WO2003022534A1 - Apprentissage de la position d'une plaquette et montage d'apprentissage - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for teaching a position of a semiconductor wafer to a semiconductor wafer transfer port.
- the present invention also relates to a teaching jig used in the method.
- teaching-reproducing robots are often used to transport semiconductor wafers between storage containers and processing equipment, or between processing equipments.
- the operator manually taught the position of the semiconductor wafer to the pot by operating the teaching pendant while visually recognizing the semiconductor wafer placed inside the storage container or the like. .
- a method of directly inputting the position of a semiconductor wafer from a system drawing of a semiconductor manufacturing facility (a drawing showing the positional relationship between a robot and a storage container, etc.) and a method of teaching while conducting simulation on a personal computer, so-called off-line teaching, etc.
- a system drawing of a semiconductor manufacturing facility a drawing showing the positional relationship between a robot and a storage container, etc.
- teaching while conducting simulation on a personal computer so-called off-line teaching, etc.
- the position of the wafer is estimated based on information detected by a one-way distance sensor, so that the distance of the wafer to the robot can be determined relatively accurately. There was a case where the accuracy of the direction was not satisfactory.
- the conventional teaching jig has a large disk portion and a small disk portion, and has a problem that the thickness of the jig itself is large and the installation space in the height direction is restricted in some cases.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically and accurately teaching the position of a semiconductor wafer without relying on the visual sense of an operator. It is another object of the present invention to provide a teaching jig used in the method.
- the invention of claim 1 is directed to a robot for transporting a semiconductor wafer between a storage container and a processing apparatus or between processing apparatuses.
- a teaching jig is installed at a position where the semiconductor container of the storage container or the processing apparatus is installed, and the teaching sensor is provided by a transmission type sensor provided at a tip of the robot hand. This is for detecting a jig.
- the pedestal on which the semiconductor wafer of the processing apparatus is installed is detected by the transmission sensor.
- the position of the semiconductor wafer is obtained by repeating the detection of the teaching jig or the pedestal three times or more, and applying a least square method to the result of the detection.
- the invention according to claim 4 is that the teaching jig is constituted by a large disk portion having the same outer diameter as the semiconductor wafer and a small disk portion having the same central axis as the large disk portion. is there.
- the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a pin is provided at a substantially central axis on the teaching jig, a second transmission sensor is provided on the hand, and the first transmission sensor is A first step of detecting an outer peripheral portion of the teaching jig to determine a position in a height direction of the teaching jig; and detecting the pin by the first transmission sensor to determine a position of the pin. A second step of obtaining, and, based on the position of the pin obtained in the second step, the second transmission type sensor is brought closer to the pin, and the pin is detected by the second transmission type sensor. And a third step of determining the position of the pin.
- the invention according to claim 6 is that the second transmission type sensor is mounted on a sensor jig and is detachably attached to the hand.
- the second transmission type sensor is disposed substantially at the center of the semiconductor wafer mounting portion of the hand.
- the second transmission type sensor is arranged such that its optical axis is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the first transmission type sensor.
- the sensor jig is provided with a notch to avoid interference with an optical axis of the first transmission sensor.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a robot used for carrying out the present invention
- FIG. 2 is another plan view of the robot
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the robot.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission sensor according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are explanatory diagrams of a wafer position teaching method of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 and 9 are plan views of a sensor jig showing a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a wafer position teaching method showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of a wafer position teaching method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 12 and 13 are wafer position teaching methods according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a method.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are plan views of a robot showing an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a side view.
- 1 is a horizontal articulated robot for transporting semiconductor wafers
- W is the semiconductor wafer to be transported by the robot 1.
- the robot 1 is a column-shaped column 2
- the first arm 3 pivots in a horizontal plane about the central axis 7 of the first arm 3, the second arm 4 attached to the tip of the first arm 3 so as to be pivotable in the horizontal plane, and the tip of the second arm 4 pivots in the horizontal plane
- It is provided with a wafer gripper 5 that is freely rotatable.
- the gripper 5 is a Y-shaped hand on which the semiconductor wafer W is placed, and has a set of first transmission sensors 6 at the tip of the Y-shape.
- the mouth pot 1 rotates the first arm 3 around the central axis 7 of the column 2 while maintaining the relative angles of the first arm 3, the second arm 4, and the wafer gripper 5.
- the 0 axis has a positive direction in the counterclockwise direction (see FIG. 1)
- the R axis has a positive direction in which the wafer gripper 5 is moved away from the column 2, that is, the direction in which the arm is extended (see FIG. 2).
- the direction in which the column 2 is raised is plus (see Fig. 3).
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission sensor showing an embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 8 denotes a light emitting unit attached to one end of the Y-shaped wafer holding unit 5
- 9 denotes a light receiving unit attached to the other end so as to face the light emitting unit 8.
- the light emitting section 8 and the light receiving section 9 constitute a first first transmission type sensor 6.
- Reference numeral 10 denotes an optical axis from the light emitting unit 8 to the light receiving unit 9, and the first first transmission type sensor 6 can detect an object blocking the optical axis 10.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 are explanatory views of a wafer position teaching method showing an embodiment of the present invention.
- reference numeral 11 denotes a teaching jig in which the centers of the large disk portion 12 and the small disk portion 13 are aligned with each other and are vertically overlapped.
- the diameter of the large disc portion 12 is equal to the diameter of a real semiconductor wafer, and the large disc portion 12 can be placed at a place where the semiconductor wafer is placed, such as a storage container.
- the relative positions of the large disk portion 12 and the small disk portion 13 are measured in advance, if the position of the small disk portion 13 is known, the position of the large disk portion 12 can be known. Can be.
- the thickness of the large disc portion 12 is about 2 mm, which is larger than the thickness of the actual semiconductor wafer, 0.7 mm. Needless to say, it is desirable to make the thickness equal to the thickness of the ⁇ 8.
- Step 1 The teaching jig 11 is placed on a place such as a storage container where a semiconductor wafer is placed. Since the large disc portion 12 has the exact same outer diameter as the actual semiconductor wafer, the teaching jig 11 is correctly positioned by a positioning guide of a storage container or the like.
- Step 2 As shown in FIG. 6, the wafer gripper 5 is moved onto the small disk part 13 by the operation of the operator.
- Step 3 The wafer gripper 5 is lowered, the upper surface of the small disk 13 is detected by the first transmission sensor 6, and the coordinate value Z1 of the Z axis of the robot 1 at that time is recorded. Further, the wafer gripper 5 is lowered, and the lower surface of the small disk portion 13 is detected by the first transmission sensor 6, and at that time, Record the Z-axis coordinate value Z2 of robot 1 of.
- Step 4 Set the Z axis coordinate value of Robot 1 to (Zl + 22) Z2.
- the height of the wafer holding portion 5 is set between the upper surface and the lower surface of the small disk portion 13.
- Step 5 Activate the R-axis to retract the arm to a position where the first transmission sensor 6 does not detect the small disk portion 13.
- Step 6 Operate the 0-axis to change the direction of the wafer gripper 5, and then operate the R-axis to slowly move the wafer gripper 5 closer to the small disk 13 and the first transmission type Record the coordinates of the 0 axis and the R axis when the sensor 6 first detects the small circle portion 13 (that is, when the optical axis 10 contacts the circumference of the small disk portion 13).
- Step 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to bring the wafer gripper 5 closer to the small disk 13 from a different direction, and set the 0 axis when the optical axis 10 contacts the circumference of the small disk 13. And a plurality of sets of coordinates of the R axis are obtained, and from these values, the position of the center of the small disk portion 13 is obtained and recorded.
- the position of the small disk portion 13 is obtained. Since the relative positional relationship between the small disk portion 13 and the large disk portion 12 is measured in advance, if the position is shifted by this positional relationship, the position of the large disk portion 12, that is, the storage container Thus, the position of the semiconductor wafer placed on the device is determined.
- the position of the semiconductor wafer can be automatically taught without depending on the operation of the operator.
- the processing device to be taught is a device such as a bria liner that places a semiconductor wafer on a disk-shaped pedestal, instead of the small disk portion 13 of the teaching jig 11, The operations of Step 1 to Step 7 can be performed on the pedestal to teach the position of the semiconductor wafer.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the optical axis 10 is in contact with the circumference of the small disk portion 13 in step 6.
- 0i and Ri are the coordinates of the 0 axis and the R axis of the robot 1 when the optical axis 10 of the first transmission sensor 6 comes into contact with the circumference of the small disk 13.
- Rm is the distance between the contact point between the optical axis 10 and the circumference of the small disk 13 and the center of rotation of the first arm 3, and if r is the radius of the small disk portion 13, the following equation is established.
- R i -tr A * cos 0 i + B * s ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ i (Equation 4)
- Step 7 change the direction of the wafer gripper 5 and repeat the measurement, Obtain three or more pairs of values of ⁇ ⁇ and Ri, and determine the coefficients A and B using the least squares method.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the sensor jig 14 used in the embodiment of the present invention.
- Reference numeral 15 denotes a sensor mount plate.
- the sensor mount plate 15 is a flat plate obtained by cutting a part of a circular plate into a V-shape, and has four positioning holes 16.
- the positioning hole 16 is a guide hole for correctly positioning the positioning pin of the wafer gripping portion described later and the sensor jig 14 in the wafer gripping portion.
- the above-mentioned V-shaped notch is a notch 17 for sensing, and when the sensor jig 14 is attached to the wafer gripper, the optical axis of the first transmission type sensor of the wafer gripper and the sensor mounting plate 1 This is a notch for avoiding interference of 5 and for avoiding interference between a pin of a teaching jig described later and the sensor mount plate 15.
- Reference numeral 18 denotes a second transmission sensor, which is fixed to the center of the sensor mounting plate 15.
- Reference numeral 19 denotes an optical axis of the second transmission type sensor 18.
- the second transmission sensor has a substantially U shape, and the width of the opening, that is, the length of the optical axis 19 is about 13 mm.
- the second transmission type sensor 18 is fixed to the center of the sensor mount plate 15, when the sensor jig 14 is mounted on the robot hand, the second transmission sensor 18 is substantially at the center of the semiconductor wafer mounting portion of the robot hand.
- the second transmission sensor is located at Reference numeral 20 denotes a sensor cable for transmitting a signal of the second transmission sensor to a robot controller (not shown).
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another example of the sensor jig 14.
- the sensor jig 14 is characterized in that the sensing notch 17 of the sensor mount plate 15 is made the minimum necessary size and shape and a part of the outer edge of the sensor mount plate 15 is cut.
- Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the sensor jig 14 shown in FIG.
- Fig. 10 is an explanatory view of a wafer position teaching method showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 10 shows a state in which a sensing jig 14 is attached to a robot wafer gripper 5 and is brought close to a teaching jig 21. I have.
- the robot wafer gripper 5 is the same as that described in the first embodiment, but differs in that a positioning pin 22 and a sensor cable connector 23 are provided.
- the positioning pin 22 is a guide bin that fits into a positioning hole (not shown in the figure) of the sensor mounting plate 15 to correctly position the sensor jig 14 on the robot wafer gripper 5.
- the sensor cable connector 23 is a connector for connecting the sensor cable 20.
- the optical axis 10 of the first first transmission type sensor 6 fixed to the robot wafer gripper 5 is orthogonal to the length axis of the robot wafer gripper 5, but is fixed to the sensing jig 14.
- the optical axis 19 of the second transmission sensor 18 is mounted parallel to the length axis.
- the teaching jig 21 has a small circular pin 24 erected at the center of a large disk portion 12 having the same diameter as the actual semiconductor wafer, and is used for placing a semiconductor wafer such as a storage container.
- the large disc portion 12 can be placed on the main body.
- the diameter of the small circular pin 24 is about 3 mm. The size of this diameter is determined so as to have a sufficient margin for the width of the opening of the second transmission type sensor 18 of 13 mm. Since the relative positions of the large circular plate portion 12 and the small circular pin 24 are measured in advance, the position of the large circular plate portion 12 can be known by knowing the position of the small circular pin 24.
- the thickness of the large disc portion 12 is about 2 mm, which is larger than the thickness of the actual semiconductor wafer, 0.7 mm. Needless to say, it is desirable to have the same thickness as the wafer.
- FIG. 11 shows a processing procedure of the wafer position teaching method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, this processing procedure will be described step by step.
- Step 1 Mount the sensor jig 14 on the wafer gripper 5 of the mouth pot. At this time, use the positioning pin holes 16 and the positioning pins 22 to accurately mount both positions B. Connect the sensor cable 20 to the connector 23.
- Step 2 The teaching jig 21 is placed on a place where a semiconductor wafer is placed, such as a storage container. Since the large disc portion 12 of the teaching jig 21 has exactly the same outer diameter as the actual semiconductor wafer, the teaching jig 21 is correctly positioned by a positioning guide of a storage container or the like.
- Step 3 As shown in FIG. 12, the wafer gripper 5 is moved below the large disk 12 by the operation of the operator.
- Step 4 The wafer gripper 5 is raised, and the lower surface of the large disk part 12 is detected by the first transparent sensor 6, and the coordinate value Z of the Z axis of the robot at that time is recorded. Moreover ⁇ E c gripper 5 is raised to detect the upper surface of the large disc portion 1 2 in the first of the first transmission type sensor 6 records the coordinate values Z 2 Z-axis of the mouth pot at that time.
- Step 5 The wafer gripper 5 is moved onto the large disc 12.
- the forward direction refers to the positive direction of the R axis
- the first transmission type sensor 6 is set to a height at which the small circular pin 24 can be detected. I do.
- Step 6 The wafer gripper 5 is retracted to a position where the first first transmission sensor 6 does not detect the small circular pin 24.
- Step 7 Operate the 0-axis to change the direction of the wafer gripper 5, and then operate the R-axis to advance the wafer gripper 5 and slowly approach the small circular pin 24.
- the first transmission sensor 6 first detects the small circular pin 24 (that is, when the optical axis 10 is in contact with the circumference of the small circular pin 24), the coordinates of the 0 axis and the R axis are recorded.
- Step 8 Repeat Step 6 and Step 7 so that the wafer gripper 5 is Approach the small circular pin 24 from the direction, find the multiple coordinates of the 0 axis and the R axis when the optical axis 10 contacts the circumference of the small circular pin 24, and solve the least squares method from these values. Then, the center position (0 S , R s) of the small circle pin 24 is obtained and recorded.
- Step 9 Based on the position of the small circular pin 24 obtained in Step 8, the 0 axis and the R axis are operated to move the wafer gripper 5 to the position shown in FIG. Since the dimensions of the sensor mount plate 15, its notch for sensing 17 and the second transmission sensor 18 are measured in advance, avoid interference with the small circular pin 24 as shown in Fig. 13. The wafer gripper 5 can be moved to the position.
- Step 10 Operate the 0-axis to make the optical axis 19 of the second transmission sensor 18 loosely approach the small pin 24, and the second transmission sensor 18 is moved to the small pin. Record the 0 coordinate value of the 0 axis when 24 is detected first (that is, when the optical axis 19 is in contact with the right side of the small circular pin 24). Next, when the second transmission sensor 18 stops detecting the small circular pin 24 (that is, when the optical axis 19 is separated from the left side of the small circular pin 24), the coordinate value 0 2 of the 0 axis is calculated. Record.
- the estimated position of the small circle pin 24 is calculated from Z 2 which is stored in step 4 (Z i + Z / 2 is the estimated value of the Z axis, R s obtained in step 8 is the estimated value of the R axis, step 1 0 0 stored in 1, from 0 2 to ( ⁇ i + S a) Z 2 is stored as the estimated value of axis 0.
- the position of the small circle pin 24 is obtained. Since the relative positional relationship between the small circular pin 24 and the large disk portion 12 is measured in advance, if the position is shifted by this positional relationship, the large disk portion 12, that is, the storage container Thus, the position of the semiconductor wafer placed on the device is determined.
- step 3 to step 10 If the operations from step 3 to step 10 are programmed in advance, the position of the semiconductor wafer can be automatically taught without depending on the operation of the operator.
- the derivation of (0 S , R s) by the method of least squares in step 8 has been described in the first embodiment, and will not be described.
- the positioning pin holes 16 and the positioning pins 22 are used to position the sensor jig 14 on the robot gripper 5 of the robot. If the diameter is the same as that of the semiconductor wafer, the wafer can be automatically positioned by the operation of the gripping mechanism of the wafer gripper 5 itself, and thus such a mode may be selected. In addition, any other means may be selected as long as it is a means for correctly positioning the sensor jig 14 on the wafer gripping portion 5 of the robot.
- the position of the semiconductor wafer can be automatically taught by detecting the teaching jig with the transmission type sensor attached to the gripper. This has the effect that accurate information can be provided even if the device is placed in a place where it cannot be seen directly by workers. In addition, there is an effect that a teaching result of a certain quality can be obtained regardless of the skill of the worker.
- the invention of claim 2 detects the position of the pedestal on which the semiconductor wafer is mounted and teaches the position of the semiconductor wafer 8, so that there is no need for a special jig, and the invention can be implemented at low cost. is there.
- the measurement is repeated a plurality of times, and the position of the semiconductor wafer is determined using the least squares method.
- the teaching jig according to the fourth aspect of the present invention has a large disk portion having the same outer diameter as the actual semiconductor wafer, the teaching jig can be correctly placed on the storage container and has an effect of improving the accuracy of the position teaching. is there.
- the small transmission pin is directly sensed by the second transmission sensor, there is an effect that the accuracy of the 0-axis position teaching can be improved.
- the second transmission type sensor is disposed substantially at the center of the semiconductor wafer mounting portion on the robot hand, so that the second transmission type sensor is positioned at a position close to the position at which the wafer is actually mounted.
- the optical axis of the second transmission sensor can be arranged so as to be substantially orthogonal to the optical axis of the first transmission sensor, the accuracy of the 0-axis position teaching can be improved. There is an effect that can be improved.
- the sensor jig and the small circular pin do not collide in the horizontal plane, only the R axis and the 0 axis are operated, and the second transmission type sensor is connected to the small circular pin. Can be approached. Therefore, there is an effect that the automatic teaching of the position 8 can be executed even in a narrow space where the margin in the vertical direction (Z-axis direction) is scarce.
- the present invention is useful as a method for teaching a position of a semiconductor wafer to a semiconductor wafer transport robot. It is also useful as a teaching jig used in the above method.
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