WO2012023156A1 - 基板搬送装置、電子デバイスの製造システムおよび電子デバイスの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate transfer apparatus, an electronic device manufacturing system, and an electronic device manufacturing method.
- a configuration example of a conventional substrate transfer apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B.
- a conventional substrate transfer apparatus has an arm unit configured to be able to convert a rotational motion of a driving source into a linear motion.
- This arm unit has two substrate holders in the vertical direction (z-axis direction), and the two substrate holders are referred to as a first substrate holder 701 and a second substrate holder 702, respectively.
- the substrate is transported toward the process chamber in order to collect the processed substrate.
- the device rotates.
- the first substrate holder 701 on which no substrate is placed is moved toward the process chamber (FIG. 7A)
- the processed substrate in the process chamber is received, and the first substrate holder 701 is moved to the contracted position. Return (FIG. 7B).
- conventional substrate transport devices use a sensor to perform substrate replacement before and after the substrate replacement operation. The presence or absence of is detected. Based on this detection result, it is determined whether or not the substrate has been reliably transferred to the process chamber.
- a sensor confirms that there is no substrate on the substrate holder for recovering the substrate, and after confirming that there is no substrate, the substrate transport device moves toward the process chamber. The cage is moved (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- the substrate transfer apparatus of Patent Document 1 when the substrate transfer apparatus of Patent Document 1 is viewed from the upper surface side in the z-axis direction, the first substrate holder 701 and the second substrate holder 702 are overlapped.
- the substrate on the second substrate holder 702 disposed below the first substrate holder 701 is moved from the vertically upper side in the z-axis direction. It is impossible to see.
- the substrate on the first substrate holder 701 disposed on the upper side with respect to the second substrate holder 702 is set to the vertically lower side in the z-axis direction. It is impossible to see from.
- a high-resolution and expensive CCD sensor and image processing apparatus are imaged from the oblique direction. And using it to detect a substrate.
- This correspondence increases the cost of the substrate transport apparatus and also requires that image processing is performed and the presence / absence of a substrate is determined based on the result of the image processing, so that the tact time of the substrate transport apparatus is delayed.
- an operation step for intentionally moving one of the substrate holders back and forth from the vertically upper side (or vertically lower side) to a detectable position is incorporated. Can be mentioned. Even in this correspondence, the number of operation steps for moving the substrate holder back and forth increases, so that the tact time of the substrate transfer apparatus is delayed.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a substrate transfer technique capable of efficiently detecting whether or not a substrate is held by each of a plurality of substrate holders.
- a substrate transfer apparatus includes a first substrate holder and a second substrate holder capable of respectively holding substrates, Two first driven arms connected at one end to the first substrate holder; Two second driven arms connected at one end to the second substrate holder; A first drive arm to which one of the two first driven arms and the two second driven arms is coupled; A second drive arm to which the other of the two first driven arms and the two second driven arms is connected; A first drive shaft to which the first drive arm is rotatably coupled; A second drive shaft provided coaxially with the first drive shaft and connected to the second drive arm so as to be rotationally driven independently of the first drive shaft; The first drive arm includes a first connecting portion to which the other end of the first driven arm of one of the two first driven arms is connected, and the second of one of the two second driven arms.
- the second drive arm includes a third connecting portion to which the other end of the first driven arm of the two first driven arms is connected, and the second of the other of the two second driven arms.
- a fourth connecting portion to which the other end of the driven arm is connected A first direction axis constituted by a straight line connecting the first connection portion and the second connection portion is separated from the rotation axis of the first drive shaft by a first distance; A second direction axis constituted by a straight line connecting the third connection portion and the fourth connection portion is separated from the rotation axis of the second drive shaft by a second distance.
- an electronic device manufacturing system includes the substrate transport apparatus described above, And at least one process processing apparatus for performing a device manufacturing process on the substrate transported by the substrate transport apparatus.
- At least one process processing apparatus includes a process execution step of executing a device manufacturing process on the substrate transferred in the transfer step.
- the present invention it is possible to efficiently detect whether or not a substrate is held by each of the plurality of substrate holders. According to the present invention, it is possible to detect whether a substrate is held by each of the plurality of substrate holders from above or below vertically without using a member dedicated to sensor detection. Therefore, expensive sensing technology is not required, and the overall cost of the apparatus can be reduced. In addition, since it is not necessary to move the substrate holder back and forth for substrate detection, the tact time of the apparatus can be shortened.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram schematically showing the characteristics of the substrate transfer apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the substrate transport apparatus includes a substrate holder 101 and a substrate holder 102 that can hold the respective substrates.
- the first drive arm 601 is connected to a first drive shaft that can rotate about the center of the drive shaft.
- the second drive arm 602 is provided coaxially with the first drive shaft, and is coupled to a second drive shaft that can be driven to rotate independently of the first drive shaft (in each embodiment below,
- the first drive arm 601 is expressed as a first arm A
- the second drive arm 602 is expressed as a first arm B).
- the first drive arm 601 has a first end portion 110 (first connection portion) at one end of a link member constituting the arm and a second end portion 111 (second connection portion) at the other end.
- the second drive arm 602 has a first end portion 120 (fourth connecting portion) at one end of a link member constituting the arm, and a second end portion 121 (third connecting portion) at the other end.
- the first end 110 (first connecting portion) of the first drive arm 601 and the first end 120 (fourth connecting portion) of the second drive arm 602 are in a plane in which the substrate holders 101 and 102 move. In the y-axis direction (in the xy plane), it is at a position separated by a predetermined distance (OFF1).
- This predetermined distance is referred to as a first offset distance.
- the substrate holders 101 and 102 move between the second end portion 111 (second connection portion) of the first drive arm 601 and the second end portion 121 (third connection portion) of the second drive arm 602. It is at a position separated by a predetermined distance (OFF2) in the y-axis direction in the plane (in the xy plane).
- This predetermined distance is referred to as a second offset distance.
- the shape of the first drive arm 601 and the shape of the second drive arm 602 do not necessarily have the same shape.
- the first end 110 (first connection portion) of the first drive arm 601 and the second end 121 (third connection portion) of the second drive arm 602 are point-symmetric with respect to the drive shaft center.
- the first end 120 (fourth connecting portion) of the second drive arm 602 and the second end 111 of the first drive arm 601 are point-symmetric.
- the driven arms 610 and 611 are connected to the substrate holder 101 (first substrate holder) as two first driven arms.
- the substrate holder 102 (second substrate holder) is connected to driven arms 620 and 621 as two second driven arms.
- one driven arm 610 of the two first driven arms is denoted as a second arm A1
- the other driven arm 611 of the two first driven arms is denoted as a second arm B1.
- One driven arm 620 of the two second driven arms is expressed as a second arm B2
- the other driven arm 621 of the two second driven arms is expressed as a second arm A1.
- One driven arm 610 connected to the substrate holder 101 is connected to the first drive arm 601 at the first end 110 (first connection portion) of the first drive arm 601.
- the other driven arm 611 connected to the substrate holder 101 is connected to the second drive arm 602 at the second end 121 (third connection portion) of the second drive arm 602.
- One driven arm 620 connected to the substrate holder 102 is connected to the second drive arm 602 at the first end 120 (fourth connection portion) of the second drive arm 602.
- the other driven arm 621 connected to the substrate holder 102 is connected to the first drive arm 601 at the second end 111 (second connection portion) of the first drive arm 601.
- the first end 110 (first connecting portion) of the first drive arm 601 and the first end 120 (fourth connecting portion) of the second drive arm 602 are separated by a first offset distance (OFF1).
- the second end 111 (second connecting portion) of the first drive arm 601 and the second end 121 (third connecting portion) of the second drive arm 602 are separated by a second offset distance (OFF2). ing.
- the substrate holders 101 and 102 are separated from the rotation axis of the first drive shaft by the movement of the driven arms (610, 611, 620, 621) that operate by the rotation of the first drive arm 601 and the second drive arm 602. It is possible to move forward.
- the substrate holders 101 and 102 move to the rotation axis of the first drive shaft by the movement of the driven arms (610, 611, 620, 621) due to the reverse rotation of the first drive arm 601 and the second drive arm 602. It is possible to move backward in the direction of returning.
- the forward and backward movements are hereinafter referred to as forward and backward movements.
- the first end 110 (first connection portion) of the first drive arm 601 and the first end 120 (fourth connection portion) of the second drive arm 602 are spaced apart from each other, and the first drive arm 601 is disposed.
- the second end portion 111 (second connecting portion) of the second drive arm 602 and the second end portion 121 (third connecting portion) of the second drive arm 602 are spaced apart from each other, whereby the substrate holder 101 moves forward and backward.
- 150 is a different trajectory from the trajectory 151 of the advance / retreat operation of the substrate holder 102.
- the track 151 is in a state where the angle ( ⁇ 1 + ⁇ 2) is generated with respect to the track 150 with the rotation axis of the first drive shaft as a reference (center).
- the substrate holder 101 is disposed in a first plane orthogonal to the rotation axis of the first drive shaft, and the substrate holder 102 is disposed in a second plane orthogonal to the rotation axis of the first drive shaft.
- the second plane is parallel to the first plane, and the position of the first plane in the gravitational direction is different from the second plane.
- the substrate transport apparatus has two substrate holders (substrate holder 101 and substrate holder 102) on which the substrate W can be placed.
- the substrate holder 101 is connected to a first substrate transport mechanism 504 configured by connecting a plurality of links (hereinafter referred to as “arms”), and can move on a predetermined track by the operation of the first substrate transport mechanism 504. Is possible.
- the rotational driving force of the first motor 501 provided outside the vacuum chamber is transmitted to the first substrate transport mechanism 504 via the first driving force transmission mechanism 502 and the first driving shaft 503.
- the substrate holder 102 can be connected to the second substrate transport mechanism 514 configured by connecting a plurality of arms, and can be moved on a predetermined track by the operation of the second substrate transport mechanism 514.
- the rotational driving force of the second motor 511 arranged outside the vacuum chamber is transmitted to the second substrate transport mechanism 514 via the second driving force transmission mechanism 512 and the second driving shaft 513.
- the first drive shaft 503 has a columnar shape, and the second drive shaft 513 has a hollow cylindrical shape. By disposing the first drive shaft 503 inside the second drive shaft 513, the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 are coaxial.
- the detection mechanism 520 is arranged vertically above or vertically below the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 102 and detects the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 102.
- the detection mechanism 520 can detect whether or not the substrate is held by both or at least one of the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 102.
- the detection result of the detection mechanism 520 is transmitted to the controller 530.
- the controller 530 governs the overall operation of the substrate transport apparatus based on the detection information obtained from the encoder of the first motor 501, the detection information obtained from the encoder of the second motor 511, and the detection result of the detection mechanism 520.
- the detection information obtained from the encoder of the first motor 501 includes information on the rotation angle and rotation speed of the first motor 501.
- the detection information obtained from the encoder of the second motor 511 includes information on the rotation angle and rotation speed of the second motor 511.
- the controller 530 can calculate the rotation angle and rotation speed of the first drive shaft 503 based on the rotation angle and rotation speed information of the first motor 501. Further, the controller 530 can calculate the rotation angle and rotation speed of the second drive shaft 513 based on the information on the rotation angle and rotation speed of the second motor 511. These pieces of information are fed back to the control of the substrate transfer apparatus.
- the controller 530 rotates the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm by synchronously controlling the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 so that the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 operate synchronously in the same rotational direction. Can be made.
- the controller 530 rotates the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm to a predetermined position with respect to the substrate holding position of the process processing apparatus to be supplied or recovered.
- the entire robot arm mechanism 590 includes, for example, substrate holders 101 and 102 and first and second substrate transport mechanisms 504 and 514.
- the rotational driving force of the third motor 541 provided outside the vacuum chamber is transmitted to the third driving force transmission mechanism 542, and the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm is raised or lowered in the z-axis direction.
- the controller 530 controls the third motor 541 to control the positioning of the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 102 in the z-axis direction with respect to the substrate holding position of the process processing apparatus to be supplied or recovered.
- Rotational motion of the entire robot arm mechanism 590 is referred to as revolving motion.
- the substrate transport apparatus supplies the substrate to the process processing apparatus or has been processed from the process processing apparatus by the revolving operation and the extending operation and the contracting operation of the first and second substrate transport mechanisms (504, 514).
- the substrate can be recovered (FIG. 6B).
- FIG. 1A shows the configuration of the first substrate transport mechanism 504 and the second substrate transport mechanism 514 when the entire robot arm mechanism 590 is revolved in the xy plane.
- the axial directions of the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 correspond to the z-axis direction perpendicular to the paper surface, and the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 are arranged around the drive shaft center (rotation center). Rotate.
- the first substrate transport mechanism 504 of the present embodiment includes a first arm A, a second arm A1, and a second arm B2.
- the second substrate transport mechanism 514 includes a first arm B, a second arm B2, and a second arm A2.
- the first arm A is connected to the first drive shaft 503 via a member D1 so as to be rotationally driven.
- the rotation of the first drive shaft 503 is transmitted to the first arm A by the member D1.
- the first arm A can turn in the xy plane by the rotational drive of the first drive shaft 503.
- the first arm B is connected to the second drive shaft 513 via the member D2 so as to be rotationally driven.
- the rotation of the second drive shaft 513 is transmitted to the first arm B by the member D2.
- the first arm B can also turn in the xy plane by the rotational drive of the second drive shaft 513.
- the first end portion 110 (first connecting portion) of the first arm A and the first end portion 120 (fourth connecting portion) of the first arm B are within the plane in which the substrate holders 101 and 102 move (xy plane). (Inner) at a position separated by a predetermined distance (OFF1) in the y-axis direction. Further, the second end 111 (second connecting portion) of the first arm A and the second end 121 (third connecting portion) of the first arm B are within a plane in which the substrate holders 101 and 102 move ( It is at a position separated by a predetermined distance (OFF2) in the y-axis direction (in the xy plane).
- the first offset distance ( OFF1) second offset distance (OFF2) is satisfied.
- the first end 110 (first connecting portion) of the first arm A and the second end 121 (third connecting portion) of the first arm B are point-symmetric with respect to the drive shaft center.
- the first end 120 (fourth connecting portion) of the first arm B and the second end 111 (second connecting portion) of the first arm A are point-symmetric.
- the first arm A can be rotationally driven on a first direction axis constituted by a straight line connecting the first end 110 (first connecting portion) and the second end 111 (second connecting portion) of the first arm A.
- the first drive shaft connected to the first drive shaft is separated from the rotation shaft (drive shaft center) by a first distance (r1).
- the second direction axis formed by a straight line connecting the second end 121 (third connection portion) and the first end 120 (fourth connection portion) of the first arm B is the rotation of the second drive shaft. It is separated from the shaft (drive shaft center) by a second distance (r2).
- the second drive shaft is a shaft that is provided coaxially with the first drive shaft and that is coupled to the first drive shaft so that the first arm B can be driven to rotate independently of the first drive shaft.
- first distance (r1) second distance (r2).
- the distance relationship with respect to the center of the drive shaft satisfies the relationship of the first distance (r1)> the second distance (r2) or the first distance (r1) ⁇ the second distance (r2). It may be a distance.
- the substrate holder 101 is connected to one end of the second arm A1 and one end of the second arm B1.
- the substrate holder 102 is connected to one end of the second arm B2 and one end of the second arm A2.
- the other end of the second arm A1 is rotatably connected to one end (first end) 110 of the first arm A that is a link member, and the other end of the second arm A2 is connected to the other end of the first arm A.
- the end (second end) 111 is rotatably connected.
- the other end of the second arm B2 is rotatably connected to one end (first end) 120 of the first arm B that is a link member.
- the other end of the second arm B1 is connected to the other end of the first arm B.
- the end (second end) 121 is rotatably connected.
- the substrate holder 101 when the first arm A, the second arm A1, and the second arm B2 are in the contracted state, the substrate holder 101 is in the retracted position.
- the substrate holder 102 is in the retracted position.
- the detection mechanism 520 images the substrate holders 101 and 102 from the z-axis direction (vertically upward or downward), the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 102 do not overlap with each other, and the detection mechanism 520 includes the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 101. 102 can be detected respectively.
- the controller 530 can determine whether the substrate W is held by at least one of the substrate holders 101 and 102 based on the detection result of the detection mechanism 520.
- FIG. 1B shows the extended state of the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm A2 constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514.
- the substrate W can be supplied from the substrate holder 102 to a predetermined process processing apparatus.
- the substrate W processed by a predetermined process processing apparatus can be recovered from the process processing apparatus to the substrate holder 102.
- FIG. 2A is a bird's-eye view of the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm in a contracted state.
- the first arm A and the second arm A1 constituting the first substrate transport mechanism 504 are rotatably connected via the connecting member 200.
- the connecting member 200 By using the connecting member 200, a space in the z direction can be created between the first arm A and the second arm A1, and the second arm B2 is disposed between the first arm A and the second arm A1. can do.
- the first substrate transport mechanism 504 (first arm A, second arm A1, and second arm B2) and second substrate transport mechanism 514 (first arm B, second arm B2, and second arm A2).
- FIG. 2B is a bird's-eye view showing an extended state of the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm A2 constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 so that the first drive shaft 503 rotates counterclockwise (counter clockwise (CCW)).
- the controller 530 controls the second motor 511 so that the second drive shaft 513 rotates in the clockwise direction (clockwise (CW)).
- CW clockwise
- the second arm A2 connected to the first arm A, the second arm B2 connected to the first arm B, and the substrate holder 102 constitute a link mechanism. Therefore, the substrate holder 102 moves forward in the xy plane in conjunction with the operation of the first arms A and B, and the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514. A2 enters the extended state.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 synchronously so as to be reversely rotated with respect to the rotation to be extended.
- FIG. 2C is a bird's-eye view of the first arm A, the second arm A1, and the second arm B1 constituting the first substrate transport mechanism 504 in an extended state.
- the substrate supplied to the process processing apparatus by the substrate holder 102 described in FIG. 2B can be collected from the process processing apparatus by the operation of the first substrate transport mechanism 504 shown in FIG. 2C.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 so that the first drive shaft 503 rotates in the clockwise (CW) direction.
- the controller 530 controls the second motor 511 so that the second drive shaft 513 rotates in the counterclockwise (CCW) direction.
- the first arm A rotates in the CW direction
- the first arm B rotates in the CCW direction.
- the second arm A1 connected to the first arm A, the second arm B1 connected to the first arm B, and the substrate holder 101 constitute a link mechanism. Therefore, in conjunction with the operations of the first arms A and B, the substrate holder 101 moves forward in the xy plane, and the first arm A, the second arm A1, and the second arm that constitute the first substrate transport mechanism 504. B1 is in an expanded state.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 synchronously so as to be reversely rotated with respect to the rotation to be extended.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 so that the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 operate synchronously in the same rotation direction, and rotates the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm ( Revolving operation) is also possible.
- the controller 530 controls the extension operation, the contraction operation, and the revolution operation, which are described above, as the operation of the substrate transfer apparatus.
- the substrate is replaced (supplied and recovered) to the process processing apparatus.
- the operation and revolution operation will be described below.
- a predetermined process is performed on a substrate that has already been supplied.
- the controller 530 causes the robot arm overall mechanism 590 to revolve at a position where the traveling direction (track 151) of the substrate holder 102 matches the substrate center of the process chamber of the process processing apparatus. At this time, the movement of the position of the substrate holder 102 in the height direction (z direction) to the position lower than the substrate height of the process chamber of the process processing apparatus is simultaneously performed in parallel.
- the controller 530 advances the substrate holder 102 by setting the second substrate transport mechanism 514 (first arm B, second arm B2, and second arm A2) to the extended state. In a state where the forward movement of the substrate holder 102 is completed, the substrate holding surface of the substrate holder 102 is positioned below the back surface of the substrate.
- the controller 530 raises the substrate holder 102 so that the position in the height direction (z direction) of the substrate holder 102 is higher than the substrate holding position of the process chamber, and the substrate holder 102 is placed on the substrate holding surface of the substrate holder 102. Replace the treated substrate.
- the controller 530 causes the second substrate transport mechanism 514 (the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm A2) to contract and retracts the substrate holder 102. This operation completes the collection of the processed substrate from the process chamber of the process processing apparatus.
- the controller 530 causes the robot arm overall mechanism 590 to revolve at a position where the traveling direction (orbit 150) of the substrate holder 101 matches the substrate center of the process chamber of the process processing apparatus. At this time, the movement of the position of the substrate holder 101 in the height direction (z direction) to a position higher than the height of the substrate holding position of the process chamber of the process processing apparatus is performed in parallel.
- the controller 530 moves the first substrate transport mechanism 504 (the first arm A, the second arm A1, and the second arm B2) in the extended state, and advances the substrate holder 101. In a state where the forward movement of the substrate holder 101 is completed, the substrate holder 101 is positioned above the substrate holding position of the process chamber.
- the controller 530 lowers the substrate holder 101 so that the position in the height direction (z direction) of the substrate holder 101 is lower than the substrate holding position of the process chamber and is held by the substrate holder 101.
- the substrate is transferred to the substrate holding position of the process chamber. In this state, the unprocessed substrate on the substrate holder 101 is placed at the substrate holding position of the process chamber.
- the controller 530 retracts the substrate holder 101 by causing the first substrate transport mechanism 504 (first arm A, second arm A1, and second arm B2) to contract. This operation completes the supply of the substrate on which the unprocessed substrate is placed at the substrate holding position of the process chamber of the process processing apparatus.
- the substrate transfer apparatus moves the substrate to each of the plurality of radially arranged process processing apparatuses (FIG. 6B). Can be supplied. Alternatively, the substrate transfer apparatus can collect the processed substrate from each process processing apparatus.
- the present embodiment it is possible to efficiently detect whether or not a substrate is held by each of the plurality of substrate holders. According to the present invention, it is possible to detect whether a substrate is held by each of the plurality of substrate holders from above or below vertically without using a member dedicated to sensor detection. Therefore, expensive sensing technology is not required, and the overall cost of the apparatus can be reduced. In addition, since it is not necessary to move the substrate holder back and forth for substrate detection, the tact time of the apparatus can be shortened.
- FIG. 3A shows the configuration of the first substrate transfer mechanism 504 and the second substrate transfer mechanism 514 when the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm revolves in the xy plane.
- the axial directions of the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 correspond to the z-axis direction perpendicular to the paper surface as in the first embodiment, and the first drive shaft around the drive shaft center (rotation center). 503 and the second drive shaft 513 rotate.
- the first substrate transport mechanism 504 includes a first arm A, a second arm A1, and a second arm B2.
- the second substrate transport mechanism 514 includes a first arm B, a second arm B2, and a second arm A2. While the first arm A and the first arm B of the present embodiment are configured by V-shaped members, the first arm A and the first arm B described in the first embodiment are linear. Both member shapes differ in the point comprised by member shape.
- the first arms A and B have the same arm length and the direction of the x-axis (first direction axis) passing through the drive shaft center (rotation center).
- the first arms A and B are configured to be line-symmetric with respect to the center line in the direction of the y-axis (second direction axis).
- the first arm A functioning as the first drive arm is connected to the first drive shaft 503, and the first arm A can turn in the xy plane by the rotational drive of the first drive shaft 503.
- the first arm B functioning as the second drive arm is connected to the second drive shaft 513, and the first arm B can turn in the xy plane by the rotational drive of the second drive shaft 513.
- the first end 310 (first connecting portion) of the first arm A and the first end 320 (fourth connecting portion) of the first arm B are in a plane (xy plane) in which the substrate holders 101 and 102 move. (Inside) in the y-axis direction by a first offset distance (OFF3). Further, the second end 311 (second connecting portion) of the first arm A and the second end 321 (third connecting portion) of the first arm B are within a plane in which the substrate holders 101 and 102 move ( The second offset distance (OFF4) is located in the y-axis direction (in the xy plane).
- the first offset distance ( OFF3) second offset distance (OFF4) is satisfied.
- the first end 310 (first connecting portion) of the first arm A and the second end 321 (third connecting portion) of the first arm B are point-symmetric with respect to the drive shaft center.
- the first end 320 (fourth connecting portion) of the first arm B and the second end 311 (second connecting portion) of the first arm A are point-symmetric.
- the first arm A can be driven to rotate on a first direction axis formed by a straight line connecting the first end 310 (first connecting portion) and the second end 311 (second connecting portion) of the first arm A.
- the first drive shaft connected to the first drive shaft is separated from the rotation shaft (drive shaft center) by a first distance (r3).
- the second direction axis formed by a straight line connecting the second end 321 (third connection portion) and the first end 320 (fourth connection portion) of the first arm B is the rotation of the second drive shaft. It is separated from the shaft (drive shaft center) by a second distance (r4).
- the second drive shaft is a shaft that is provided coaxially with the first drive shaft and that is coupled to the first drive shaft so that the first arm B can be driven to rotate independently of the first drive shaft.
- FIG. 3A illustrates the case where the first arms A and B are configured by the same V-shaped member.
- the first offset distance (OFF3) and the second offset distance (OFF4) are Be the same.
- the member shapes of the first arms A and B are not limited to being the same, and the present invention can be applied even when the member shapes are different.
- the distance relationship with respect to the center of the drive shaft satisfies the relationship of the first distance (r3)> the second distance (r4) or the first distance (r3) ⁇ the second distance (r4). It may be a distance.
- the substrate holder 101 is connected to one end of the second arm A1 and one end of the second arm B1, which function as two first driven arms.
- the substrate holder 102 is connected to one end of the second arm B2 and one end of the second arm A2, which function as two second driven arms.
- the other end of the second arm A1 is rotatably connected to one end (first end) 310 of the first arm A, and the other end of the second arm A2 is the other end (second) of the first arm A.
- End portion 311 is rotatably connected.
- the other end of the second arm B2 is rotatably connected to one end (first end) 320 of the first arm B, and the other end of the second arm B1 is the other end (second) of the first arm B.
- End) 321 is rotatably connected.
- the angle formed by the straight line connecting the first end 310 of the first arm A and the second end 321 of the first arm B and the x-axis is ⁇ 3.
- an angle formed by a straight line connecting the first end portion 320 of the first arm B and the second end portion 311 of the first arm A and the x-axis is ⁇ 4.
- the first end 310 of the first arm A and the first end 320 of the first arm B are spaced apart, and the second end 311 of the first arm A and the second end of the first arm B Since the part 321 is spaced apart, the trajectory of the advance / retreat operation of the substrate holder 101 is different from the trajectory of the advance / retreat operation of the substrate holder 102. That is, with respect to the trajectory of the advance / retreat operation of the substrate holder 101, the trajectory of the advance / retreat operation of the substrate holder 102 is in a state where an angle ( ⁇ 3 + ⁇ 4) occurs.
- the substrate holder 101 and the substrate holder 102 do not overlap in the direction of the rotation axis of the first drive shaft perpendicular to the xy plane.
- the detection mechanism 520 detects the state of each of the substrate holders 101 and 102 from the z-axis direction (vertically upward or vertically downward), is the substrate W held by each of the substrate holders 101 and 102? Whether or not the controller 530 can determine based on the detection result.
- FIG. 3B shows the extended state of the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm A2 constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514.
- the substrate W can be supplied from the substrate holder 102 to a predetermined process processing apparatus.
- the substrate W processed by a predetermined process processing apparatus can be recovered from the process processing apparatus to the substrate holder 102.
- FIG. 4A is a bird's eye view of the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm in a contracted state.
- the first arm A and the second arm A2 constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514 are rotatably connected via a connecting member 400.
- a space in the z direction can be created between the first arm A and the second arm A2, and the second arm B1 is disposed between the first arm A and the second arm A2. can do.
- FIG. 4B is a bird's-eye view showing an extended state of the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm A2 constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 so that the first drive shaft 503 rotates counterclockwise (CCW).
- the controller 530 controls the second motor 511 so that the second drive shaft 513 rotates in the clockwise (CW) direction.
- CW clockwise
- the second arm A2 connected to the first arm A, the second arm B2 connected to the first arm B, and the substrate holder 102 constitute a link mechanism. Therefore, the substrate holder 102 moves forward in the xy plane in conjunction with the operation of the first arms A and B, and the first arm B, the second arm B2, and the second arm constituting the second substrate transport mechanism 514. A2 enters the extended state.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 synchronously so as to be reversely rotated with respect to the rotation to be extended.
- FIG. 4C is a bird's-eye view of the first arm A, the second arm A1, and the second arm B1 constituting the first substrate transport mechanism 504 in an extended state.
- the substrate supplied to the process processing apparatus by the substrate holder 102 described with reference to FIG. 4B can be collected from the process processing apparatus by the operation of the first substrate transport mechanism 504 illustrated in FIG. 4C.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 so that the first drive shaft 503 rotates in the clockwise (CW) direction.
- the controller 530 controls the second motor 511 so that the second drive shaft 513 rotates in the counterclockwise (CCW) direction.
- the first arm A rotates in the CW direction
- the first arm B rotates in the CCW direction.
- the second arm A1 connected to the first arm A, the second arm B1 connected to the first arm B, and the substrate holder 101 constitute a link mechanism. Therefore, in conjunction with the operations of the first arms A and B, the substrate holder 101 moves forward in the xy plane, and the first arm A, the second arm A1, and the second arm that constitute the first substrate transport mechanism 504. B1 is in an expanded state.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 synchronously so as to be reversely rotated with respect to the rotation to be extended.
- the controller 530 controls the first motor 501 and the second motor 511 so that the first drive shaft 503 and the second drive shaft 513 operate synchronously in the same rotation direction, and rotates the entire mechanism 590 of the robot arm ( Revolving operation) is also possible.
- a plurality of substrate transfer apparatuses are radially arranged (FIG. 6B). ) For each substrate.
- the substrate transfer apparatus can collect the processed substrate from each process processing apparatus.
- the present embodiment it is possible to efficiently detect whether or not a substrate is held by each of the plurality of substrate holders. According to the present invention, it is possible to detect whether a substrate is held by each of the plurality of substrate holders from above or below vertically without using a member dedicated to sensor detection. Therefore, expensive sensing technology is not required, and the overall cost of the apparatus can be reduced. In addition, since it is not necessary to move the substrate holder back and forth for substrate detection, the tact time of the apparatus can be shortened.
- a load lock chamber (LL1, LL2) for loading and unloading a substrate for processing in an electronic device manufacturing system, and a process processing apparatus (650 to 655) for performing various processes on the substrate are substrate transfer apparatuses. It is deployed around 660. By disposing the process processing apparatuses (650 to 655) radially with respect to the substrate transfer apparatus 660, a single substrate transfer apparatus 660 can transfer a substrate to a plurality of process processing apparatuses (650 to 655). Is possible.
- An electronic device manufacturing system according to this embodiment includes the substrate transfer apparatus described in the above embodiment, and at least one process processing apparatus that performs a device manufacturing process on the substrate transferred by the substrate transfer apparatus. Prepare.
- the electronic device manufacturing method includes a transport process for transporting a substrate using a substrate transport apparatus, and a process execution for executing a device manufacturing process on the substrate transported in the transport process in at least one process processing apparatus.
- Examples of the electronic device manufactured by the electronic device manufacturing system and the electronic device manufacturing method include at least one of a semiconductor, an LCD, a solar cell, and a device for optical communication equipment.
- the present embodiment it is possible to reduce the cost of the entire electronic device manufacturing system.
- the tact time of the electronic device manufacturing system can be shortened.
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前記第1基板保持器に一端が連結されている2つの第1従動アームと、
前記第2基板保持器に一端が連結されている2つの第2従動アームと、
2つの前記第1従動アームおよび2つの前記第2従動アームのうち、それぞれの一方が連結されている第1駆動アームと、
2つの前記第1従動アームおよび2つの前記第2従動アームのうち、それぞれの他方が連結されている第2駆動アームと、
前記第1駆動アームが回転駆動可能に連結されている第1駆動軸と、
前記第1駆動軸と同軸に設けられ、且つ前記第1駆動軸に対して独立に前記第2駆動アームが回転駆動可能に連結されている第2駆動軸と、を備え、
前記第1駆動アームは、2つの前記第1従動アームのうち一方の前記第1従動アームの他端が連結される第1連結部と、2つの前記第2従動アームのうち一方の前記第2従動アームの他端が連結される第2連結部と、を有し、
前記第2駆動アームは、2つの前記第1従動アームのうち他方の前記第1従動アームの他端が連結される第3連結部と、2つの前記第2従動アームのうち他方の前記第2従動アームの他端が連結される第4連結部と、を有し、
前記第1連結部と前記第2連結部とを結ぶ直線により構成される第1方向軸は、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸から第1の距離だけ離間し、
前記第3連結部と前記第4連結部とを結ぶ直線により構成される第2方向軸は、前記第2駆動軸の回転軸から第2の距離だけ離間していることを特徴とする。
前記基板搬送装置により搬送された基板に対してデバイス製造プロセスを実行する少なくとも一つのプロセス処理装置と、を備えることを特徴とする。
少なくとも一つのプロセス処理装置において、前記搬送工程で搬送された基板に対して、デバイス製造プロセスを実行するプロセス実行工程と、を有することを特徴とする。
(基板搬送装置の機能構成)
図5の参照により、本発明の実施形態にかかる基板搬送装置の機能構成を説明する。基板搬送装置は、基板Wの載置が可能な二つの基板保持器(基板保持器101、基板保持器102)を有する。基板保持器101は、複数のリンク(以下、「アーム」)の連結により構成される第1基板搬送機構504と接続し、第1基板搬送機構504の動作により所定の軌道上を移動することが可能である。真空室外に配備された第1モータ501の回転駆動力は、第1駆動力伝達機構502および第1駆動軸503を介して、第1基板搬送機構504に伝達される。
次に、図1A、Bの参照により、第1実施形態にかかる第1基板搬送機構504、第2基板搬送機構514の構成を説明する。図1Aは、xy平面において、ロボットアームの全体機構590の公転時における第1基板搬送機構504、第2基板搬送機構514の構成を示している。第1駆動軸503および第2駆動軸513の軸方向は、紙面に対して垂直なz軸方向に対応し、駆動軸中心(回転中心)まわりに第1駆動軸503および第2駆動軸513が回転する。
コントローラ530は、基板搬送装置の動作として、先に説明した伸張状態にする伸張動作、収縮状態にする収縮動作、および公転動作を制御する。具体例として、基板保持器101に未処理の基板が載置されていて、基板保持器102に基板が載置されていない状態を仮定し、プロセス処理装置への基板の入れ替え(供給、回収)の動作と公転動作とを以下に説明する。プロセス処理装置において、既に供給された基板に所定のプロセス処理が実行されているものとする。
次に、図3A、Bの参照により、第2実施形態にかかる第1基板搬送機構504、第2基板搬送機構514の構成を説明する。図3Aは、xy平面において、ロボットアームの全体機構590の公転時における第1基板搬送機構504、第2基板搬送機構514の構成を示している。第1駆動軸503および第2駆動軸513の軸方向は、第1実施形態と同様に、紙面に対して垂直なz軸方向に対応し、駆動軸中心(回転中心)まわりに第1駆動軸503および第2駆動軸513が回転する。
図6Bの参照により電子デバイスの製造システムの実施形態を説明する。電子デバイスの製造システムで処理するための基板を搬入、搬出するためのロードロック室(LL1、LL2)、基板に対して種々のプロセス処理を行うプロセス処理装置(650~655)は、基板搬送装置660を中心に配備されている。プロセス処理装置(650~655)を基板搬送装置660に対して放射状に配備することにより、一つの基板搬送装置660で、複数のプロセス処理装置(650~655)に対して基板の搬送を行うことが可能な構成となっている。本実施形態にかかる電子デバイスの製造システムは、上記の実施形態で説明した基板搬送装置と、基板搬送装置により搬送された基板に対してデバイス製造プロセスを実行する少なくとも一つのプロセス処理装置と、を備える。
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- 基板をそれぞれ保持することが可能な第1基板保持器及び第2基板保持器と、
前記第1基板保持器に一端が連結されている2つの第1従動アームと、
前記第2基板保持器に一端が連結されている2つの第2従動アームと、
2つの前記第1従動アームおよび2つの前記第2従動アームのうち、それぞれの一方が連結されている第1駆動アームと、
2つの前記第1従動アームおよび2つの前記第2従動アームのうち、それぞれの他方が連結されている第2駆動アームと、
前記第1駆動アームが回転駆動可能に連結されている第1駆動軸と、
前記第1駆動軸と同軸に設けられ、且つ前記第1駆動軸に対して独立に前記第2駆動アームが回転駆動可能に連結されている第2駆動軸と、を備え、
前記第1駆動アームは、2つの前記第1従動アームのうち一方の前記第1従動アームの他端が連結される第1連結部と、2つの前記第2従動アームのうち一方の前記第2従動アームの他端が連結される第2連結部と、を有し、
前記第2駆動アームは、2つの前記第1従動アームのうち他方の前記第1従動アームの他端が連結される第3連結部と、2つの前記第2従動アームのうち他方の前記第2従動アームの他端が連結される第4連結部と、を有し、
前記第1連結部と前記第2連結部とを結ぶ直線により構成される第1方向軸は、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸から第1の距離だけ離間し、
前記第3連結部と前記第4連結部とを結ぶ直線により構成される第2方向軸は、前記第2駆動軸の回転軸から第2の距離だけ離間していることを特徴とする基板搬送装置。 - 前記第1の距離と前記第2の距離とは等しいことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の基板搬送装置。
- 前記第1基板保持器は、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸と直交する第1平面内に配置され、
前記第2基板保持器は、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸と直交する第2平面内に配置され、
前記第1平面に対して前記第2平面は平行であり、且つ、前記第1平面の重力方向の位置と前記第2平面とは異なることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の基板搬送装置。 - 前記第1基板保持器と前記第2基板保持器とは、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸方向で重ならないように配置されることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の基板搬送装置。
- 前記第1駆動軸を回転させる第1駆動手段と、
前記第2駆動軸を回転させる第2駆動手段と、
前記第1駆動手段の回転角度および回転速度を検出する第1検出手段と、
前記第2駆動手段の回転角度および回転速度を検出する第2検出手段と、
前記第1検出手段の検出結果と前記第2検出手段の検出結果とに基づき前記第1駆動手段および前記第2駆動手段を制御する制御手段と、
を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の基板搬送装置。 - 前記第1基板保持器は、前記第1駆動アームおよび前記第2駆動アームの回転により動作する2つの前記第1従動アームの移動により、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸から離間する方向に前進し、または、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸に向けて戻る方向に後退する進退動作が可能であり、
前記第2基板保持器は、前記第1駆動アームおよび前記第2駆動アームの回転により動作する2つの前記第2従動アームの移動により、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸から離間する方向に前進し、または、前記第1駆動軸の回転軸に向けて戻る方向に後退する進退動作が可能であり、
前記第1基板保持器の前記進退動作の軌道と、前記第2基板保持器の前記進退動作の軌道とは、異なることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の基板搬送装置。 - 電子デバイスの製造システムであって、
請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の基板搬送装置と、
前記基板搬送装置により搬送された基板に対してデバイス製造プロセスを実行する少なくとも一つのプロセス処理装置と、
を備えることを特徴とする電子デバイスの製造システム。 - 電子デバイスの製造方法であって、
請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の基板搬送装置を用いて基板を搬送する搬送工程と、
少なくとも一つのプロセス処理装置において、前記搬送工程で搬送された基板に対して、デバイス製造プロセスを実行するプロセス実行工程と、
を有することを特徴とする電子デバイスの製造方法。
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