KR20120130849A - A apparatus for seperating a wafer from a support - Google Patents
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Embodiments relate to an apparatus for separating a wafer and a support from a wafer support assembly.
The grinding and polishing process for the wafer is a process for thinning the thickness of the wafer, maintaining the top view of the wafer, improving the accuracy of the wafer thickness, and reducing wafer defects.
Grinding process and polishing process can be largely divided into physical polishing and chemical polishing. Physical polishing is polishing a wafer by supplying a mixture of an abrasive or abrasive and a polishing solution on a polishing plate, and chemical polishing is polishing a wafer by dipping the wafer in a mixed polishing solution such as nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrofluoric acid.
The grinding process and the polishing process can be performed by a polishing apparatus and a grinding apparatus. In order to grind or grind a wafer using a polishing apparatus or a grinding apparatus, a support capable of supporting the wafer is required, and the wafer is attached to the support. The polishing or grinding process may be performed by loading the support on which the wafer is attached to the polishing apparatus or the grinding apparatus. When the polishing or grinding process is completed, the wafer is generally separated from the support by hand.
Embodiments provide an apparatus for separating wafers and supports that can reduce wafer damage and improve mass production efficiency.
According to an embodiment, an apparatus for separating a wafer and a support includes a first port for storing a support on which a wafer is attached by an adhesive, an aligner for aligning a support on which a wafer transferred from the first port is attached, and a transfer from the aligner. A heating unit for heating the wafer-attached support, wherein the separation unit separates the wafer and the support from the support with the wafer transferred from the heating unit, a support storage port to which the separated support is transported, and the separated wafer is transported. And a wafer storage port.
The apparatus for separating the wafer and the support may transfer the support to which the wafer is attached from the first port to the alignment unit, from the alignment unit to the heating unit, or from the heating unit to the separation unit, or The separated support may further include a transfer unit transferring the separated support to the support storage port or the separated wafer to the wafer storage port.
The heating units are spaced apart from each other, the first heating plates for sequentially heating the support attached to the wafer conveyed from the aligner, and the support attached to the wafer conveyed from the aligner the first heating plates It may include a transfer rail for sequentially transporting the furnace.
The separation unit is loaded with a support to which the wafer transferred from the heating unit is attached, the second heating plate for heating the support to which the loaded wafer is attached, and the support from the support to which the loaded wafer is attached to the second heating plate. At least one fixing pin for fixing, and a vacuum chuck for adsorbing the wafer attached to the support fixed to the second heating plate, and moving the adsorbed wafer to separate from the support.
The apparatus for separating the wafer and the support may further include a wafer cleaner for cleaning the adhesive remaining on the wafer adsorbed by the vacuum chuck. The apparatus for separating the wafer and the support further includes a support cleaning unit including a cleaning loading unit in which the separated support is loaded, and a spray nozzle for spraying the cleaning liquid onto the loaded support to clean the remaining adhesive. The separated support may be transferred from the second heating plate to the cleaning loading portion.
The vacuum chuck is disposed apart from the body, the adsorption portion for adsorbing the wafer, and disposed between the body and the adsorption portion, and applied to the wafer adsorbed to the adsorption portion from the body when the wafer is adsorbed. It may include a shock buffer to mitigate the impact.
The vacuum chuck further includes a bearing portion disposed in the body and at least one fixing member for fixing the suction portion to the bearing portion, wherein the shock absorbing portion surrounds the fixing member, and one end contacts the body, and the other One end may be a spring structure in contact with the adsorption unit. The separation distance between the bearing portion and the shock buffer may be 90mm ~ 100mm.
Embodiments can reduce wafer damage and improve mass production efficiency.
1 shows an apparatus for separating a wafer and a support according to an embodiment.
2A to 2D illustrate a process of separating the wafer and the support by the separator shown in FIG. 1.
3 shows an enlarged view of the vacuum chuck shown in FIG. 1.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. In the description of the embodiments, it is to be understood that each layer (film), region, pattern or structure is formed "on" or "under" a substrate, each layer The terms " on "and " under " encompass both being formed" directly "or" indirectly " In addition, the criteria for above or below each layer will be described with reference to the drawings.
The thickness and size of each layer in the drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown for convenience and clarity of explanation. In addition, the size of each component does not necessarily reflect the actual size. Hereinafter, an apparatus for separating a wafer and a support according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 shows an apparatus 100 for separating a wafer and a support according to an embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 1, an apparatus 100 for separating a wafer and a support is an apparatus for automatically separating a wafer and a support from a wafer to which a wafer used in a polishing apparatus is attached.
The apparatus 100 for separating the wafer and the support 100 includes a
The
The
The
The
The first transfer robot 120 transfers the
For example, the first transfer robot 120 can include a robot arm 122 and a
The
The
For example, the heating unit may include first to third heating plates H1 to H3 and a
The
The
The first heating plate H1 may heat the
When the heating process by the second heating plate H2 is completed, the
The
The
At least one fixing
For example, on the
The number of heating plates included in the embodiment is not limited to the above. In addition, the first to third temperatures may be sequentially increased or the same. For example, the first to third temperatures may be greater than or equal to 70 ° C and less than or equal to 80 ° C, and the fourth temperature may be greater than 80 ° C and less than or equal to 100 ° C. However, the first to fourth temperatures are not limited thereto.
The
2A to 2D illustrate a process of separating the wafer and the support by the
As shown in FIG. 2B, the vacuum
As illustrated in FIG. 2C, the vacuum
As shown in FIG. 2D, the vacuum
3 shows an enlarged view of the
The
The
A part of the vacuum tube 320 is disposed in the
The vacuum tube 320 is connected to a suction pump (not shown), and air flows in the
The
For example, the
The separation distance D1 between the
In addition, the portion of the fixing
The
When the cleaning is completed by the
When separation of the wafer and the
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When the cleaning of the
When the cleaning of the
In general, a wafer polishing process requires a support for supporting a wafer because the wafer is thin and easily broken. That is, the wafer is attached to the support before the polishing process, and the support and the wafer are separated after the polishing process is performed using the support to which the wafer is attached.
At this time, the process of re-separating the bonded wafer (called a debonding process or a demounting process) may greatly affect wafer yield. In general, the bonded wafer bonded support is placed on a hot plate, and then waits a certain time for the adhesive to melt, and then physically and forcibly separates the wafer from the support using paper or the like by an operator. The wafers are transported by a worker using tweezers. However, this manual method can damage the wafer thinned by polishing and cause cracking and chipping of the wafer.
However, the embodiment separates the wafer from the support automatically, not manually, and the separated wafer is transferred to the cassette by the transfer robot to reduce wafer damage due to the separation process, maintain stable quality of the wafer, and reduce defective rate. Can increase productivity and lower production costs due to reduced labor costs.
In addition, the embodiment may provide a
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Will be clear to those who have knowledge of. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification, but should be defined by the claims.
110: body 112: first port
160: second port 195: third port
120,130,155,170,175,190: Transfer robots 126: Aligner
135: transfer rails H1 to H3: heating plate
140: separation unit 150: wafer cleaning unit
180: support cleaning part.
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An aligner for aligning a support to which a wafer transferred from the first port is attached;
A heating unit for heating the wafer-attached support which is transferred from the aligner;
A separation unit separating the wafer and the support from the support to which the wafer transferred from the heating unit is attached;
A support storage port through which the separated support is transported; And
An apparatus for separating a wafer from a support comprising a wafer storage port through which the separated wafer is transferred.
The support on which the wafer is attached is transferred from the first port to the alignment unit, from the alignment unit to the heating unit, from the heating unit to the separation unit, or the separated support is transferred to the support storage port. Or a transfer part for transferring the separated wafer to the wafer storage port.
First heating plates spaced apart from each other and sequentially heating the support to which the wafer transferred from the aligner is attached; And
And a transfer rail for sequentially transferring the support with the wafer transferred from the aligner to the first heating plates.
A second heating plate loaded with a support to which the wafer transferred from the heating unit is attached, and heating the support to which the loaded wafer is attached; And
At least one fixing pin for fixing the support to the second heating plate among the supports to which the loaded wafer is attached; And
And a vacuum chuck for adsorbing a wafer attached to the support fixed to the second heating plate, and moving the adsorbed wafer to separate from the support.
And a wafer cleaning unit for cleaning the adhesive remaining on the wafer adsorbed to the vacuum chuck.
And a support cleaning unit including a cleaning loading unit in which the separated support is loaded, and a spray nozzle for spraying a cleaning solution onto the loaded support to clean the remaining adhesive.
And the transfer unit separates the support from the wafer from the second heating plate to the cleaning loading unit.
Body;
An adsorbing unit disposed to be spaced apart from the body and adsorbing a wafer; And
And a shock buffer disposed between the body and the adsorption part and configured to mitigate an impact applied to the wafer adsorbed to the adsorption part from the body when the wafer is adsorbed.
A bearing disposed in the body; And
Further comprising at least one fixing member for fixing the suction unit to the bearing,
And the shock absorbing part surrounds the fixing member, and separates the wafer from the support having a spring structure in which one end contacts the body and the other end contacts the suction part.
Separating distance between the bearing portion and the shock absorbing portion is 90mm ~ 100mm device for separating the support and the wafer.
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