis direction in Fig. 4). As shown in FIG. 9, the lower surface side of the board | substrate P is supported by the 30 board | substrate support pin 51b arranged in the matrix form of 5x6. For this reason, the center part and / or the outer edge part of the board | substrate P which were separated from the board | substrate support pin 51b will be in the state folded downward by the weight of the board | substrate P. FIG. Moreover, the part along the long side of the board | substrate P turns to the lowest state, and the part along the short side and the center part parallel to a short side turn to the downward state.

Next, the operation of the exposure apparatus 1 will be described. Specifically, the method of carrying in and carrying out the board | substrate P by the carrier robot 4 is demonstrated. Here, the procedure which arrange | positions the board | substrate P to the tray T, and loads and unloads the board | substrate P arrange | positioned at this tray T with respect to the exposure apparatus main body 3 with the transfer robot 4 is demonstrated. do.

The board | substrate P to which the photosensitive agent was apply | coated is conveyed from the coater developer to the carry-in / out part 5 shown in FIG. 1, and the predetermined position on the board | substrate support pin 51b of the board | substrate support part 51 shown in FIG. It is positioned and positioned in the upper surface of the substrate support pin 51b, and is held by suction. Thus, as shown in FIG. 9, in the board | substrate P supported by the some board | substrate support pin 51b, the part which is not supported by the board | substrate support pin 51b is bent downward. .

When the substrate P is adsorbed and held on the upper surface of the substrate support pin 51b, the substrate support part 51 holds the drive unit 54 in a state in which the substrate P is adsorbed and held on the upper surface of the substrate support pin 51b. By operating, the substrate P is aligned with respect to the tray T. When the alignment of the substrate P and the tray T is completed, the carry-in / out part 5 raises the tray support part 52 along the guide part 56, and the tray T on the tray support pin 52b. To increase. Thereby, the board | substrate P is arrange | positioned on the mounting part 20 of the tray T in the positioned state.

At this time, in the conventional exposure apparatus, when arrange | positioning the board | substrate of an X state to a tray, there existed the following problems. (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram explaining the process of transferring the board | substrate P0 from the carry-in / out part 500 of the conventional exposure apparatus to the conventional tray T0.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the portion of the substrate P0 supported by the plurality of substrate support pins 510b is not supported by the substrate support pins 510b so as to be bent downward. have. In this state, the tray support part 520 is raised to raise the tray T0 supported by the tray support pin 520b.

Then, as shown in FIG. 10B, the substrate P0 is disposed on the tray T0, and the substrate P0 is disposed on the tray T0 from the substrate support pin 510b of the carry-in / out unit 500. ) Is passed. At this time, the board | substrate P0 contacts the tray T0 from the downwardly-folded part, and the board | substrate P cannot be unfolded on the tray T0 by the friction of this part and the tray T0, and wave-like The state is maintained. Next, the conveyance hand 1200 of the conveyance robot 400 arrange | positioned under the tray T0 is raised.

Then, as shown to 10 (c), the both sides of the tray T0 are hold | maintained by the conveyance hand 1200, and the tray support pin 520b with the tray T0 arrange | positioning the board | substrate P0. Is lifted upwards. Since both sides of the tray T0 are supported, the space between the two sides of the tray P0 supported by the transfer hand 1200 is lowered by the weight of the substrate P0 and the tray T0. Then, the board | substrate P0 will be in a state which was bent so that a center part might become convex downward, the stress which compresses toward a center part will act, and the planar area of the board | substrate P0 seen from the top will become small.

Then, the conveyance hand 1200 is moved and the tray T0 which arrange | positioned the board | substrate P0 is conveyed toward the upper side of the substrate holder 900 shown in FIG.

FIG. 11: is a schematic diagram explaining the process of transferring the board | substrate P0 from the conventional tray T0 to the board | substrate holder 900 of the conventional exposure apparatus.

As shown to Fig.11 (a), after conveying the board | substrate P0 to the board | substrate holder 900 by the conveyance hand 1200, the conveyance hand 1200 is lowered. Then, as shown in FIG.11 (b), the tray T0 is accommodated in the groove part 300 of the substrate holder 900, and the board | substrate P0 is arrange | positioned on the substrate holder 900. FIG. At this time, the substrate P0 contacts the substrate holder 900 from the bottommost portion.

As shown in FIG. 11C, when the transport hand 1200 is further lowered, the substrate P0 is disposed in the substrate holder 900, and the substrate P0 is removed from the tray T0 by the substrate holder 900. Is delivered). In addition, the tray T0 contacts the bottom of the groove 300 of the substrate holder 900 so that the tray T0 is transferred from the transfer hand 1200 to the groove 300 of the substrate holder 900. At this time, due to the friction between the substrate holder 900 and the substrate P0, the shape of the substrate P0 is not completely returned to its original state, and the planar area of the substrate P0 is reduced rather than completely flat. Throw it away. Thus, in the conventional exposure apparatus, the board | substrate P0 may be in the state which hung on the board | substrate holder 900, and the problem of exposure defect, such as being unable to perform predetermined | prescribed exposure in the appropriate position on a board | substrate, may arise.

On the other hand, the exposure apparatus 1 of this embodiment uses the said board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 in order to solve the problem of this conventional exposure apparatus. Hereinafter, the operation | movement of the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 of this embodiment with the operation | movement of the exposure apparatus 1 is demonstrated.

(A)-(c) is a schematic diagram explaining the process of delivering the board | substrate P to the tray T from the carry-in / out part 5 of the exposure apparatus 1 of this embodiment.

As shown to Fig.12 (a), the board | substrate P supported by the some board | substrate support pin 51b becomes the state which the part which is not supported by the board | substrate support pin 51b is bent downward. have.

In addition, the tray T is supported by the tray support pin 52b, and as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the tray side terminal portion 22 provided on the lower surface of the tray T and the tray support pin 52b. The terminal part 58 of the support part side provided in the front-end | tip part of () is contacted, and is electrically connected. That is, the support part side power supply part EP supplies electric power by the power supply part which is not shown in figure, and it is in the state which can be supplied with respect to the terminal part VAT of the vibration actuator VA provided in the tray T. As shown in FIG. In this state, the tray support part 52 is raised, and the tray T supported by the tray support pin 52b is raised.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, the substrate P is disposed on the tray T, and the substrate P is placed on the tray T from the substrate support pin 51b of the carry-in / out part 5. ) Is passed. At this time, the carry-in / out part 5 supplies electric power to the terminal part VAT of the vibration actuator VA by the power supply part of the support part side feed part EP not shown, and makes the vibration actuator VA into a predetermined frequency. Vibrate When the vibration actuator VA vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the placement unit 20 of the tray T on which the vibration actuator VA is fixed vibrates at a predetermined frequency.

Here, the frequency of the vibration of the vibration actuator VA is set according to the frequency of the vibration of the mounting part 20. Moreover, the frequency of the vibration of the mounting part 20 is set to the high frequency which makes the lower surface of the board | substrate P arrange | positioned at the mounting part 20, and the upper surface 20a of the mounting part 20 slip by the action of a vibration. It is. For this reason, when the placement unit 20 vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the top surface 20a of the placement unit 20 and the bottom surface of the substrate P come into a state where the space and contact are repeatedly and partially repeated. The frictional force between the upper surface 20a of the 20 and the lower surface of the substrate P is in a state of decreasing.

Thereby, the stress of the board | substrate P arrange | positioned at the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T is open | released in the state which bend | folded so that it may be compressed to surface direction and become small as shown to FIG. 12 (a), As shown in FIG.12 (b), the outer edge part of the board | substrate P moves so that it may spread outward from the center part of the board | substrate P. FIG. Thereby, the board | substrate P is arrange | positioned at the mounting part 20 of the tray T in a flat state.

At this time, as shown to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B, the tray support pin 52b is arrange | positioned in the position which does not overlap planarly with the vibration actuator VA provided in the tray T. As shown in FIG. For this reason, the linear member 19 between the tray support pins 52b can be made to vibrate more easily, and the mounting part 20 can be vibrated efficiently. Moreover, when the vibration actuator VA is arrange | positioned in the part which doubles the vibration of the linear member 19, the vibration of the linear member 19 can be amplified and the placement part 20 can be vibrated more efficiently and effectively. .

Next, after adjusting the board | substrate P to the temperature which an exposure process is performed, the conveyance hand 12 of the conveyance robot 4 arrange | positioned under the tray T is raised.

Then, as shown in (c) of FIG. 12, both side portions 18 and 18 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) of the tray T are held by the transfer hand 12, and the tray T is placed on the substrate. It raises to the upper side of the tray support pin 52b with (P) arrange | positioned. As the tray T is supported by both side portions 18 and 18, the gap between the side portions 18 and 18 supported by the transfer hand 12 is lowered due to the weight of the substrate P and the tray T. 휜 state becomes.

At this time, as shown to FIG. 7A and 7B, the hand side terminal part 15 provided in the upper surface of the conveyance hand 12, and the tray side terminal part 22 provided in the lower surface of the tray T contact and electrically connect. It is. That is, the hand side power supply unit EH is supplied with electric power by a power supply unit (not shown), and is in a state capable of supplying power to the terminal portion VAT of the vibration actuator VA provided in the tray T.

Therefore, when the transfer robot 4 supports the both sides 18 and 18 of the tray T by the transfer hand 12 and lifts it upwards, the transfer robot 4 does not show the power supply unit of the hand side power supply unit EH. By supplying electric power to the terminal portion VAT of the vibration actuator VA, the vibration actuator VA is vibrated at a predetermined frequency. When the vibration actuator VA vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the placement unit 20 of the tray T on which the vibration actuator VA is fixed vibrates at a predetermined frequency.

Here, the frequency of the vibration of the vibration actuator VA is set according to the frequency of the vibration of the mounting part 20. Moreover, the frequency of the vibration of the mounting part 20 is set to the high frequency which makes the lower surface of the board | substrate P arrange | positioned at the mounting part 20, and the upper surface 20a of the mounting part 20 slip by the action of a vibration. It is. For this reason, when the placement unit 20 vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the top surface 20a of the placement unit 20 and the bottom surface of the substrate P come into a state where the space and contact are repeatedly and partially repeated. The frictional force between the upper surface 20a of the 20 and the lower surface of the substrate P is in a state of decreasing.

Thereby, as shown in FIG.12 (c), the lower surface of the board | substrate P and the upper surface 20a of the mounting part 20 of the tray T slide so that the stress of the board | substrate P may be released. This prevents the substrate P from being bent and waved. Moreover, the stress which compresses the board | substrate P toward a center part is relaxed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, the transfer robot 4 moves the long longitudinal direction (the long side direction of the substrate P) of the transfer hand 12 to the substrate holder 9 side of the exposure apparatus main body 3. The direction of the conveyance hand 12 is reversed so that it may face. Then, the conveyance hand 12 is moved and the tray T which arrange | positioned the board | substrate P is conveyed toward the upper side of the board | substrate holder 9 shown in FIG. At this time, the electric power supply to the vibration actuator VA by the hand side power supply part EH may be continued, the placement part 20 of the tray T may be vibrated continuously, and the electric power supply to the vibration actuator VA is primarily supplied. The vibration of the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T may be interrupted | blocked.

Moreover, the conveyance hand 12 conveys the board | substrate P so that the surface of the board | substrate P and the holding | maintenance part 31 of the board | substrate holder 9 may become substantially parallel. Here, substantially parallel means the state which is parallel or near parallel, when the warpage of the board | substrate P by self weight is excluded. Specifically, the conveyance hand 12 conveys the board | substrate P so that the to-be-held part of the board | substrate P by the tray T and the board | substrate arrangement surface of the holding | maintenance part 31 may become substantially parallel. Thereby, even when the arrangement | positioning part 20 is vibrated continuously at the time of conveyance of the tray T, the position shift of the board | substrate P and / or the tray T can be prevented.

FIG. 13: is a schematic diagram explaining the process of transferring the board | substrate P from the tray T to the board | substrate holder 9 of the exposure apparatus 1. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13A, the transfer robot 4 transfers the substrate P upward of the substrate holder 9 by the transfer hand 12, and thus the tray T and the groove portion 30. ), The drive device 13 shown in FIG. 2 is driven, and the conveyance hand 12 is lowered. Then, as shown in FIG. 13B, the tray T is accommodated in the groove portion 30 of the substrate holder 9, and the substrate P is disposed on the substrate holder 9. At this time, the board | substrate P contacts the holding part 31 (refer FIG. 3) of the board | substrate holder 9 from the lowest part.

Here, the transfer robot 4 supplies electric power to the vibration actuator VA by the hand side power supply unit EH, vibrates the vibration actuator VA, and moves the placement portion 20 of the tray T to a predetermined level. Vibrate with frequency. As a result, the frictional force between the upper surface 20a of the placement portion 20 and the lower surface of the substrate P is lowered. And when the contact area of the board | substrate P and the holding | maintenance part 31 of the board | substrate holder 9 increases, the lower surface of the board | substrate P and the upper surface 20a of the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T will become By sliding, the stress of the board | substrate P is opened and the curvature of the board | substrate P is prevented.

When the conveyance hand 12 is lowered further, as shown in FIG. 13C, the substrate P is disposed in the holding part 31 of the substrate holder 9, and the substrate P is placed in the tray T. ) Is transferred to the substrate holder 9. In addition, the tray T is in contact with the bottom portion of the groove portion 30 of the substrate holder 9, and the tray T is transferred from the transfer hand 12 to the groove portion 30 of the substrate holder 9. Thus, in the exposure apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the curvature of the board | substrate P is prevented at the time of the delivery of the board | substrate P, and the board | substrate P becomes a flat state on the substrate holder 9. Therefore, predetermined exposure can be performed favorably at the appropriate position on the board | substrate P. FIG.

When transfer of the board | substrate P to the board | substrate holder 9 is completed, the conveyance robot 4 will retract the conveyance hand 12 from the board | substrate holder 9 top.

After the board | substrate P is arrange | positioned at the board | substrate holder 9, the mask M shown in FIG. 2 is illuminated by exposure light IL with the illumination system. The pattern of the mask M illuminated with the exposure light IL is projected and exposed to the substrate P disposed on the substrate holder 9 via the projection optical system PL.

In the exposure apparatus 1, since the board | substrate P can be arrange | positioned favorably on the board | substrate holder 9 as mentioned above, predetermined exposure can be performed at a suitable position on the board | substrate P with high precision, and reliability is possible. This high exposure process can be realized. In the exposure apparatus 1, as described above, since the substrate P can be smoothly transferred to the tray T and the substrate holder 9, the exposure processing to the substrate P can be performed without delay. Can be.

Next, the carrying out operation | movement of the board | substrate P from the board | substrate holder 9 after completion | finish of an exposure process is demonstrated. In addition, although the following description demonstrates that the conveyance hand 12 carries out the board | substrate P, you may make it carry out the other conveyance hand of a double hand structure.

When the exposure process is finished, the transfer robot 4 drives the transfer hand 12 to transfer the transfer hands to both sides of the X-axis direction of the substrate holder 9 from below the tray T disposed on the substrate holder 9. Insert (12) from the -Y direction side. At the same time, suction by the vacuum pump is released by a control device (not shown), and suction of the substrate P by the substrate holder 9 is released.

Next, when the conveyance hand 12 is driven upward by a predetermined amount by the drive device 13, the conveyance hand 12 is connected to the lower surface of both side portions 18, 18 of the placement portion 20 of the tray T. Each contact. When the conveyance hand 12 is further driven upward, the board | substrate P arrange | positioned at the holding | maintenance part 31 of the board | substrate holder 9 is transferred to the tray T. As shown in FIG. At this time, according to this embodiment, since the warpage of the board | substrate P is prevented as mentioned above, when the tray T is moved upward, the board | substrate P is placed on the mounting part 20 of the tray T. It can arrange | position in a state flatter than conventional. When the conveyance hand 12 is further driven upward, the tray T supporting the substrate P is lifted upward of the substrate holder 9 so that the placement portion 20 is spaced apart from the substrate holder 9. .

At the time when the tray T is lifted up to the position where the placement portion 20 and the substrate holder 9 are separated, the tray T holding the substrate P is moved by the transfer hand 12. (9) Retreat from the phase. In this way, the carrying out operation | movement of the board | substrate P with respect to the exposure apparatus main body 3 is completed.

Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 13 and with reference to Figs. 14 and 15. The board | substrate conveying apparatus 7a of this embodiment is the above-mentioned since a vibration generating part is provided in the conveyance robot 4a and the carry-in / out part (port part) 5a instead of the tray (substrate support member) T1. It is different from the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 of 1st Embodiment. Other points are similar to the substrate transfer device 7 of the first embodiment, and therefore, the same parts will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 14: is a schematic cross section which shows schematic structure of the tray T1 and the conveyance hand 12 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14, since the tray T1 of this embodiment is not provided with the vibration actuator VA and tray side feed part ET shown to FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, 1st Embodiment Unlike the tray T described in the above, other points are provided in the same manner as the tray T.

The transfer robot (transfer section) 4a includes a transfer hand 12 holding the tray T1, a hand actuator (actuator, vibration generating unit) 61 for moving the transfer hand 12, and a hand actuator ( A hand control unit (control unit, vibration generating unit) 62 for controlling 61 is provided. The hand actuator 61 has an actuator main body 61a, a lift drive unit 63, and a linear motion drive unit 64. As shown in FIG.

The lift drive unit 63 is a feed screw 63a for elevating the conveyance hand 12 by rotating around the shaft, and a lift motor 63b fixed to the actuator main body 61a to rotate the feed screw 63a around the axis. ) And a hand support portion 63c fixed to the conveyance hand 12. In the actuator main body 61a, the slide groove 61b is formed along the direction which raises and lowers the conveyance hand 12. As shown in FIG. The hand support part 63c has the engaging part 63d provided so that it may engage with the slide groove 61b formed in the actuator main body 61a, and can slide in the extension direction of the slide groove 61b.

The lift drive unit 63 rotates the feed screw 63a around the axis by the lift motor 63b, and moves the conveyance hand 12 along the slide groove 61b together with the hand support 63c. The hand 12 is moved in a direction intersecting with the upper surface 20a of the placement portion 20 of the tray T1, for example, in a vertical direction (Z direction).

The linear motion drive unit 64 slidably couples the linear actuator 64a and the actuator main body 61a to move the actuator main body 61a along the upper surface 20a of the mounting portion 20 of the tray T1. It has the linear motion guide 64b. The linear motor 64a and the linear motion guide 64b are provided along the moving direction of the conveyance hand 12 along the upper surface 20a of the mounting part 20.

The linear motion drive part 64 drives the linear motor 64a, and moves the actuator main body 61a along the linear motion guide 64b, and the conveyance hand 12 connected with the actuator main body 61a via the hand support part 63c is carried out. ) Is moved in a direction along the upper surface 20a of the placement unit 20, for example, in a horizontal direction (XY plane direction).

The hand control part 62 is provided so that a predetermined | prescribed control signal can be transmitted to the lifting motor 63b and the linear motor 64a of the hand actuator 61, respectively, and the lifting motor 63b and the linear motor 64a are respectively provided. Vibrationally controllable is provided. Here, vibrating control means generating vibration of a predetermined frequency in each motor, and making the conveyance hand 12 vibrate at a predetermined frequency in each movement direction.

The frequency of the vibration of the lifting motor 63b and the linear motor 64a is set based on the frequency of the vibration of the conveyance hand 12. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the frequency of the vibration of the conveyance hand 12 is the arrangement | positioning part 20 when the vibration of the conveyance hand 12 is transmitted to the tray T1 hold | maintained by the conveyance hand 12, and the tray T1 vibrates. It is set based on the frequency of vibration of. The frequency of the vibration of the placement unit 20 is set similarly to the frequency of the vibration of the placement unit 20 of the tray T vibrated by the vibration actuator VA in the first embodiment.

On the upper surface of the conveyance hand 12, the some contact part 17 which supports the lower surface of the mounting part 20 of the tray T is provided. The contact part 17 of this embodiment is provided so that the vibration generate | occur | produced in the conveyance hand 12 can be transmitted to the tray T1 efficiently. That is, the contact part 17 of this embodiment also functions as a vibration transmission member which transmits a vibration.

FIG. 15: is a schematic cross section which shows schematic structure of the tray support part 52 of the tray T1 and the carry-in / out part 5a of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 15, the tray support part 52 of the carry-in / out part 5a of this embodiment is the support part actuator (actuator, vibration generating part) 71 which raises and lowers the tray support part 52, and a support part actuator. It has a support part control part (control part, a vibration generating part) 72 which controls the control.

The support part actuator 71 is provided so that the tray support part 52 can move to Z-axis direction along the guide part 56 shown in FIG. 4, as demonstrated in 1st Embodiment mentioned above. The support part control part 72 is provided so that a predetermined | prescribed control signal can be transmitted to the support part actuator 71, and the support part actuator 71 is provided so that a vibration control is possible. Here, vibrating control means generating vibration of a predetermined frequency in each actuator, and making the tray support part 52 vibrate at a predetermined frequency along a Z direction.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned hand actuator 61 and the hand control part 62, the support part actuator 71, and the support part control part 72 generate | occur | produce vibration to the conveyance hand 12 and the tray support part 52, respectively. The vibration generating unit is configured. Moreover, these vibration generating parts comprise the excitation part V1 which generate | occur | produces a vibration in the conveyance hand 12 and tray support pin 52b which hold | maintain tray T1 based on supply electric power, respectively.

Moreover, the some contact part 52e which supports the lower surface of the mounting part 20 of the tray T1 is provided in the upper surface of the tray support pin 52b. The contact part 52e of this embodiment is provided so that the vibration generate | occur | produced in the tray support part 52 can be transmitted to the tray T1 efficiently. That is, the contact part 52e of this embodiment functions also as a vibration transmission member which transmits a vibration.

As shown in Figs. 12A to 12B, when the substrate P supported by the substrate support pin 51b is placed on the mounting portion 20 of the tray T1, the first step is shown in Figs. The support actuator 71 shown in 15 is operated. And as shown in FIG.12 (a), by raising the tray support part 52, the tray T1 hold | maintained by the tray support pin 52b is raised.

Subsequently, when arrange | positioning the board | substrate P supported by the board | substrate support pin 51b to the mounting part 20 of the tray T1, as shown to FIG. 12B, the support part control part shown in FIG. By 72, the support actuator 71 is vibrated at a predetermined frequency. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the vibration of the support part actuator 71 is transmitted to the tray support part 52, and the tray support pin 52b vibrates at a predetermined frequency.

When the tray support pin 52b vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the vibration is transmitted to the tray T1 through the contact portion 52e, and similarly to the first embodiment, the placement portion 20 of the tray T1 is predetermined. Vibrates at a frequency of. Thereby, like the 1st Embodiment shown to FIG. 12 (b), the curvature of the board | substrate P is removed and the board | substrate P becomes flat.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12C, when the tray T is held and lifted by the conveyance hand 12, the hand controller 61 of the hand actuator 61 is shown by FIG. 14. The lifting motor 63b and the linear motor 64a are vibrated at a predetermined frequency. At this time, depending on the situation of the board | substrate P, only the lifting motor 63b may be made to vibrate, and only the linear motor 64a may be made to vibrate.

Then, the vibrations of the elevating motor 63b and the linear motor 64a are transmitted to the conveying hand 12 so that the conveying hand 12 crosses the upper surface 20a of the tray T1 at a predetermined frequency and the upper surface. It vibrates in the direction along 20a. When the conveyance hand 12 vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the vibration of the conveyance hand 12 is transmitted to the tray T1 through the contact portion 17, so that the placement portion 20 of the tray T1 is at a predetermined frequency. Vibrate in each direction.

Then, similarly to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 12C, the lower surface of the substrate P and the upper surface 20a of the placement portion 20 of the tray T1 slide to form a stress of the substrate P. As shown in FIG. This opens, and the curvature of the board | substrate P is prevented. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 13A to 13C, when the substrate P disposed on the tray T1 is transferred to the substrate holder 9, the substrate ( The warpage of P) can be prevented.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, not only the same effect as in the first embodiment is obtained, but also the vibration actuator VA and / or the tray side feed part ET do not need to be provided in the tray T. The structure of the conveying apparatus 7 can be simplified.

Next, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 13 and using Figs. 16A, 16B, 17A, and 17B. The board | substrate conveying apparatus 7b of this embodiment is the above-mentioned since a vibration generating part is provided in the conveyance robot 4b and the carry-in / out part (port part) 5b instead of the tray (substrate support member) T2. It is different from the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 of 1st Embodiment. Since other points are the same as the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part and description is abbreviate | omitted.

16A and 16B are diagrams illustrating a schematic configuration of the conveyance hand 12 and the tray T2 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 16A is a schematic cross-sectional view corresponding to a cross section taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 2. 16B is an enlarged view of the α1 part in FIG. 16A. 17A and 17B are views for explaining schematic structures of the tray support 52 and the tray T2 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 17A is a schematic cross-sectional view corresponding to a cross section taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. 4. 17B is an enlarged view of the β1 portion in FIG. 17A.

As shown to FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, since the tray T2 of this embodiment is not provided with the vibration actuator VA and tray side feed part ET shown to FIG. 7A and FIG. It differs from the tray T demonstrated by 1 Embodiment, and the other point is provided similarly to the tray T. FIG.

As shown to FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7b of this embodiment is provided with the excitation part V2 which vibrates the conveyance hand 12, and vibrates the tray T2. The excitation part V2 has the several vibration actuator (vibration generation part) VA1 provided in the conveyance hand 12, and the hand side power supply part (feed part) EH2 provided in the conveyance hand 12. As shown in FIG. In addition, the excitation part V2 is the vibration actuator (vibration generation part) VA2 provided in the tray support part 52 of the carry-in / out part 5b, and the support part side power supply part, as shown to FIG. 17A and 17B. It has a (feed section) (EP2).

As shown to FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the same thing as the vibration actuator VA of 1st Embodiment is used for the vibration actuator VA1, it is embedded in the conveyance hand 12, and is conveyed to the conveyance hand 12. As shown to FIG. It is fixed. Vibration actuator VA1 is provided in both of a pair of claw-type parts which support the both side parts 18 and 18 of the arrangement | positioning part 20 of the tray T2, respectively.

The hand side power supply unit EH2 includes a power supply unit (not shown) provided in the transfer robot 4B, and a hand side wiring 14B. One end of the hand-side wiring 14B is connected to the terminal portion VAT1 of the vibration actuator VA1, and the other end is connected to a power supply portion (not shown) of the transfer robot 4B, whereby the terminal portion VAT1 of the vibration actuator VA1. ) And the power supply are electrically connected.

Moreover, the contact part 17 similar to 2nd Embodiment mentioned above is provided in the upper surface of the conveyance hand 12. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the contact part 17 is provided in the vicinity of the vibration actuator VA1, and is arrange | positioned so that it may overlap planarly with the vibration actuator VA1. In other words, in this embodiment, the vibration actuator VA1 is provided in the vicinity of the contact part 17, and is arrange | positioned in the position which overlaps planarly with the contact part 17. As shown in FIG.

As shown to FIG. 17A and FIG. 17B, the same thing as the vibration actuator VA of 1st Embodiment is used for the vibration actuator VA2, and is embedded in the tray support pin 52b, and is attached to the tray support pin 52b. It is fixed. The support part side power supply part EP2 is equipped with the power supply part (not shown) provided in the carry-in / out part 5b, and the support part side wiring 57b. The support part side wiring 57b has one end connected to the vibration actuator VA2, and the other end connected to a power supply unit (not shown) of the carry-in / out part 5b, thereby electrically connecting the vibration actuator VA2 and the power supply unit. have.

Moreover, the contact part 52e similar to 2nd Embodiment mentioned above is provided in the upper surface of the tray support pin 52b. In this embodiment, the contact part 52e is provided in the vicinity of the vibration actuator VA2, and is arrange | positioned so that it may overlap planarly with the vibration actuator VA2. In other words, in this embodiment, the vibration actuator VA2 is provided in the vicinity of the contact part 52e, and is arrange | positioned in the position which overlaps planarly with the contact part 52e.

In this embodiment, as shown to FIG. 12 (a)-FIG. 12 (b), the board | substrate P supported by the board | substrate support pin 51b is arrange | positioned at the mounting part 20 of the tray T2. At the time of making it work, electric power is supplied to the vibration actuator VA2 from the support part side power supply part EP2 shown to FIG. 17A and 17B, and the vibration actuator VA2 is vibrated by a predetermined frequency. Then, as shown in FIG. 17B, the tray support pin 52b vibrates at a predetermined frequency by the vibration actuator VA2.

When the tray support pin 52b vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the vibration is transmitted to the tray T2 through the contact portion 52e, and similarly to the first and second embodiments, the arrangement portion of the tray T2 is provided. 20 vibrates at a predetermined frequency. Thereby, like the 1st Embodiment shown to FIG. 12 (b), the curvature of the board | substrate P is removed and the board | substrate P becomes flat.

Here, in this embodiment, the vibration actuator VA2 is provided in the vicinity of the contact part 52e, and is arrange | positioned in the position which overlaps planarly with the contact part 52e. Therefore, attenuation of vibration is prevented, and the vibration energy generated by the vibration actuator VA2 can be efficiently transmitted to the tray T2 and the substrate P. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12C, when the tray T is held and lifted by the conveyance hand 12, the vibration is caused by the hand-side power supply unit EH2 shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B. Electric power is supplied to actuator VA1 to vibrate vibration actuator VA1 at a predetermined frequency. When the vibration actuator VA1 vibrates at the predetermined frequency, the conveyance hand 12 vibrates at the predetermined frequency. When the conveyance hand 12 vibrates at a predetermined frequency, the vibration of the conveyance hand 12 is transmitted to the tray T2 through the contact portion 17, so that the placement portion 20 of the tray T2 is at a predetermined frequency. Vibrate.

Then, similarly to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 12C, the lower surface of the substrate P and the upper surface 20a of the placement portion 20 of the tray T2 slide to form a stress of the substrate P. As shown in FIG. This opens, and the warping of the substrate P is prevented. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 13A to 13C, when transferring the substrate P disposed on the tray T2 to the substrate holder 9, the substrate ( The warpage of P) can be prevented.

Here, in this embodiment, as shown to FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the vibration actuator VA1 is provided in the vicinity of the contact part 17, and is arrange | positioned in the position which overlaps with the contact part 17 planarly. Therefore, damping of the vibration is prevented, and the vibration energy generated by the vibration actuator VA1 can be efficiently transmitted to the tray T2 and the substrate P. FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, not only the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained, but also the vibration actuator VA and / or the tray side feed part ET need not be provided in the tray T. The structure of the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 7 can be simplified. In addition, as compared with the second embodiment, it becomes possible to continuously apply uniform vibration to the tray T2 even during the movement of the conveyance hand 12 and the tray support 52.

In addition, in this embodiment, although the structure provided with two or more vibration actuators VA1 and VA2 was demonstrated, these may be provided in the conveyance hand 12 and the tray support part 52 one or more, respectively.

In addition, as the board | substrate P of embodiment mentioned above, not only the glass substrate for display devices but the semiconductor wafer for semiconductor device manufacture, the ceramic wafer for thin-film magnetic heads, or the original plate of the mask or reticle used in an exposure apparatus (synthetic quartz, Silicon wafer) and the like.

Moreover, as an exposure apparatus, the scanning exposure apparatus of the step-and-scan system which scan-exposes the board | substrate P with exposure light IL through the pattern of the mask M by moving the mask M and the board | substrate P synchronously. In addition to the scanning stepper, a step-and-repeat projection exposure apparatus (stepper) which collectively exposes the pattern of the mask M in a state where the mask M and the substrate P are stopped, and sequentially moves the substrate P in steps. Can also be applied.

The present invention is also applicable to a twin stage type exposure apparatus having a plurality of substrate stages, which is disclosed in the specifications of US Pat. No. 634,1007, US Pat. No. 6,264,073, US Pat.

In addition, the present invention discloses a substrate stage for holding a substrate, a reference member on which a reference mark is formed without holding the substrate, and / or various materials disclosed in the specifications of US Pat. No. 6,977,963, European Patent Application Publication No. 1713113, and the like. It is applicable also to the exposure apparatus provided with the measurement stage in which the photoelectric sensor was mounted. Moreover, the exposure apparatus provided with the some board | substrate stage and the measurement stage can be employ | adopted.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the light transmissive mask which formed the predetermined light-shielding pattern (or phase pattern-photosensitive pattern) was used on the light transmissive board | substrate, it is disclosed instead of this mask, for example in US Patent No. 6778257 specification. As described above, a variable shaping mask (also referred to as an electronic mask, an active mask, or an image generator) that forms a transmission pattern or a reflection pattern or a light emission pattern based on the electronic data of the pattern to be exposed may be used. In addition, a pattern forming apparatus including a self-luminous image display element may be provided instead of the variable molding mask including the non-light-emitting image display element.

The exposure apparatus of the above-mentioned embodiment is manufactured by assembling the various subsystems containing each component so that predetermined mechanical precision, electrical precision, and optical precision may be maintained. In order to secure these various accuracy, before and after this assembly, adjustment for achieving optical precision for various optical systems, adjustment for achieving mechanical precision for various mechanical systems, and electrical precision for various electrical systems are performed. Adjustments are made to achieve.

The assembling process from various sub-systems to the exposure apparatus includes mechanical connection of various sub-systems, wiring connection of electric circuits, piping connection of air pressure circuits, and the like. It goes without saying that there is an assembling step for each of the subsystems before the assembling step from these various subsystems to the exposure apparatus. When the assembly process to the exposure apparatus of various subsystems is complete | finished, comprehensive adjustment is performed and the various precision as the whole exposure apparatus is ensured. In addition, it is preferable to manufacture an exposure apparatus in the clean room in which temperature, a clean degree, etc. were managed.

As shown in Fig. 18, a microdevice such as a semiconductor device manufactures a substrate which is a substrate of the device, in step 201 of performing a function and performance design of the microdevice, and in step 202 of manufacturing a mask (reticle) based on the design step. Step 203, the substrate processing step including the substrate treatment (exposure treatment) comprising exposing the substrate with exposure light using a pattern of a mask and developing the exposed substrate (photosensitive agent) according to the above-described embodiment. 204, device assembly steps (including machining processes such as dicing process, bonding process, package process, etc.) 205, inspection step 206, and the like. Further, in step 204, developing a photosensitive agent includes forming an exposure pattern layer (layer of developed photosensitive agent) corresponding to the pattern of the mask, and processing the substrate through the exposure pattern layer.

In addition, the requirement of embodiment mentioned above can be combined suitably. In addition, some components may not be used. In addition, as long as it is permitted by law, all the publications concerning the exposure apparatus etc. which were quoted by the above-mentioned embodiment, and the indication of a US patent are used as a part of this description.

1: exposure apparatus 3: exposure apparatus main body
4, 4a, 4b: Carrying robot (carrying part) 5, 5a, 5b: Carrying-out carrying part (port part)
7, 7a, 7b: board | substrate conveying apparatus 9: board | substrate holder
12: return hand 16, 17: contact portion
18: side 20: placement
20a: upper surface (substrate support surface) 30: groove portion
31: Retention part (holder part) 52b: Tray support pin (support part)
52c, 52e: contact
61: hand actuator (actuator, vibration generator)
62: hand control unit (control unit, vibration generating unit)
71: support actuator (actuator, vibration generating section)
72: support part control unit (control unit, vibration generating unit)
EH, EH2: Hand side feed part (feed part) EP, EP2: Support part feed part (feed part)
ET: Tray Side Feed Part (Feed Part) IL: Exposure Light
P: Substrate
T, T1, T2: trays (substrate support member, substrate support device)
V, V1, V2: excitation part
VA, VA1, VA2: Vibration Actuator (Vibration Generator)

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As a substrate conveyance apparatus which conveys the board | substrate arrange | positioned at a board | substrate support member with the said board | substrate support member,
A vibrator for vibrating the substrate support member on which the substrate is disposed;
Carrier to hold and move the substrate support member
Substrate conveyance apparatus provided with.
The substrate conveyance apparatus of Claim 1 WHEREIN: The said excitation part is equipped with the said board | substrate support member, The board | substrate conveying apparatus of Claim 1 containing the at least 1 vibration generating part which generate | occur | produces a vibration in the said board | substrate support member. The board | substrate conveying apparatus of Claim 2 with which the said excitation part contains the power supply part which supplies electric power to the said vibration generating part, and at least one part of the said power supply part is provided in the said conveyance part. The method of claim 2, further comprising a port portion for supporting the substrate support member on which the substrate is disposed,
The excitation unit includes a power supply unit for supplying power to the vibration generating unit, at least a part of the power supply unit is provided in the port unit,
The said conveyance part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus which hold | maintains and moves the said board | substrate support member supported by the said port part.
The said port part has a some support part each supporting the different point in the said board | substrate support member,
The said plurality of support parts are arrange | positioned in the position which does not overlap with the said vibration generating part in planar view on the said board | substrate support member which the said some support part supports.
The said conveyance part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus of Claim 1 containing the at least 1 vibration generating part which generate | occur | produces a vibration in the part which hold | maintains the said board | substrate supporting member based on supply electric power. The said conveyance part is equipped with the conveyance hand which hold | maintains the said board | substrate support member, and the actuator which moves the said conveyance hand,
The said vibration generating part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus which has a control part which controls the said actuator so that the said conveyance hand may vibrate.
The said conveyance part is equipped with the conveyance hand holding the said board | substrate support member,
The said vibration generating part is provided in the said conveyance hand, and has a at least 1 vibration actuator which vibrates the said conveyance hand.
The said conveyance part is further provided with the several contact part which supports the said board | substrate support member,
The said vibration actuator is a board | substrate conveying apparatus arranged in the vicinity of the said contact part.
10. The actuator according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the actuator is installed to be movable in at least one of a direction along the substrate support surface of the substrate support member and a direction crossing the substrate support surface. The board | substrate conveying apparatus which is set. The method of claim 1, further comprising a port portion for supporting the substrate support member on which the substrate is disposed,
And the excitation unit includes at least one vibration generating unit provided in the port unit and generating vibration in the port unit based on supply power.
The method of claim 11, wherein the port portion has a plurality of support portions for supporting different points in the substrate support member, respectively,
The said vibration generating part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus provided in the said support part, and has at least 1 vibration actuator which vibrates the said support part.
The said port part is equipped with the some support part which supports each different point in the said board | substrate support member, and the actuator which moves the said support part, The port part of Claim 11 or 12,
The said vibration generating part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus which has a control part which controls the said actuator so that the said support part may vibrate.
The said conveyance part moves the said board | substrate support member toward the board | substrate holder holding the said board | substrate, and transfers the said board | substrate supported by the said board | substrate support member to the said board | substrate holder in any one of Claims 1-13. The substrate conveyance apparatus. The board | substrate conveyance apparatus of Claim 14 with which the said conveyance part delivers the said board | substrate support member to the said board | substrate holder. The said conveyance part is a board | substrate conveyance of Claim 15 which delivers the said board | substrate to the holder part in which the said board | substrate is arrange | positioned among the said board | substrate, and delivers the said board | substrate support member to the part different from the said holder part among the said board | substrate holder. Device. The said conveyance part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus of Claim 16 which delivers the said board | substrate support member to the groove part formed in the groove shape with respect to the said holder part among the said substrate holders. The said conveyance part is a board | substrate conveying apparatus of any one of Claims 2-17 which hold | maintains both sides of the said board | substrate support member. An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate by irradiating exposure light to a substrate held by a substrate holder,
The exposure apparatus provided with the board | substrate conveying apparatus in any one of Claims 1-18 which conveys the said board | substrate to the said board | substrate holder.
A substrate support device for supporting a substrate,
An arrangement part on which the substrate is disposed;
Vibration generating unit provided on the placement portion, vibrating the placement portion
Substrate support device having a.
Exposing the said board | substrate using the exposure apparatus of Claim 19,
Treating the exposed substrate based on the exposure result
Device manufacturing method comprising a.
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