SG102066A1 - Method and apparatus for transferring and loading a reticle with a robotic reticle end-effector - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for transferring and loading a reticle with a robotic reticle end-effector

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Publication number
SG102066A1
SG102066A1 SG200300053A SG200300053A SG102066A1 SG 102066 A1 SG102066 A1 SG 102066A1 SG 200300053 A SG200300053 A SG 200300053A SG 200300053 A SG200300053 A SG 200300053A SG 102066 A1 SG102066 A1 SG 102066A1
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
reticle
effector
transferring
loading
robotic
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Application number
SG200300053A
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English (en)
Inventor
M Friedman Glenn
Kochersperger Peter
Laganza Joseph
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Asml Us Inc
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Publication of SG102066A1 publication Critical patent/SG102066A1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7003—Alignment type or strategy, e.g. leveling, global alignment
    • G03F9/7007—Alignment other than original with workpiece
    • G03F9/7011—Pre-exposure scan; original with original holder alignment; Prealignment, i.e. workpiece with workpiece holder
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70691—Handling of masks or workpieces
    • G03F7/70733—Handling masks and workpieces, e.g. exchange of workpiece or mask, transport of workpiece or mask
    • G03F7/70741—Handling masks outside exposure position, e.g. reticle libraries

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Library & Information Science (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
  • Exposure Of Semiconductors, Excluding Electron Or Ion Beam Exposure (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
SG200300053A 2002-01-09 2003-01-09 Method and apparatus for transferring and loading a reticle with a robotic reticle end-effector SG102066A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US10/040,375 US7004715B2 (en) 2002-01-09 2002-01-09 Apparatus for transferring and loading a reticle with a robotic reticle end-effector

Publications (1)

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SG102066A1 true SG102066A1 (en) 2004-02-27

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Country Status (7)

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US (2) US7004715B2 (ko)
EP (1) EP1327913A3 (ko)
JP (1) JP2003243301A (ko)
KR (1) KR100891181B1 (ko)
CN (1) CN1295121C (ko)
SG (1) SG102066A1 (ko)
TW (1) TWI283799B (ko)

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US4984953A (en) * 1987-02-20 1991-01-15 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Plate-like article conveying system
EP0452041A1 (en) * 1990-04-06 1991-10-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Substrate conveying device and method of controlling the same
US5130747A (en) * 1990-09-28 1992-07-14 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Carrier apparatus
US5980187A (en) * 1997-04-16 1999-11-09 Kla-Tencor Corporation Mechanism for transporting semiconductor-process masks
JPH1174182A (ja) * 1997-08-28 1999-03-16 Nikon Corp マスク搬送装置及びマスクステージ
US20020020751A1 (en) * 2000-08-04 2002-02-21 Ken Matsumoto Substrate transfer apparatus, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and semiconductor device manufacturing method
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CN1433940A (zh) 2003-08-06
JP2003243301A (ja) 2003-08-29
US7278817B2 (en) 2007-10-09
KR100891181B1 (ko) 2009-04-01
TWI283799B (en) 2007-07-11
EP1327913A3 (en) 2007-03-21
US20030129051A1 (en) 2003-07-10
CN1295121C (zh) 2007-01-17
KR20030080180A (ko) 2003-10-11
US7004715B2 (en) 2006-02-28
TW200302955A (en) 2003-08-16
US20060182605A1 (en) 2006-08-17
EP1327913A2 (en) 2003-07-16

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