WO2011136604A2 - 기판 처리 장치 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus capable of improving the efficiency of a substrate processing process by allowing the substrate holder to be used only in a process in which the use of the substrate holder is essential.
- the deposition apparatus is a device for forming a semiconductor layer constituting a solar cell or a liquid crystal display, and the physical vapor deposition apparatus such as LPCVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) or PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) and physical such as sputtering There is a deposition apparatus.
- the heat treatment apparatus is a device that is responsible for the heat treatment step accompanying for crystallization, phase change, and the like after the deposition process.
- a typical deposition apparatus is a silicon deposition apparatus for depositing amorphous silicon corresponding to an active material of a thin film transistor (TFT) on a glass substrate.
- Representative heat treatment apparatuses include a silicon crystallization apparatus that crystallizes amorphous silicon deposited on a glass substrate into polysilicon.
- both the deposition process and the heat treatment process require that the substrate be heated above a predetermined temperature.
- a method of loading the substrate into a boat in the chamber and heating the substrate with a heater installed outside or inside the chamber is mainly used.
- the middle portion of the substrate may sag and cause deformation of the substrate.
- the use of a substrate holder to prevent deformation of the substrate is essentially required. Accordingly, a method of heating the substrate and cooling the substrate while the substrate is seated on the substrate holder has been used.
- this conventional approach uses the substrate holder even in a cooling process that does not require the substrate holder, thereby reducing the efficiency of the process.
- an object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of the substrate processing process by using the substrate holder only in a process that is necessary to use the substrate holder. It is to provide a substrate processing apparatus that can be.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of improving the productivity of a substrate processing process by simultaneously processing a plurality of substrates.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of maximizing the space utilization of the cooling unit in which the substrate is cooled.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of preventing damage to a substrate and / or a substrate holder caused by misalignment of a through hole of a substrate holder and a substrate support pin during a separation process between the substrate and the substrate holder. have.
- the substrate processing apparatus since the substrate holder is used only in a process in which the use of the substrate holder is required, the efficiency of the substrate processing process is improved.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a preheating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a preheating unit and a cooling unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the substrate support pin and the substrate holder support pin installed in the support of the preheating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an operating state diagram in which the substrate holder presses the substrate support pin on the support of FIG. 4.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a substrate processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a first substrate processing chamber according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a boat of a first substrate processing chamber according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a view showing the configuration of a cooling unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a substrate processing apparatus for achieving the above object, the preheating unit for preheating the substrate; A transfer unit transferring the substrate; A substrate processing unit which processes the substrate; And a cooling unit for cooling the processed substrate, wherein the preheating unit and the cooling unit are vertically stacked and integrally disposed.
- the substrate processing apparatus further includes a preheating unit for preheating the substrate, a transfer unit for transferring the substrate, a substrate processing unit for processing the substrate, and a cooling unit for cooling the processed substrate, wherein the preheating unit is preheated.
- a preheating unit for preheating the substrate
- a transfer unit for transferring the substrate
- a substrate processing unit for processing the substrate and a cooling unit for cooling the processed substrate, wherein the preheating unit is preheated.
- a through hole through which a substrate support pin passes is formed, and the substrate support pin is resiliently inserted into the substrate holder support pin.
- the material of the substrate loaded in the substrate processing apparatus according to the present embodiments is not particularly limited, and a substrate of various materials such as glass, plastic, polymer, silicon wafer, stainless steel, or the like may be loaded.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a substrate cassette 100.
- a substrate cassette 100 In the substrate cassette 100, a plurality of substrates 10 to be processed are stored.
- the substrate 10 stored in the substrate cassette 100 may be transferred to the preheating unit 200 after being transferred to the cooling unit 500 by the index transfer unit 110.
- the substrate processing apparatus 1 may include a preheater 200 that pre-heats the substrate 10 (see FIG. 2) to a predetermined temperature. It is included.
- the preheater 200 performs a function of preheating the substrate 10 to a predetermined temperature prior to processing the substrate 10.
- the preheating unit 200 may shorten the processing time of the substrate 10 to improve the productivity of the processing process of the substrate 10 and prevent deformation of the substrate 10 due to a sudden temperature change.
- the temperature and time for preheating the substrate 10 in the preheater 200 are not particularly limited and may be variously changed according to the purpose of the present invention.
- the preheating temperature is preferably about 350 ° C to 500 ° C, and the preheating time is about 1 minute to 1 hour.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a preheating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the preheating unit 200 may include a preheating chamber 210.
- the preheating chamber 210 is configured to substantially seal the internal space while the process is performed to provide a space for preheating the substrate 10.
- the preheating chamber 210 is configured to maintain optimum process conditions, and the shape may be manufactured in a square or circular shape.
- the material of the preheating chamber 210 is not particularly limited, and quartz glass or general SUS may be used.
- the preheater 200 may include a preheat heater 220.
- the preheating heater 220 may be installed inside or outside the preheating chamber 210 to perform a function of preheating the substrate 10 at a predetermined temperature.
- the kind of the preheating heater 220 is not particularly limited and may be employed as the preheating heater 220 when the material of the heating wire is a tungsten halogen lamp or a general kanthal heater.
- the preheating unit 200 includes a substrate support pin 230.
- the substrate support pin 230 is installed in the preheating chamber 210 to support the substrate 10. In order to more stably support the substrate 10, four or more substrate support pins 230 may be provided. However, the substrate support pin 230 is not limited thereto.
- the preheating unit 200 includes a substrate holder support pin 240.
- the substrate holder support pin 240 is installed in the preheating chamber 210 to support the substrate holder 20.
- the substrate holder support pin 240 is configured in a cylindrical shape, and a lower end portion of the substrate support pin 230 is inserted therein.
- the number of substrate holder support pins 240 is preferably the same as the number of substrate support pins 230.
- four or more substrate holder support pins 240 are preferably installed similarly to the substrate support pins 230 to support the substrate holder 20 more stably, but are not necessarily limited thereto. It can be changed according to the area.
- the substrate support pin 230 and the substrate holder support pin 240 is preferably installed so as not to interfere with the movement of the index transfer unit 110 and the substrate transfer unit 300 to be described later.
- the substrate support pin 230 may be installed to support the edge of the substrate 10 so that the substrate transfer part 300 can move smoothly between the substrate support pins 230.
- the substrate holder 20 may have the same number of through-holes 21 (see FIG. 5) as the number of the substrate support pins 230 so that the substrate support pins 230 can pass therethrough.
- the diameter of the through hole 21 is larger than the diameter of the substrate support pin 230 and preferably smaller than the diameter of the substrate holder support pin 240. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, the substrate holder 20 is supported by the substrate holder support pin 240 while the substrate support pin 230 penetrates the through hole 21 of the substrate holder 20. It becomes possible.
- the substrate 10 is preheated or stored in a state in which the substrate 10 is separated from the substrate holder 20. More specifically, since the substrate 10 is supported by the substrate support pin 230 and the substrate holder 20 is supported by the substrate holder support pin 240, the substrate 10 is separated from the substrate holder 20. It is preferred to be preheated to the state.
- the preheating of the substrate 10 separately from the substrate holder 20 is a relatively low temperature process in consideration of the fact that the substrate 10 does not need to be preheated on the substrate holder 20. This is to improve the efficiency of the process.
- the substrate 10 is transferred to the substrate processing unit 400 to be processed.
- the substrate 10 is seated on the substrate holder 20 to the substrate processing unit 400. It is preferable to transfer.
- the substrate processing unit 400 since the substrate 10 is processed at a temperature higher than the preheating temperature, use of the substrate holder 20 to prevent deformation of the substrate 10 is required.
- the substrate transfer part 300 which will be described later, lifts the substrate holder 20 higher than the height of the substrate support pin 230 from the lower side of the substrate holder 20. After mounting the substrate 10 on the substrate holder 20, the method of transferring the substrate 10 may be used.
- FIG 3 is a view showing the configuration of the preheating unit and the cooling unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the preheating unit 200 and the cooling unit 500 to be described later are vertically stacked and integrally disposed. At this time, the preheating unit 200 is preferably disposed above the cooling unit 500. A characteristic configuration that may be generated when the preheater 200 and the cooling unit 500 are integrally arranged will be described later.
- the substrate processing apparatus 1 may include an index transfer unit 110 and a substrate transfer unit 300.
- the index transfer unit 110 may perform the transfer in a state where the substrate 10 is not seated on the substrate holder 20. Such a transfer may mean a transfer between the substrate cassette 100, the preheater 200, and the cooling unit 500.
- the index transfer unit 110 transfers the substrate cassette 100 from the cooling unit 500 to the cooling unit 500, transfers the cooling unit 500 from the preheating unit 200, and transfers the preheating unit 200 from the cooling unit 500 to the cooling unit 500. Can be performed.
- the substrate transfer part 300 may perform the transfer in a state where the substrate 10 is seated on the substrate holder 20.
- a transfer may mean a transfer between the substrate processor 400 and the preheater 200.
- the substrate transfer unit 300 may perform the transfer from the substrate processor 400 to the preheater 200 and the transfer from the preheater 200 to the substrate processor 400.
- the index transfer unit 110 and the substrate transfer unit 300 may include a robot arm that is movable in up, down, left, and right directions to smoothly perform a transfer operation.
- a robot arm that is movable in up, down, left, and right directions to smoothly perform a transfer operation.
- the construction principle of a known substrate transfer robot arm may be employed in the index transfer unit 110 and the substrate transfer unit 300.
- the substrate processing apparatus 1 may include a substrate processing unit 400.
- the substrate processing unit 400 may perform a function of processing the substrate 10 in accordance with the purpose of the processing process of the substrate 10.
- the substrate processing unit 400 may plasma-process the substrate 10 to modify the surface state of the substrate 10 or to deposit or heat a predetermined material on the substrate 10.
- the substrate processing unit 400 is a device that heat-treats the substrate 10 at a temperature higher than the preheating temperature.
- the substrate processing unit 400 may be configured as a single-leaf type to process one substrate 10 at a time, but preferably includes a boat 450 to arrange a plurality of substrates 10 at a time. It may be configured as. In this sense, in the following description, it is assumed that the substrate processing unit 400 of the present invention is a batch type.
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the substrate support pin and the substrate holder support pins installed on the support of the preheating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 5 is an operating state diagram of the substrate holder pressing the substrate support pin on the support of Figure to be.
- the substrate support pin 230 is elastically inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240.
- the substrate support pin 230 may not pass through the through hole 21 of the substrate holder 20. In this case, the substrate support pin 230 is pressed by the substrate holder 20 to be inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240.
- the alignment of the through hole 21 of the substrate holder 20 and the substrate support pin 230 is aligned.
- the substrate support pin 230 passes through the through hole 21 of the substrate holder 20 to support the substrate 10, and the substrate holder support pin 240 supports the substrate holder 20.
- the substrate support pin 230 in contact with the substrate holder 20 may be pressed by the substrate holder 20 and inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240 as it is. In this case, even when the above alignment does not occur, the substrate holder 20 may be lowered while maintaining the equilibrium to be supported on the substrate holder support pin 240.
- a support plate 241 that is movably inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240 is coupled to a lower end of the substrate support pin 230.
- the substrate holder support pin 240 is a tubular body, and a guide hole 245 through which the substrate support pin 230 passes is formed at an upper surface thereof, and a coil spring for supporting the support plate 241 inside the substrate holder support pin 240. 242 is installed.
- the structure of the substrate support pin 230 may be inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240 while compressing the coil spring 242.
- the support plate 241 may be shaped to slide in contact with or close to the inner wall of the substrate holder support pin 240.
- the coil spring 242 may sufficiently support the bottom surface of the support plate 241 and has a width that may be supported by the inner wall of the substrate holder support pin 240.
- an elastic body having a function of replacing the support plate 241 and the coil spring 242 may be provided at a lower end of the substrate support pin 230.
- the elastic body may be a sponge having a pore, rubber or synthetic resin. However, the elastic body should provide a displacement that allows the substrate support pin 230 to be inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240, such as the coil spring 242.
- a sensor 243 is installed below the substrate support pin 230 to detect a state in which the substrate support pin 230 is inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240.
- the sensor 243 may be installed on the bottom surface of the support 235 on which the substrate holder support pin 240 is installed.
- the sensor 243 senses a moving pin 244 that provides a mechanical displacement at the bottom of the substrate support pin 230, and the substrate support pin 230 is inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240. I can detect it.
- the sensor 243 may be a proximity sensor that detects a case where the moving pin 244 is in proximity.
- the sensor 243 and the moving pin 244 may be provided in a structure in which a mechanical contact is made to operate an internal switch or a non-contact structure in which a light emitting element is provided.
- the senor 243 detects the inserted state of the substrate support pin 230 to stop the alignment of the substrate 10 and the substrate holder 20.
- the controller 245 may perform an alarm function.
- the controller 245 may correspond to a part of the main controller that controls the operation of the entire substrate processing apparatus 1, and may be separately configured with respect to the sensor 243 and installed outside the preheater 200.
- the controller 245 can be both analog and digital, providing a compact structure and using a programmable microcontroller to increase the flexibility of installation and operation.
- control unit 245 may be a general-purpose computer that can be installed outside the network to monitor the state of the equipment, and to perform operation and maintenance.
- the alarm function of the controller 245 indicates that the substrate support pin 230 does not pass through the through hole 21 of the substrate holder 20 and the substrate support pin 230 is pressurized by the substrate holder 20.
- the alarm function is a means for informing the operation error of the substrate processing apparatus 1 by the display means which cooperates.
- the display means may acoustically use a buzzer, a speaker, a mechanical blow sound, or a visually light emitter. Alarm indication of the alarm function can also be provided to remote workers connected over the network.
- the substrate support pin 230 may be elastically inserted into the substrate holder support pin 240 by the substrate holder 20.
- the sensor 243 is actuated by the moving pin 244 to immediately stop the separation process so that the substrate 10 and / or the substrate holder 20 cannot be caught in the substrate support pin 230 to maintain equilibrium. It is possible to prevent damage of the substrate 10 and / or the substrate holder 20 that may occur.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a substrate processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the substrate processing unit 400 may include a plurality of substrate processing chambers providing a processing space of the substrate 10.
- the substrate processing unit 400 may include a first substrate processing chamber 410 and a second substrate processing chamber 420 that is disposed independently of the first substrate processing chamber 410.
- the first substrate processing chamber 410 and the second substrate processing chamber 420 are vertically stacked. In addition, it may be confirmed that the first substrate processing chamber 410 and the second substrate processing chamber 420 are supported by the chamber frame 430 supporting the chamber, respectively.
- one substrate processing unit 400 may include a plurality of substrate processing chambers, it is possible to process a larger number of substrates 10 at one time. Productivity can be improved.
- the first substrate processing chamber 410 and the second substrate processing chamber 420 may be configured in substantially the same manner. In this sense, only the components of the first substrate processing chamber 410 will be described below, and the components of the first substrate processing chamber 410 are considered to be equally applicable to the second substrate processing chamber 420. do.
- the first substrate processing chamber 410 may perform a function of providing a space for processing the substrate 10. Similar to the preheating chamber 210 (see FIG. 2), a door (not shown) for loading and unloading the substrate 10 in the first substrate processing chamber 410 on one side of the first substrate processing chamber 410. Can be installed.
- the material of the first substrate processing chamber 410 is not particularly limited, and quartz glass or general SUS may be used.
- the first substrate processing chamber 410 may include a substrate processing heater 440.
- the substrate processing heater 440 may be installed inside or outside the first substrate processing chamber 410 to perform a function of heat treating the substrate 10 at a predetermined temperature.
- the substrate processing heater 440 may include a plurality of main heater units 442 and may be disposed at predetermined intervals along the stacking direction of the substrate 10.
- the substrate 10 may be disposed between the plurality of main heater units 442.
- the substrate 10 is preferably disposed at the center between the main heater units 442. Accordingly, the substrate 10 may be heated and heat treated by the upper and lower main heater units 442 corresponding to the substrates 10.
- the main heater unit 442 may be composed of a plurality of unit main heaters 444 having a predetermined interval in parallel with the short side direction of the substrate 10.
- the unit main heater 444 is a rod-shaped heater having a long length, and a heating element is inserted into the quartz tube, and may be a unit generating heat by receiving external power through terminals provided at both ends.
- the behavior of the substrate transfer unit 300 It would be desirable to be spaced apart so as not to disturb.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a boat of a first substrate processing chamber according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the first substrate processing chamber 410 may include a boat 450.
- the boat 450 may be installed in the first substrate processing chamber 410 to support the substrate 10 loaded into the first substrate processing chamber 410.
- the boat 450 is preferably installed to support the long side of the substrate 10.
- the boat 450 is configured to support all six locations per substrate 10 by three locations on both sides of the substrate 10, but the shape of the boat 450 is stable in the substrate 10.
- the support may be variously changed according to the size of the substrate 10.
- the number of substrates 10 loaded on the boat 450 is not particularly limited, and the present invention is used for the purpose of using the present invention. It can be changed in various ways.
- the material of the boat 450 is preferably quartz.
- the substrate 10 is preferably loaded in the boat 450 in a state of being seated on the substrate holder 20. This is to prevent deformation of the substrate 10 that may occur when the substrate 10 is heated to a high temperature as described above. To this end, as described above, the substrate 10 may be transferred to the substrate processing unit 400 by being seated on the substrate holder 20 by the substrate transfer unit 300.
- the first substrate processing chamber 410 may include a plurality of substrate processing gas supply units 460.
- the substrate processing gas supply unit 460 supplies a processing gas of the substrate 10 to form a heat treatment atmosphere into the first substrate processing chamber 410.
- the substrate processing gas supply unit 460 may have a rod shape in which a plurality of gas holes 462 for discharging the processing gas of the substrate 10 are formed.
- the substrate processing gas supply unit 460 is preferably provided on the long side of the substrate 10.
- an inert gas such as Ar, Ne, He, N 2, or the like may be used.
- a substrate processing gas discharge part (not shown) is disposed on the opposite side of the substrate processing gas supply part 460 to discharge the processing gas of the substrate 10 in the first substrate processing chamber 410 to the outside of the first substrate processing chamber 410. Can be.
- the substrate processing gas discharge part may have a rod shape in which a plurality of gas holes (not shown) for sucking the heat treatment gas are formed.
- the substrate processing apparatus 1 of the present invention is preferably configured to include a plurality of substrate processing units 400. That is, it is preferable that a plurality of substrate processing units 400 having the same configuration are arranged around the substrate transfer unit 300. With this configuration, since a larger number of substrates 10 can be processed at one time, the productivity of the processing process of the substrate 10 can be improved. In addition, even when maintaining one substrate processing unit 400, the other substrate processing unit 400 may be operated to continuously perform the processing of the substrate 10.
- the substrate 10 may be processed while seated on the substrate holder 20.
- the substrate 10 is preferably transferred to the preheater 200 together with the substrate holder 20.
- the substrate 10 and the substrate holder 20 transferred to the preheater 200 may be separated again.
- the substrate 10 is supported by the substrate support pin 230 and the substrate holder 20 is supported by the substrate holder support pin 240 in a state where the substrate support pin 230 is penetrated, thereby providing a substrate ( 10) and the substrate holder 20 can be separated. That is, in the form as shown in FIG. 2, the substrate 10 and the substrate holder 20 may be separated again.
- the substrate 10 and the substrate holder 20 are separated, it is preferable that only the substrate 10 is transferred to the cooling unit 500 to be described later by the index transfer unit 110. Accordingly, in the preheater 200, only the substrate holder 20 is supported by the substrate holder support pin 240. Thereafter, the new substrate 10 may be loaded back into the preheater 200 and supported by the substrate support pin 230 to be preheated in a state separated from the substrate holder 20.
- the substrate processing apparatus 1 may include a cooling unit 500.
- the cooling unit 500 may perform a function of cooling the substrate 10 processed by the substrate processing unit 400.
- the cooling method of the substrate 10 in the cooling unit 500 is not particularly limited. Accordingly, various known cooling principles, including water-cooled or air-cooled, can be employed in the cooling unit 500 of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a view showing the configuration of the cooling unit 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the cooling unit 500 basically includes a cooling frame 510. Cooling water may flow into the cooling frame 510 for rapid cooling of the substrate 10.
- a cooling fan (not shown) for injecting a cooling gas to the substrate 10 may be installed at one side of the cooling frame 510.
- the cooling unit 500 may include a tray 520.
- the tray 520 may perform a function of supporting the plurality of substrates 10 while the substrate 10 is cooled.
- the first support pin set 530 may refer to a plurality of first support pins 532 installed on the tray 520 to support one substrate 10. That is, one substrate 10 may be supported and cooled by the first support pin set 530 including the plurality of first support pins 532.
- the first support pins 532 of the first support pin set 530 are spaced apart from the rods 522 and the rods 522 formed to face each other toward the inside of the tray 520. And a plate 524 disposed below the rod 522.
- one first support pin set 530 is illustrated as being composed of four first support pins 532 in FIG. 9, the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the first support pin set 530 is a plurality.
- the cooling unit 500 of the present invention may be provided with a plurality of first support pin sets 530 to cool the plurality of substrates 10 at a time. Since the cooling unit 500 of FIG. 9 includes six first support pin sets 530, the six substrates 10 may be cooled at a time.
- the number of the first support pins 532 provided in the cooling unit 500 is not particularly limited, and may be variously changed according to the object of the present invention.
- the substrate 10 to be preheated in the preheater 200 may be transferred to the preheater 200 via the cooling unit 500. More specifically, the index transfer unit 110 takes out a new substrate 10 to be preheated from the substrate cassette 100 and transfers it to the cooling unit 500 first, and then transfers the transferred new substrate 10 to the cooling unit. Wait for a while at 500 may be transferred to the preheater (200).
- the reason why the new substrate 10 to be preheated in the cooling unit 500 is temporarily waited is because the substrate 10, which has been processed, is separated from the substrate holder 20 in the preheating unit 200, thereby cooling the unit 500. As it is transferred to the waiting for the time when only the substrate holder 20 is present in the preheating unit 200. In other words, after the substrate 10 and the substrate holder 20 are separated from the preheater 200, the substrate 10 waits for the time when only the substrate 10 is unloaded.
- the new substrate 10 may be transferred to the preheater 200 at this time.
- the substrate holder 20 used only in the high temperature process can be reused in a heated state without unnecessary cooling, thereby improving the efficiency of the processing process of the substrate 10.
- the cooling unit 500 may include a second support pin set 540.
- the second support pin set 540 includes a plurality of second support pins 542 installed on the tray 520 to support one new substrate 10, that is, the substrate 10 to be preheated by the preheater 200. May mean.
- the second support pin set 540 may be installed on the upper side of the tray 520 to support a new substrate 10.
- the new substrate 10 may be temporarily supported by the second support pin 542 and then transferred to the preheater 200 when only the substrate holder 20 remains in the preheater 200.
- the second support pin set 540 included in the cooling unit 500 is preferably one.
- the number of second support pins 542 included in the second support pin set 540 is not particularly limited, and may be variously set according to the purpose of the present invention.
- the preheating unit 200 and the cooling unit 500 of the present invention may be vertically stacked and integrally disposed.
- 3 illustrates a configuration in which the preheating part 200 and the cooling part 500 are vertically stacked and integrally disposed.
- the preheating unit 200 is preferably located above the cooling unit 500, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and the cooling unit 500 is located above the preheating unit 200. It can also be located at.
- the index transfer unit 110 is the preheating unit 200 to the cooling unit 500, and the cooling unit 500. Since the substrate 10 may be quickly transferred to the preheater 200, the transfer process described above may be more smoothly performed, and as a result, the productivity of the substrate 10 may be further improved. Will be.
- a plurality of substrate holders 20 may be stored in the cooling unit 500 of the present invention.
- an abnormality occurs in one substrate processing unit 400 among the plurality of substrate processing units 400, and the maintenance of the substrate processing unit 400 in which the abnormality occurs is performed. It includes.
- the substrate holder 20 may be stored while being supported by the rod 522 of the tray 520. That is, since the through-hole 21 is formed in the substrate holder 20 of the present invention so that the first support pin 532 can be penetrated, the substrate holder 20 may include a first support pin installed in the plate 524. It may be stored while being supported by the rod 522 in the state penetrated 532. Accordingly, even if the substrate holder 20 is stored in the cooling unit 500, there is no problem in cooling the substrate 10 by operating the cooling unit 500, thereby maximizing space utilization of the cooling unit 500. You can do it.
- the plurality of substrate holders 20 used in the substrate processing unit 400 in which an abnormality occurs may be stored in the cooling unit 500. More specifically, as described above, the plurality of substrate holders 20 may be stored while being supported by the rod 522 while penetrating through the first support pins 532 installed on the plate 524. In this state, the remaining substrate processing unit 400, in which no abnormality occurs, continuously processes the substrate 10, and the processed substrate 10 has no influence on the substrate holder 20 stored in the cooling unit 500. It may be cooled in the cooling unit 500 without reaching.
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- 기판을 예열하는 예열부;상기 기판을 이송하는 이송부;상기 기판을 기판 처리하는 기판 처리부; 및처리된 상기 기판을 냉각하는 냉각부를 포함하며,상기 예열부와 상기 냉각부는 수직으로 적층되어 일체로 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 예열부는 상기 냉각부의 상측에 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 예열부는 예열 챔버, 상기 예열 챔버의 내부에 설치되어 상기 기판을 지지하는 기판 지지핀, 상기 예열 챔버의 내부에 설치되며 상기 기판이 지지되는 기판 홀더를 지지하는 기판 홀더 지지핀을 포함하고,상기 기판 홀더에는 상기 기판 지지핀이 관통하는 관통 홀이 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 기판은 상기 예열부에서 상기 기판 홀더와 분리된 상태로 예열되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제4항에 있어서,상기 예열부에서 예열된 상기 기판은 상기 기판 홀더에 안착된 상태로 상기 기판 처리부로 이송되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 기판 처리부는 상호 독립적으로 배치된 제1 기판 처리 챔버와 제2 기판 처리 챔버를 포함하고,상기 제1 기판 처리 챔버와 상기 제2 기판 처리 챔버는 수직으로 적층되어 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 기판 처리부는 복수개인 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 기판은 상기 기판 처리부에서 상기 기판 홀더에 안착된 상태로 처리되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 기판 처리부에서 처리가 완료된 상기 기판은 상기 기판 홀더에 안착된 상태로 상기 예열부로 이송되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제9항에 있어서,상기 기판은 상기 예열부에서 상기 기판 홀더와 분리되어 상기 냉각부로 이송되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 예열부에서 예열되는 상기 기판은 상기 냉각부를 거쳐서 상기 예열부로 이송되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제11항에 있어서,상기 냉각부는,상기 기판 처리부에서 처리된 상기 기판을 지지하는 복수개의 제1 지지핀으로 구성된 제1 지지핀 세트; 및상기 예열부에서 예열되는 상기 기판을 지지하는 복수개의 제2 지지핀으로 구성된 제2 지지핀 세트를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제12항에 있어서,상기 제1 지지핀 세트는 복수개인 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제12항에 있어서,상기 제2 지지핀 세트는 하나이며, 상기 제1 지지핀 세트 보다 상측에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 기판 처리부가 동작하지 아니하는 경우 상기 냉각부에는 복수개의 기판 홀더가 보관되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 기판을 예열하는 예열부, 상기 기판을 이송하는 이송부, 상기 기판을 처리하는 기판 처리부, 및 처리된 상기 기판을 냉각하는 냉각부를 포함하며,상기 예열부는 예열 챔버, 상기 예열 챔버의 내부에 설치되어 상기 기판을 지지하는 기판 지지핀, 상기 예열 챔버의 내부에 설치되며 상기 기판이 지지되는 기판 홀더를 지지하는 기판 홀더 지지핀을 포함하고,상기 기판 홀더에는 상기 기판 지지핀이 관통하는 관통 홀이 형성되며,상기 기판 지지핀은 상기 기판 홀더 지지핀에 탄력적으로 삽입 가능하게 설치된 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제16항에 있어서,상기 기판 지지핀의 하단에는 상기 기판 홀더 지지핀의 내부에 이동 가능하게 삽입되는 지지판이 결합되고,상기 기판 홀더 지지핀은 관체로서 상기 기판 지지핀이 통과하는 가이드 홀이 상면부에 형성되며,상기 기판 홀더 지지핀의 내부에는 상기 지지판을 지지하는 코일 스프링이 설치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제16항에 있어서,상기 기판 지지핀의 일측에는 상기 기판 지지핀이 상기 기판 홀더 지지핀의 내부로 삽입된 상태를 감지하는 센서가 설치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제18항에 있어서,상기 센서는 상기 기판 지지핀의 삽입된 상태를 감지하여 상기 기판과 상기 기판 홀더의 얼라인 작동을 정지시키는 제어부에 연결되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제19항에 있어서,상기 제어부는 알람 기능을 수행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제16항에 있어서,상기 기판 처리부는 상호 독립적으로 배치된 제1 기판 처리 챔버 및 제2 기판 처리 챔버를 포함하며,상기 제1 기판 처리 챔버와 상기 제2 기판 처리 챔버는 수직으로 적층되어 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제16항에 있어서,상기 냉각부는 상기 기판 처리부에서 처리된 상기 기판을 지지하는 복수개의 제1 지지핀으로 구성된 제1 지지핀 세트; 및상기 예열부에서 예열되는 상기 기판을 지지하는 복수개의 제2 지지핀으로 구성된 제2 지지핀 세트를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 제1 지지핀 세트는 복수개인 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 제2 지지핀 세트는 하나이며, 상기 제1 지지핀 세트 보다 상측에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
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