WO2020071206A1 - 基板処理装置および基板処理方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method.
- a substrate processing device that discharges a processing liquid from a discharge nozzle onto a surface of the substrate while rotating the substrate in a horizontal plane is used.
- the processing liquid that has reached the substantially center of the substrate from the discharge nozzle spreads over the entire surface due to centrifugal force accompanying the rotation of the substrate, and scatters outward from the periphery.
- the treatment liquid can act on the entire surface of the substrate.
- a chemical solution, a cleaning liquid, or the like according to the treatment of the substrate is employed.
- Patent Documents 1 to 5 a technique of providing a camera to monitor whether or not the processing liquid is appropriately discharged.
- a beveling process for removing the film from the peripheral edge of the substrate has been proposed.
- a processing liquid for removal is discharged from a discharge nozzle to an end of the substrate while rotating the substrate in a horizontal plane, and thereby the film on the peripheral edge of the substrate is removed by the processing liquid.
- the processing liquid since the processing liquid only needs to be supplied to the end of the substrate, the flow rate of the processing liquid is reduced. That is, the liquid columnar processing liquid discharged from the discharge nozzle becomes thin. Therefore, the processing liquid in the form of a liquid column is easily affected by various factors such as an air current caused by the rotation of the substrate and static electricity generated around the processing liquid, and the discharge state thereof is easily changed. Specifically, due to the various factors, the position at which the processing liquid is applied to the substrate may be shifted or the liquid may be splashed. Since the displacement of the liquid landing position and the occurrence of liquid splash have an adverse effect on the process, it is desirable that the discharge state of the processing liquid can be monitored.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of imaging a liquid column-shaped processing liquid discharged to an end of a substrate.
- a first aspect of the substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate and rotates the substrate, a cup member that surrounds an outer periphery of the substrate holding unit, and an upper end of the cup member that is attached to the substrate holding unit.
- An elevating mechanism that raises the cup member so as to be located at an upper end position higher than the held substrate; and a discharge port at a position lower than the upper end position, from the discharge port to an end of the substrate.
- a second aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to the first aspect, further including a moving mechanism that moves the camera to the imaging position above the substrate, wherein the imaging position is a position of the camera.
- the height position of the lower end of the light receiving surface is the same position as the upper end position of the cup member, or the position lower than the upper end position.
- a third aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to the first aspect, including a mirror and a moving mechanism for moving the mirror, wherein the camera is disposed in an area other than above the substrate.
- the moving mechanism moves the mirror to the imaging position above the substrate, and reflects light from the imaging area from the mirror to the camera.
- a fourth aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the moving mechanism has a position where a lower end of a reflection surface of the mirror is the same as the upper end position of the cup member, or The mirror is moved to a position lower than the upper end position.
- a fifth aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the imaging position is on the upstream side in the rotation direction of the substrate with respect to the first nozzle. Position.
- a sixth aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising a moving mechanism for moving the camera to the imaging position above the substrate, wherein the first processing liquid is hydrofluoric acid. And a lower portion of the camera is covered with a chemical resistant resin or metal.
- a seventh aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the fixing member for fixing the first nozzle and the second member are displaced by the fixing member.
- An eighth aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein a second nozzle that discharges a second processing liquid onto the substrate, and the second nozzle
- the camera further includes a fixing member for fixing, and a moving mechanism for displacing the fixing member to move the second nozzle above the substrate, wherein the camera is fixed to the fixing member.
- a ninth aspect of the substrate processing apparatus is the substrate processing apparatus according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the imaging region extends along a direction closer to a circumferential direction than a radial direction of the substrate. This is the imaging area viewed.
- a holding step of holding a substrate by the substrate holding unit; and the substrate holding unit holding the substrate Rotating the substrate, a bevel processing step of discharging the first processing liquid from the first nozzle to the end of the substrate, and based on a captured image obtained by capturing the imaging area by the camera, A bevel monitoring step of monitoring a discharge state of the first processing liquid.
- a second aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the first aspect, wherein, in the bevel processing step, the first processing liquid is discharged to the substrate from two or more discharge ports.
- a third aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the first or second aspect, wherein in the bevel monitoring step, the captured image is located immediately below the first nozzle in a vertical direction. Based on the luminance values of the pixels in the region longer in the horizontal direction than the length of the first nozzle, a discharge column amount or discharge position amount, which is a liquid column width or a discharge position, of the processing liquid discharged from the tip of the first nozzle is obtained.
- a fourth aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the third aspect, wherein the bevel monitoring step includes a step of determining a median or an average value of the discharge state amounts as a reference value; Determining that an abnormality has occurred in the first processing liquid when a difference between the amount and the reference value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
- a fifth aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the region is a part of the first processing liquid that is reflected on the upper surface of the substrate by specular reflection in the captured image. Is set to the position where is included.
- a sixth aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the fifth aspect, wherein an exposure time of the camera is set to be equal to or longer than a time required for the substrate to make one rotation.
- a seventh aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the fifth aspect, wherein a plurality of captured images acquired by the camera within a time period equal to or longer than a time required for the substrate to make one rotation is integrated or The ejection state amount is obtained based on luminance values of pixels in the region in the captured image obtained by averaging.
- An eighth aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the first or second aspect, wherein, in the bevel monitoring step, the captured image is converted into the first image by a machine-learned classifier.
- the processing liquid is categorized into one of a category with no abnormality and a category with abnormality with respect to the width of the liquid column or the discharge position of the processing liquid discharged from the tip of the nozzle.
- a ninth aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to the eighth aspect, wherein in the bevel monitoring step, from the captured image, the substrate processing method is located immediately below the first nozzle and has a length greater than a vertical length. A region that is long in the horizontal direction is cut out, and an image of the cut out region is input to the classifier.
- a tenth aspect of the substrate processing method is the substrate processing method according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the captured image includes a part of a peripheral edge of the substrate,
- the bevel processing step is a step of obtaining a substrate peripheral position of a part of the peripheral edge of the substrate based on the captured image, and moving the first nozzle to a processing position of a central portion of the substrate by a predetermined width from the substrate peripheral position. Moving it.
- the first processing liquid discharged from the first nozzle can be imaged.
- the substrate processing apparatus it is easy to make the optical axis of the camera more horizontal.
- the influence of the first processing liquid discharged onto the substrate on the camera can be reduced.
- the first processing liquid contains hydrofluoric acid
- the vaporized component of the first processing liquid hardly adheres to the camera, so that the possibility of the camera being corroded can be reduced.
- the imaging direction from the imaging position can be easily set horizontally.
- the amount of the first processing liquid on the peripheral edge of the substrate is smaller on the upstream side than on the first nozzle compared with the downstream side. Therefore, the influence of the first processing liquid on the substrate can be reduced.
- the possibility that the camera is corroded can be reduced.
- the camera is fixed to the fixing member to which the first nozzle is fixed. Therefore, the camera can be positioned with high accuracy with respect to the first nozzle.
- the mechanism for moving the camera and the mechanism for moving the discharge nozzle are both used, manufacturing cost and size can be reduced.
- the ninth aspect of the substrate processing apparatus it is possible to easily see the radial position of the processing liquid landing position on the substrate.
- the discharge state can be monitored based on an appropriate captured image.
- the luminance value of the pixel in the region that is long in the horizontal direction is adopted, even if the distance between the first nozzle and the substrate is small, the discharged first processing is performed.
- the region can be easily set so as to include a part of the liquid in the vertical direction. Therefore, the ejection state amount can be appropriately obtained based on the pixel value of the area.
- the operator can recognize the abnormality.
- the length of the liquid column-shaped first processing liquid reflected on the upper surface of the substrate becomes longer due to the specular reflection, so that the region can be easily set.
- the pattern on the upper surface of the substrate is averaged and uniformized, so that the outline of the first processing liquid on the upper surface of the substrate can be emphasized. .
- the pattern on the upper surface of the substrate is averaged and uniformized, so that the contour of the first processing liquid on the upper surface of the substrate can be emphasized. .
- an abnormality can be detected with high accuracy.
- the classification accuracy can be improved.
- the first nozzle can be moved to the processing position with high accuracy.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic example of a configuration of a substrate processing apparatus.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a schematic example of a configuration of a processing unit.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic example of a configuration of a processing unit.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a captured image acquired by a camera.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an example of a configuration of a camera and a camera holding unit.
- 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of substrate processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a monitoring process. It is the figure which expanded a part of captured image.
- FIG. 9 is a graph illustrating an example of a luminance value in a line segment area.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a schematic example of a configuration of a processing unit. It is a figure which shows an example of a captured image schematically.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a schematic example of a configuration of a processing unit.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a schematic example of a configuration of a processing unit.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram schematically illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a control unit.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the substrate processing apparatus 100.
- the substrate processing apparatus 100 is an apparatus that performs processing on a substrate W by supplying a processing liquid to the substrate W.
- the substrate W is, for example, a semiconductor substrate. This substrate W has a substantially disk shape.
- the substrate processing apparatus 100 can remove unnecessary substances attached to the peripheral edge of the substrate W by supplying the processing liquid to the edge of the substrate W while rotating the substrate W in a horizontal plane.
- the width (width along the radial direction) of the peripheral edge is, for example, about 0.5 to 3 [mm].
- Examples of the unnecessary material include films such as a SiO2 film, a SiN film, and a polysilicon film, and particles.
- Examples of the processing liquid for removing such unnecessary substances include hydrofluoric acid (HF), phosphoric acid (H3PO4), a mixed solution of ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (SC-1), and hydrofluoric nitric acid. (Mixed liquid of hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid (HNO3)).
- the substrate processing apparatus 100 removes unnecessary substances by supplying the processing liquid to the end of the substrate W while rotating the substrate W. Such processing is also called bevel processing.
- the substrate processing apparatus 100 includes an indexer 102, a plurality of processing units 1, and a main transfer robot 103.
- the indexer 102 has a function of carrying an unprocessed substrate W received from outside the apparatus into the apparatus and a function of carrying out the processed substrate W outside the apparatus.
- the indexer 102 mounts a plurality of carriers and includes a transfer robot (both are not shown).
- a FOUP front opening unified pod
- SMIF Standard Mechanical Inter Face
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- 12Twelve processing units 1 are arranged in the substrate processing apparatus 100.
- the detailed arrangement configuration is such that four towers in which three processing units 1 are stacked are arranged so as to surround the main transfer robot 103.
- four processing units 1 arranged so as to surround the main transfer robot 103 are stacked in three stages, and FIG. 1 shows one of them.
- the number of processing units 1 mounted on the substrate processing apparatus 100 is not limited to 12, and may be, for example, eight or four.
- the main transfer robot 103 is installed at the center of the four towers on which the processing units 1 are stacked.
- the main transport robot 103 loads the unprocessed substrate W received from the indexer 102 into each processing unit 1, unloads the processed substrate W from each processing unit 1, and delivers it to the indexer 102.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the processing unit 1.
- FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the processing unit 1.
- the processing unit 1 includes a substrate holding unit 20 that holds a substrate W in a horizontal posture (a posture in which a normal line of the substrate W is along the vertical direction) as main elements in the chamber 10, and a substrate held by the substrate holding unit 20. It includes three processing liquid supply units 30, 60, 65 for supplying a processing liquid to the upper surface of W, a processing cup (cup member) 40 surrounding the periphery of the substrate holding unit 20, and a camera 70. Further, around the processing cup 40 in the chamber 10, there is provided a partition plate 15 for vertically partitioning the inner space of the chamber 10. Further, the processing unit 1 is provided with a control unit 9 and a notification unit 93.
- the chamber 10 includes a side wall 11 extending in the vertical direction, a ceiling wall 12 closing the upper side of a space surrounded by the side wall 11, and a floor wall 13 closing the lower side.
- the space surrounded by the side wall 11, the ceiling wall 12, and the floor wall 13 is a processing space for the substrate W.
- a part of the side wall 11 of the chamber 10 is provided with a loading / unloading port for the main transfer robot 103 to load and unload the substrate W with respect to the chamber 10, and a shutter for opening and closing the loading / unloading port. Omitted).
- the fan filter unit 14 includes a fan and a filter (for example, a HEPA filter) for taking in air in the clean room and sending it out into the chamber 10, and forms a downflow of clean air in a processing space in the chamber 10.
- a punching plate having a large number of blowout holes may be provided directly below the ceiling wall 12.
- the substrate holding unit 20 is, for example, a spin chuck.
- the substrate holding section 20 includes a disk-shaped spin base 21 fixed in a horizontal posture to an upper end of a rotating shaft 24 extending in the vertical direction.
- a spin motor 22 for rotating a rotating shaft 24 is provided below the spin base 21.
- the spin motor 22 rotates the spin base 21 via a rotation shaft 24 in a horizontal plane.
- a cylindrical cover member 23 is provided so as to surround the spin motor 22 and the rotation shaft 24.
- the outer diameter of the disc-shaped spin base 21 is slightly larger than the diameter of the circular substrate W held by the substrate holder 20. Therefore, the spin base 21 has a holding surface 21a facing the entire lower surface of the substrate W to be held.
- a plurality (four in the present embodiment) of chuck pins 26 are provided upright on the periphery of the holding surface 21a of the spin base 21.
- the plurality of chuck pins 26 are equally spaced along the circumference corresponding to the outer circumferential circle of the circular substrate W (in the case of four chuck pins 26 as in the present embodiment, at 90 ° intervals). ) Is located.
- the plurality of chuck pins 26 are driven in conjunction with each other by a link mechanism (not shown) accommodated in the spin base 21.
- the substrate holding unit 20 holds the substrate W by bringing each of the plurality of chuck pins 26 into contact with the outer peripheral end of the substrate W, thereby positioning the substrate W above the spin base 21 and close to the holding surface 21a. (See FIG. 3), and the gripping can be released by separating each of the plurality of chuck pins 26 from the outer peripheral end of the substrate W.
- the spin motor 22 rotates the rotation shaft 24 in a state where the substrate holding unit 20 holds the substrate W by being gripped by the plurality of chuck pins 26, thereby rotating the rotation axis CX along the vertical direction passing through the center of the substrate W.
- the substrate W can be rotated.
- the substrate holding unit 20 rotates counterclockwise in FIG.
- the processing liquid supply unit 30 includes a discharge nozzle 31, a fixed member 32, and a moving mechanism 33.
- the fixing member 32 is a member for fixing the discharge nozzle 31 and includes, for example, a nozzle arm 321 and a nozzle base 322.
- the discharge nozzle 31 is attached to the tip of the nozzle arm 321.
- the base end side of the nozzle arm 321 is fixedly connected to the nozzle base 322.
- the moving mechanism 33 moves the discharge nozzle 31 by displacing the fixed member 32.
- the moving mechanism 33 is a motor, and rotates the nozzle base 322 around an axis along a vertical direction.
- the rotation of the nozzle base 322 causes the discharge nozzle 31 to move between the processing position above the end of the substrate W and the standby position outside the processing cup 40, as indicated by an arrow AR34 in FIG. To move in an arc along the horizontal direction.
- the processing liquid supply unit 30 may include a plurality of discharge nozzles 31. 2 and 3, three ejection nozzles 31 are shown as the ejection nozzles 31.
- the three discharge nozzles 31 are fixed to a nozzle base 322 via a nozzle arm 321. Therefore, the three discharge nozzles 31 move in synchronization with each other.
- the three discharge nozzles 31 are provided at positions arranged along the circumferential direction of the substrate W at the processing position.
- the interval between the three ejection nozzles 31 in the circumferential direction is, for example, about ten and several [mm].
- the discharge nozzle 31 is connected to a processing liquid supply source 37 via a pipe.
- An on-off valve 35 is provided in the middle of the pipe 34.
- a discharge port (not shown) is formed on the lower surface of the tip of the discharge nozzle 31.
- the on-off valve 35 is opened, the processing liquid from the processing liquid supply source 37 flows inside the pipe 34 and is discharged from the discharge port of the discharge nozzle 31.
- the processing liquid discharged in a state where the discharge nozzle 31 is stopped at the processing position reaches the edge of the upper surface of the substrate W held by the substrate holding unit 20.
- the processing liquid from the discharge nozzle 31 is supplied to the entire area of the peripheral edge of the substrate W, and unnecessary substances on the peripheral edge are removed (bevel processing).
- a suck-back valve 36 may be provided in the middle of each of the pipes 34.
- the suck back valve 36 draws in the processing liquid from the tip of the discharge nozzle 31 by sucking the processing liquid in the pipe 34 when the discharge of the processing liquid is stopped. This makes it difficult for the processing liquid to drop from the tip of the discharge nozzle 31 as a relatively large lump (droplet) when the discharge is stopped.
- the discharge nozzles 31 may be connected to different processing liquid supply sources 37. That is, the processing liquid supply unit 30 may be configured to supply a plurality of types of processing liquids. Alternatively, at least two of the plurality of discharge nozzles 31 may supply the same processing liquid.
- the processing unit 1 of this embodiment is provided with two processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 in addition to the processing liquid supply unit 30 described above.
- the processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 of the present embodiment have the same configuration as the processing liquid supply unit 30 described above. That is, the processing liquid supply unit 60 includes the discharge nozzle 61, the fixed member 62, and the moving mechanism 63.
- the fixing member 62 has a nozzle arm 621 and a nozzle base 622 similarly to the fixing member 32.
- a discharge nozzle 61 is attached to a tip of the nozzle arm 621, and a nozzle base 622 is connected to a base end thereof.
- the moving mechanism 63 is, for example, a motor.
- the ejection nozzle 61 By rotating the nozzle base 622, the ejection nozzle 61 is moved outward from the processing position above the end of the substrate W and from the processing cup 40 as indicated by an arrow AR64. Is moved in an arc shape with the standby position.
- the discharge nozzle 61 also supplies the processing liquid to the end of the substrate W. As the substrate W rotates, the processing liquid from the discharge nozzle 61 is supplied to the entire area of the peripheral edge of the substrate W, and unnecessary substances on the peripheral edge are removed (bevel processing).
- the treatment liquid supply unit 65 includes a discharge nozzle 66, a fixed member 67, and a moving mechanism 68.
- the fixing member 67 has a nozzle arm 671 and a nozzle base 672.
- a discharge nozzle 66 is attached to a distal end of the nozzle arm 671, and a nozzle base 672 is connected to a base end thereof.
- the moving mechanism 68 is, for example, a motor.
- the discharge nozzle 61 supplies a processing liquid to a substantially center of the substrate W. As the substrate W rotates, the processing liquid from the discharge nozzle 66 spreads from the center of the substrate W and scatters outward from the periphery. This allows the processing liquid to act on the entire upper surface of the substrate W.
- Each of the processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 may be configured to supply a plurality of types of processing liquids. Alternatively, each of the processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 may be configured to supply a single processing liquid.
- the processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 discharge the processing liquid onto the upper surface of the substrate W held by the substrate holding unit 20 with the respective discharge nozzles 61 and 66 positioned at the processing positions. At least one of the processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 mixes a cleaning liquid such as pure water and a pressurized gas to generate droplets, and ejects a mixed fluid of the droplets and the gas to the substrate W. It may be a two-fluid nozzle. Further, the number of processing liquid supply units provided in the processing unit 1 is not limited to three, but may be one or more.
- Each of the discharge nozzles of the processing liquid supply units 60 and 65 is also connected to a processing liquid supply source via a pipe, similarly to the processing liquid supply unit 30, and an opening / closing valve is provided in the middle of the pipe. May be provided.
- bevel processing using the processing liquid supply unit 30 will be described as a representative.
- the processing cup 40 is provided so as to surround the substrate holding unit 20.
- the processing cup 40 includes an inner cup 41, a middle cup 42, and an outer cup 43.
- the inner cup 41, the middle cup 42, and the outer cup 43 are provided to be able to move up and down.
- the processing unit 1 is provided with an elevating mechanism 44, which can elevate and lower the inner cup 41, the middle cup 42, and the outer cup 43 individually.
- the elevating mechanism 44 has, for example, a ball screw mechanism.
- the upper end of the processing cup 40 (here, the upper end of the outer cup 43) is located above the upper surface of the substrate W.
- the height position of the upper end of the outer cup 43 when the outer cup 43 is raised is also referred to as the upper end position of the processing cup 40.
- the distance between the upper end position of the processing cup 40 and the substrate W in the vertical direction can be set to, for example, about 2 [mm] to about several tens [mm].
- the processing liquid scattered from the peripheral edge of the substrate W falls on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cup 41.
- the dropped processing liquid is appropriately collected by a first collecting mechanism (not shown).
- the processing liquid scattered from the periphery of the substrate W falls on the inner peripheral surface of the middle cup 42.
- the dropped processing liquid is appropriately collected by a second collecting mechanism (not shown).
- the processing liquid scattered from the peripheral edge of the substrate W falls on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cup 43.
- the dropped processing liquid is appropriately collected by a third collecting mechanism (not shown). According to this, different processing liquids can be appropriately collected.
- the state in which the processing cup 40 is raised includes a state in which all of the inner cup 41, the middle cup 42, and the outer cup 43 are raised, a state in which only the middle cup 42 and the outer cup 43 are raised, and a state in which only the outer cup 43 is raised. Including the state that did.
- the partition plate 15 is provided so as to vertically partition the inner space of the chamber 10 around the processing cup 40.
- the partition plate 15 may be a single plate member surrounding the processing cup 40, or may be a combination of a plurality of plate members.
- the partition plate 15 may be formed with a through hole or a notch penetrating in the thickness direction.
- the nozzle bases 322, 622, and 672 of the processing liquid supply units 30, 60, and 65 are formed.
- a through hole (not shown) for passing a support shaft for supporting is formed.
- the outer peripheral end of the partition plate 15 is connected to the side wall 11 of the chamber 10.
- the edge of the partition plate 15 surrounding the processing cup 40 is formed in a circular shape having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the outer cup 43. Therefore, the partition plate 15 does not prevent the outer cup 43 from moving up and down.
- An exhaust duct 18 is provided in a part of the side wall 11 of the chamber 10 and near the floor wall 13.
- the exhaust duct 18 is connected to an exhaust mechanism (not shown).
- the air passing between the processing cup 40 and the partition plate 15 is discharged from the exhaust duct 18 to the outside of the apparatus.
- the camera 70 is installed in the chamber 10 and above the partition plate 15.
- the camera 70 includes, for example, an imaging element (for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device)) and an optical system such as an electronic shutter and a lens.
- the camera 70 can capture an image of an imaging region described below. That is, the imaging area is an area viewed from an imaging position above the substrate W, and has a tip of the discharge nozzle 31 at the processing position and a substantially liquid column shape discharged from the tip to an end of the substrate W. (See also FIG. 3).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of image data (hereinafter, referred to as a captured image) IM1 acquired by the camera 70.
- the captured image IM1 includes the tips of the three ejection nozzles 31.
- the captured image IM1 includes a substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31 located at the center of the three discharge nozzles 31.
- the substantially liquid column-shaped processing liquid Lq1 refers to the processing liquid Lq1 flowing down from the tip of the discharge nozzle 31 toward the upper surface of the substrate W.
- the camera 70 outputs the captured image IM1 to the control unit 9.
- the camera 70 may be provided movably.
- the camera 70 is fixed to the fixing member 62 of the processing liquid supply unit 60.
- a camera holding unit 73 that holds the camera 70 is provided, and the camera holding unit 73 is connected to the nozzle arm 621 of the fixing member 62.
- the camera holding unit 73 is fixed to the distal end of the nozzle arm 621 by a fastening member (for example, a screw) on the base end side, and fixes and holds the camera 70 by the fastening member on the distal end side.
- the camera holder 73 is formed of, for example, metal (for example, stainless steel).
- the moving mechanism 63 moves the camera 70 to an imaging position above the substrate W by displacing the fixed member 62. Specifically, the moving mechanism 63 can reciprocate the camera 70 between the imaging position above the substrate W and the standby position outside the processing cup 40 by rotating the nozzle base 622. it can.
- the standby position of the discharge nozzle 31 is located at a position shifted from the standby position of the camera 70 by approximately 90 degrees clockwise.
- the ejection nozzle 31 and the camera 70 move from the respective standby positions so as to approach each other, and stop at the processing position and the imaging position, respectively.
- the camera 70 is held by the camera holding unit 73 in such a posture that the imaging area including the tip of the ejection nozzle 31 and the substantially liquid column-shaped processing liquid Lq1 ejected from the tip can be imaged.
- the camera holding unit 73 projects obliquely in the clockwise direction with respect to the nozzle arm 621, and holds the camera 70 at the tip end.
- the camera 70 is located on the center side of the substrate W with respect to the ejection nozzle 31 in a plan view. That is, the radial position of the camera 70 with respect to the substrate W is located closer to the center of the substrate W than the radial position of the discharge nozzle 31 is.
- the camera 70 images the tips of the three discharge nozzles 31 from an imaging direction closer to the circumferential direction than the radial direction of the substrate W in plan view. That is, the circumferential position of the camera 70 with respect to the substrate W is shifted to one side with respect to the circumferential position of the discharge nozzle 31.
- an angle ⁇ 1 (0 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 90) formed by a virtual straight line L1 connecting the center of the substrate W and the discharge nozzle 31 and the optical axis of the camera 70 is a virtual line orthogonal to the straight line L1. Is larger than the angle ⁇ 2 (0 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 90) formed by the typical straight line L2 and the optical axis of the camera 70.
- the angle ⁇ 2 may be set such that the three ejection nozzles 31 are appropriately shifted in the horizontal direction when viewed from the imaging position.
- the three ejection nozzles 31 are shifted from each other in the depth direction when viewed from the imaging position.
- the distance between the three discharge nozzles 31 in the depth direction is, for example, about several [mm] to several tens [mm].
- the depth of field of the camera 70 is set so large that the contours of these three discharge nozzles 31 become clear.
- the distance between the camera 70 and the discharge nozzle 31 is, for example, about 100 [mm].
- the camera 70 is located on the upstream side in the rotation direction of the substrate holding unit 20 with respect to the ejection nozzle 31.
- the amount of the processing liquid Lq1 on the peripheral edge of the substrate W may be smaller on the upstream side with respect to the discharge nozzle 31 than on the downstream side. This is because the processing liquid Lq1 can be scattered outward from the periphery of the substrate W with the rotation of the substrate W. Therefore, if the camera 70 is located on the upstream side with respect to the discharge nozzle 31, the processing liquid Lq 1 adheres to the camera 70, or a vaporized component of the processing liquid Lq 1 affects the camera 70. Hateful. That is, it is preferable that the camera 70 is located on the upstream side with respect to the discharge nozzle 31 from the viewpoint of protection of the camera 70.
- the processing cup 40 when the discharge nozzle 31 discharges the processing liquid Lq1, the processing cup 40 is in a raised state. This is because the processing cup 40 receives the processing liquid Lq1 scattered from the periphery of the substrate W.
- the tip (discharge port) of the discharge nozzle 31 is located at a position lower than the upper end position of the processing cup 40.
- the vertical interval between the upper end position of the processing cup 40 and the upper surface of the substrate W is set to about 2 [mm] to about several tens [mm], and the interval between the discharge nozzle 31 and the substrate W is It is set to about 2 [mm] or less (for example, about 1 [mm]).
- the imaging position of the camera 70 is set outside the processing cup 40.
- the imaging position is set on the side closer to the discharge nozzle 31 in the space outside the processing cup 40 (the upper right area in the chamber 10 in FIG. 3). Since the upper end position of the processing cup 40 is higher than the tip of the discharge nozzle 31, the processing cup 40 may hinder imaging. That is, even if an attempt is made to image the substantially liquid column-shaped processing liquid Lq1 from an imaging position outside the processing cup 40, the processing liquid Lq1 can be blocked by the processing cup 40. If the imaging position is set to a higher position to avoid the processing cup 40, the ejection nozzle 31 is imaged from obliquely above.
- the processing liquid Lq1 having a substantially liquid column shape is to be imaged from obliquely above, the processing liquid Lq1 can be blocked by the discharge nozzle 31 this time.
- the imaging position is above the substrate W, it is easy to bring the imaging position closer to the upper surface of the substrate W in the height direction, and the optical axis of the camera 70 is set horizontally. Easy to follow the direction. Therefore, the camera 70 can image the substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31 without being blocked by the processing cup 40 and the discharge nozzle 31.
- the angle between the optical axis of the camera 70 and the horizontal plane can be set to, for example, about ten and several degrees or less.
- the camera 70 it is also possible to bring the camera 70 closer to the discharge nozzle 31 in a plan view. Therefore, it is possible to adopt a camera with a lower resolution or a camera that does not require telephotography and that is less expensive. Such a camera is suitable because its size is small. In the example of FIG. 4, since the distance between the camera 70 and the discharge nozzle 31 is short, the captured image IM1 includes only a part of the periphery of the substrate W.
- the imaging position of the camera 70 may be set such that the lower end of the light receiving surface of the imaging element of the camera 70 is the same as the upper end position of the processing cup 40 or lower than the upper end position.
- the distance between the camera 70 and the upper surface of the substrate W can be set to about 1 [mm] to 5 [mm]. Thereby, the camera 70 can be brought closer to the upper surface of the substrate W, and the optical axis of the camera 70 can be made more horizontal.
- the imaging position of the camera 70 may be set so that the lower end of the housing of the camera 70 is the same as or lower than the upper end position of the processing cup 40.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the camera 70 and the camera holding unit 73.
- FIG. 5 also shows the substrate W and the discharge nozzle 31.
- the camera holding unit 73 includes an L-shaped connecting member 731, an upper surface member 732 located on the upper surface side of the camera 70, a side member 733 located on the side surface of the camera 70, And a lower surface member 734 located on the lower surface side.
- the connecting member 731 has a first rod-shaped member extending horizontally from the nozzle arm 621 and a second rod-shaped member extending vertically downward from the tip of the rod-shaped member.
- the tip of the second rod-shaped member is connected to the upper surface member 732.
- the upper surface member 732, the side surface member 733, and the lower surface member 734 have a plate shape.
- the upper surface member 732 and the lower surface member 734 are arranged so that their thickness directions are along the vertical direction, and the side surface members 733 are arranged so that their thickness directions are along the horizontal direction.
- the side member 733 connects the upper member 732 and the lower member 734.
- the lower surface member 734 also functions as a support member that supports the camera 70.
- the imaging position of the camera 70 may be set so that the lower end of the lower surface member 734 is the same as or lower than the upper end position of the processing cup 40. This also allows the camera 70 to be closer to the upper surface of the substrate W, and allows the optical axis of the camera 70 to be more horizontal.
- an illumination unit 71 is provided in the chamber 10 and above the partition plate 15.
- the illumination unit 71 includes a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode).
- the wavelength of the light emitted by the illumination unit 71 is not particularly limited, for example, visible light or near-infrared light can be adopted.
- the illumination unit 71 is disposed above the camera 70.
- the illumination unit 71 is arranged at a position overlapping the camera 70 in a plan view (see FIG. 2).
- the illumination unit 71 may be held by the camera holding unit 73.
- the illumination unit 71 may be fixed to the upper surface of the upper member 732 of the camera holding unit 73.
- the illumination unit 71 irradiates the imaging area with light.
- the control unit 9 controls various components of the substrate processing apparatus 100 to perform processing on the substrate W.
- the control unit 9 performs image processing on the captured image IM1 acquired by the camera 70. Since the camera 70 images the tip of the discharge nozzle 31 from the image pickup position above the substrate W, the substantially liquid column-shaped processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31 is appropriately included in the captured image IM1 obtained by the camera 70. include.
- the control unit 9 monitors the discharge state of the processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31 by performing image processing on the captured image IM1 (bevel monitoring). An example of this monitoring process will be described later in detail.
- the configuration of the control unit 9 as hardware is the same as that of a general computer. That is, the control unit 9 stores a CPU for performing various arithmetic processes, a ROM that is a read-only memory that stores a basic program, a RAM that is a readable and writable memory that stores various information, and control software and data. And a magnetic disk.
- the CPU of the control unit 9 executes a predetermined processing program, each operation mechanism of the substrate processing apparatus 100 is controlled by the control unit 9 and the processing in the substrate processing apparatus 100 proceeds.
- the CPU of the control unit 9 executes a predetermined processing program to perform image processing.
- Some or all of the functions of the control unit 9 may be realized by dedicated hardware.
- the notification unit 93 is, for example, a sound output unit (for example, a speaker) or a display.
- the notification unit 93 can perform various notifications to the worker.
- the sound output unit outputs a notification sound (buzzer or sound), or the display displays the notification information, so that various notifications can be given to the worker.
- the notification of the notification unit 93 is controlled by the control unit 9.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the substrate processing.
- step S1 the substrate W is transferred onto the substrate holding unit 20 by the main transfer robot 103.
- the substrate holding unit 20 holds the transferred substrate W.
- step S2 the control unit 9 controls the moving mechanism 33 to move the discharge nozzle 31 to the processing position, and controls the moving mechanism 63 to move the camera 70 to the imaging position.
- step S3 the control unit 9 controls the elevating mechanism 44 to raise the processing cup 40, and controls the spin motor 22 to rotate the spin base 21.
- the rotation speed of the spin base 21 is set to, for example, about 1000 [rpm] or more.
- step S4 the control unit 9 controls the camera 70 to start imaging.
- the camera 70 captures an image of the imaging region at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 60 frames / second), and sequentially outputs the captured images IM1 to the control unit 9.
- the control unit 9 monitors the ejection state of the processing liquid Lq1 based on image processing on the captured image IM1 as described later in detail.
- step S5 the control unit 9 starts discharging the processing liquid Lq1 from the discharge nozzle 31.
- the control unit 9 outputs an open signal to the on-off valve 35.
- the on-off valve 35 performs an opening operation based on the opening signal to open the pipe 34.
- the processing liquid Lq1 from the processing liquid supply source 37 is discharged from the discharge nozzle 31, and lands on the edge of the upper surface of the substrate W.
- the flow rate of the processing liquid Lq1 is set to, for example, about several to several tens [ml / min]. This flow rate is smaller than the flow rate of the processing liquid when processing the entire surface of the substrate W (for example, the flow rate of the processing liquid discharged from the discharge nozzle 66 of the processing liquid supply unit 65).
- the processing liquid Lq1 is discharged to the end of the substrate W while rotating the substrate W, so that the processing liquid Lq1 acts on the entire peripheral edge of the substrate W.
- the processing liquid Lq1 can remove unnecessary substances attached to the peripheral edge of the substrate W (bevel processing).
- the processing liquid Lq1 according to the type of the unnecessary object for example, film
- the processing liquid may be discharged from at least two discharge ports of the three discharge nozzles 31 at the same time.
- devices are formed in a device region other than the peripheral edge portion on the upper surface of the substrate W. Since the processing liquid Lq1 removes the film, it is not desirable to enter this device region. This is because a necessary film in the device region can be removed. On the other hand, it is necessary to remove unnecessary films existing at the peripheral edge. In order to satisfy this demand, in the bevel processing, it is desirable to control the liquid landing position of the processing liquid Lq1 with high accuracy.
- the required accuracy of the position at which the processing liquid Lq1 is applied to the substrate W is, for example, about several tens (eg, 50) [ ⁇ m].
- the processing liquid Lq1 since the flow rate of the processing liquid Lq1 is small, the processing liquid Lq1 is susceptible to the influence of the air current accompanying the rotation of the substrate W or the influence of the surrounding static electricity, and the liquid landing position may fluctuate.
- the controller 9 monitors the discharge state of the processing liquid Lq1 in the monitoring processing. The specific operation of the monitoring process will be described later in detail.
- the control unit 9 stops the discharge of the processing liquid Lq1 from the discharge nozzle 31 in step S6.
- the end condition of the bevel process is not particularly limited, for example, a condition that an elapsed time from step S5 reaches a predetermined time can be adopted.
- the controller 9 outputs a close signal to the on-off valve 35 in response to the satisfaction of the end condition.
- the on-off valve 35 performs a closing operation based on the open signal to close the pipe 34.
- the control unit 9 outputs a suction signal to the suck back valve 36.
- step S7 the control unit 9 causes the camera 70 to end imaging. That is, the monitoring process ends.
- step S8 the control unit 9 controls the spin motor 22 to end the rotation of the spin base 21, and controls the elevating mechanism 44 to lower the processing cup 40.
- step S9 the control unit 9 controls the moving mechanism 33 and the moving mechanism 63, respectively, to move the discharge nozzle 31 and the camera 70 to the respective standby positions.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the monitoring process.
- the processing flow illustrated in FIG. 7 is executed each time the captured image IM1 is input to the control unit 9.
- the control unit 9 specifies a line segment region R2 described below in the captured image IM1.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an enlarged view of the captured image IM1.
- an enlarged view of a region R ⁇ b> 1 near the tip of one discharge nozzle 31 is shown.
- the line segment region R2 is a region immediately below the discharge nozzle 31 in the captured image IM1, and is a region including a part of the substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31.
- This line segment region R2 is set at a position apart from the ejection nozzle 31 in the captured image IM1.
- the line segment region R2 has a long shape that is long in the horizontal direction. That is, the width in the vertical direction of the line segment region R2 is smaller than the width in the horizontal direction.
- the width in the horizontal direction of the line segment region R2 is wider than the liquid injection width of the processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31, and is set to, for example, three times or more the normal liquid column width.
- the horizontal position of the line segment region R2 is set such that both ends in the width direction of the processing liquid Lq1 are included in the line segment region R2.
- the width of the line segment region R2 in the vertical direction is appropriately set, and for example, the width may be a width corresponding to one pixel.
- the width of the line segment region R2 in the vertical direction is a width corresponding to one pixel.
- the line segment region R2 in the captured image IM1 is set in advance for the ejection nozzle 31. That is, the relative positional relationship between the ejection nozzle 31 and the line segment region R2 is set in advance. Information indicating this positional relationship may be stored in a storage medium of the control unit 9.
- the control unit 9 may specify the position of the discharge nozzle 31 in the captured image IM1, and specify the line segment region R2 having a predetermined positional relationship with the specified discharge nozzle 31.
- a reference image including the appearance of the tip of the ejection nozzle 31 is also stored in the storage medium of the control unit 9 in advance.
- the control unit 9 specifies the position of the ejection nozzle 31 in the captured image IM1 by pattern matching based on the reference image, and, based on a predetermined relative positional relationship, the line segment region R2 with respect to the specified ejection nozzle 31. To identify. Thus, even if the position of the ejection nozzle 31 changes in the captured image IM1, the line segment region R2 can be appropriately specified in accordance with the position of the ejection nozzle 31.
- the line segment region R2 includes a part of the substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1. Since the light emitted by the illumination unit 71 is reflected by the processing liquid Lq1 and received by the camera 70, the luminance value of a pixel reflecting the processing liquid Lq1 is higher than the luminance values of other pixels.
- the camera 70 is a grayscale monochrome camera, it can be said that the pixel value of the pixel indicates the luminance value.
- the camera 70 is a monochrome camera.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing an example of luminance values (here, pixel values) of pixels in the line segment region R2.
- the horizontal axis indicates the pixel numbers of the pixels arranged in the horizontal direction in the line segment region R2, and the vertical axis indicates the pixel values.
- FIG. 9 shows three graphs G1 to G3 with different flow rates of the processing liquid Lq1. Graphs G1 to G3 show graphs when the flow rate of the treatment liquid Lq1 is 18 [ml / min], 12 [ml / min], and 8 [ml / min], respectively.
- the pixel value of the pixel reflecting the processing liquid Lq1 is larger than the pixel values of the other pixels, the pixel value changes sharply at both ends in the width direction of the substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1. That is, it can be said that a region in the line segment region R2 where the pixel value of each pixel is larger than the reference value A1 is a region corresponding to the processing liquid Lq1.
- This reference value A1 can be set in advance by simulation or experiment.
- control unit 9 obtains the liquid column width of processing liquid Lq1 based on the pixel values of the pixels in line segment region R2. For example, the control unit 9 determines, for each pixel, whether or not the pixel value in the line segment region R2 is larger than the reference value A1. Then, the control unit 9 calculates the number of pixels LW1 between the pixels located at both ends of the plurality of pixels having a pixel value larger than the reference value A1, and calculates the liquid column width based on the number of pixels LW1. Referring to FIG. 9 as well, the larger the flow rate of the processing liquid Lq1, the larger the liquid column width of the processing liquid Lq1.
- the control unit 9 determines whether or not the difference (absolute value) between the calculated liquid column width and the width reference value is equal to or greater than a predetermined width allowable value. That is, the control unit 9 determines whether or not the liquid column width is within an appropriate range.
- a width reference value a value indicating an appropriate liquid column width can be adopted. For example, an average value of a normal liquid column width may be calculated based on a plurality of captured images IM1 captured in a state where the processing liquid Lq1 is normally discharged, and the average value may be employed as a width reference value.
- the allowable width value is also set in advance.
- the width reference value and the allowable width value may be stored in a storage medium of the control unit 9, for example.
- step S14 the control unit 9 causes the notification unit 93 to notify the flow rate abnormality, and then executes step S15 (described later). Thereby, the operator can recognize that the flow rate abnormality has occurred.
- step S15 is executed without executing step S14.
- step S15 the control unit 9 specifies the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 based on the pixels in the line segment region R2.
- the discharge position for example, the center position in the width direction of the processing liquid Lq1 in the line segment region R2 can be adopted.
- the control unit 9 first specifies the positions of both ends in the width direction of the processing liquid Lq1 in the line segment region R2 in order to specify the discharge position as described above. Specifically, the control unit 9 specifies pixels located at both ends of a plurality of pixels having a pixel value larger than the reference value A1 as positions at both ends in the width direction of the processing liquid Lq1. Then, the control unit 9 obtains the central position of both ends as the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1.
- step S15 the control unit 9 determines whether the difference (absolute value) between the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 and the position reference value is larger than a predetermined position allowable value. That is, the control unit 9 determines whether or not the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 is within an appropriate range. Since the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 reflects the liquid landing position of the processing liquid Lq1 on the substrate W, it can be said that the control unit 9 determines whether the liquid landing position is within an appropriate range. As the position reference value, a value indicating an appropriate ejection position can be adopted.
- an average value of normal ejection positions may be calculated based on a plurality of captured images IM1 captured while the processing liquid Lq1 is normally ejected, and the average value may be used as a position reference value.
- the position tolerance is also set in advance.
- the position reference value and the position allowable value may be stored in a storage medium of the control unit 9, for example.
- step S17 the control unit 9 causes the notifying unit 93 to notify the abnormal discharge position, and ends the process. Thereby, the operator can recognize that the ejection position abnormality has occurred.
- the difference is smaller than the allowable value, the process ends without executing step S17.
- control unit 9 can monitor the discharge state (flow rate and discharge position) of the processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31.
- the control unit 9 monitors the center position of the processing liquid Lq1 in the width direction as the discharge position.
- the control unit 9 may monitor the positions at both ends in the width direction as the discharge positions of the processing liquid Lq1. That is, the control unit 9 may determine whether the positions of the one end and the other end in the width direction of the processing liquid Lq1 are appropriate. By calculating the difference between the position of one end of the processing liquid Lq1 and its normal position and the difference between the position of the other end of the processing liquid Lq2 and its normal position, the discharge state of the processing liquid Lq1 is more finely determined. can do.
- the width of the line segment region R2 in the vertical direction is the width of one pixel, but may be the width of a plurality of pixels.
- the pixel values of the pixels arranged in the vertical direction may be integrated for each column, and the liquid column width and the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 may be obtained based on the plurality of integrated values in the plurality of columns.
- the average value of the liquid column width of the processing liquid Lq1 in the vertical direction can be obtained as the liquid column width, and similarly, the average value of the discharge positions in the vertical direction can be obtained as the discharge position.
- the camera 70 is fixed to the fixing member 62 in the same manner as the discharge nozzle 61. That is, the mechanism for moving the camera 70 and the mechanism for moving the discharge nozzle 61 are also used. Therefore, the manufacturing cost and size can be reduced as compared with the case where a dedicated mechanism is provided for each.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the configuration of the processing unit 1A.
- the processing unit 1A has the same configuration as that of the processing unit 1 except that the processing unit 1A is an object to which the camera 70 is fixed.
- the camera 70 is fixed to the fixing member 32 in the same manner as the ejection nozzle 31 to be imaged. More specifically, the camera holding unit 73 is connected to the nozzle arm 321 on the side of the nozzle arm 321. The camera holding unit 73 holds the camera 70.
- the camera 70 is fixed to the fixing member 32 via the camera holding portion 73.
- the camera 70 and the camera holding unit 73 are arranged counterclockwise with respect to the nozzle arm 321 (that is, on the side of the ejection nozzle 31 from the standby position to the processing position).
- the camera 70 is held by the camera holding unit 73 in such a manner that the tip of the discharge nozzle 31 and the processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31 can be imaged.
- the ejection nozzle 31 and the camera 70 can be moved to the processing position and the imaging position, respectively, while maintaining the positional relationship.
- the positional relationship between the imaging position of the camera 70 and the processing position of the discharge nozzle 31 is the same as that of the processing unit 1.
- the camera 70 can appropriately image the substantially liquid column-shaped processing liquid Lq1 discharged from the discharge nozzle 31.
- the camera 70 Since the camera 70 is fixed to the same fixing member 32 as the discharge nozzle 31, the camera 70 can be positioned with high accuracy with respect to the discharge nozzle 31. That is, in the processing unit 1, since the discharge nozzle 31 and the camera 70 are fixed to the different nozzle arms 321 and 621, the distance between the camera 70 and the nozzle arm 321 is increased in view of the accuracy of the moving mechanisms 33 and 63. While a relatively large margin needs to be provided, in the processing unit 1A, the discharge nozzle 31 and the camera 70 are fixed to the same nozzle arm 321, so that the margin between the camera 70 and the nozzle arm 321 is narrower. Can be set. That is, the camera 70 can be brought closer to the nozzle arm 321. According to this, the camera 70 can image the discharge nozzle 31 from a direction closer to the circumferential direction. Therefore, it is easy to specify the radial discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 in the captured image IM1.
- the lower surface of the housing of the camera 70 or the lower end surface of the lower surface member 734 of the camera holding unit 73 may be formed of a chemical resistant material.
- the protection member 74 for protecting the camera 70 is preferably provided on the lower surface side of the camera 70.
- a chemical resistant resin such as a fluororesin such as polytetrafluoroethylene or a vinyl chloride resin, or a metal such as stainless steel, which has high chemical resistance to hydrofluoric acid, can be employed.
- the possibility that the camera 70 located above the substrate W is corroded by the vaporized component of the processing liquid Lq1 can be reduced. Therefore, the reliability of the camera 70 can be improved.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating another example of the region R1 of the captured image IM1.
- the ejection nozzles 31 are included on the upper surface of the substrate W. This is because the light from the illumination unit 71 is reflected by the discharge nozzle 31 and then is specularly reflected on the upper surface of the substrate W and received by the light receiving surface of the camera 70. That is, the upper surface of the substrate W functions as a mirror, and the appearance of the discharge nozzle 31 is shown on the upper surface.
- the line segment region R2 may be set so as to include a part of the substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1 reflected on the upper surface of the substrate W. That is, in the captured image IM1, the line segment region R2 may be set so as to cross the substantially liquid columnar processing liquid Lq1 reflected on the upper surface of the substrate W.
- the controller 9 can specify the liquid column width and the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 in the line segment region R2 by image processing similar to the above-described image processing.
- the optical axis of the camera 70 extends more in the horizontal direction, in the captured image IM1, the length of the processing liquid Lq1 on the upper surface of the substrate W in the vertical direction is determined by the discharge nozzle 31 and the substrate W Is longer than the length of the processing liquid Lq1. According to this, it is easy to set the line segment region R2 so as to cross the processing liquid Lq1. Further, the width in the vertical direction of the line segment region R2 can be set wider.
- the exposure time of the camera 70 may be set to be equal to or longer than the rotation time required for one rotation of the substrate W. According to this, the pattern of the substrate W in the captured image IM1 is averaged and uniformized, so that the contour of the processing liquid Lq1 in the captured image IM1 can be made to stand out. According to this, the accuracy of specifying both ends of the processing liquid Lq1 can be improved, and the liquid column width and the discharge position can be obtained with higher accuracy.
- the exposure time may be shorter than the rotation time.
- the control unit 9 may integrate or average a plurality of captured images IM1 captured within a predetermined time longer than the rotation time, and generate a processed image every predetermined time. In the processed image for each predetermined time, the pattern on the upper surface of the substrate W is averaged and uniformed, so that the contour of the processing liquid Lq1 can be made to stand out.
- the processing position of the discharge nozzle 31 may be controlled based on the captured image IM1.
- a specific description will be given.
- the processing position of the discharge nozzle 31 is a position separated from the peripheral edge of the substrate W by a predetermined width. Therefore, the control unit 9 specifies the position of the periphery of the substrate W in the captured image IM1 (hereinafter, referred to as the substrate peripheral position). First, the control unit 9 specifies a peripheral region R3 described below in the captured image IM1.
- the peripheral region R3 is a region including a part of the peripheral edge of the substrate W in the captured image IM1.
- the peripheral region R3 has a rectangular shape.
- the position of the peripheral region R3 is set in advance corresponding to the position of the discharge nozzle 31, similarly to the line segment region R2. That is, the relative positional relationship between the ejection nozzle 31 and the peripheral region R3 is set in advance. Information indicating this positional relationship may be stored in a storage medium of the control unit 9.
- the control unit 9 specifies the position of the discharge nozzle 31 in the captured image IM1 by pattern matching, and specifies the peripheral region R3 based on the specified position of the discharge nozzle 31. Then, the control unit 9 specifies the substrate peripheral position of the substrate W in the peripheral region R3. For example, the control unit 9 specifies the periphery of the substrate W based on image processing such as edge detection processing. Thereby, the substrate peripheral position of the substrate W based on the position of the discharge nozzle 31 can be specified.
- the control unit 9 may determine the processing position of the ejection nozzle 31 based on the peripheral position of the substrate. For example, when the discharge nozzle 31 stops at the correct processing position, the captured image IM1 is acquired in advance, the substrate peripheral position in the peripheral region R3 is obtained in advance in the captured image IM1, and the control unit 9 determines the substrate peripheral position in advance as a reference position. Stored in a storage medium.
- the control unit 9 compares the specified substrate peripheral position with the reference position, and adjusts the position of the discharge nozzle 31 so as to reduce the difference. For example, when the peripheral edge position of the substrate in the captured image IM1 is shifted to the left from the reference position, the control unit 9 controls the moving mechanism 33 to move the discharge nozzle 31 to the center side of the substrate W, and the peripheral position of the substrate becomes When the ejection nozzle 31 is displaced to the right from the reference position, the moving mechanism 33 is controlled to move the discharge nozzle 31 to the peripheral side of the substrate W.
- the discharge nozzle 31 can be moved to a position that is the center of the substrate W by a predetermined width from the peripheral position of the substrate.
- the control unit 9 has determined the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 based on the pixels in the line segment region R2 based on the position of the discharge nozzle 31. That is, the discharge position was monitored by obtaining the discharge position based on the position of the discharge nozzle 31. However, the control unit 9 may monitor the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1 based on the position of the peripheral edge of the substrate W.
- control unit 9 can specify the discharge position and the substrate peripheral position based on the position of the discharge nozzle 31 as described above. Therefore, based on these positions, the control unit 9 can specify the discharge position (and, consequently, the liquid landing position) based on the substrate peripheral position. For example, reference table information is generated in advance by experiments or the like. Specifically, the processing position of the discharge nozzle 31 is appropriately changed by the control of the control unit 9 in advance, and each time the processing liquid Lq1 is discharged from the discharge nozzle 31, the captured image IM1 is acquired.
- the distance between the liquid landing position of the processing liquid Lq1 and the periphery of the substrate W is measured, and the distance between the substrate end position and the discharge position in the captured image IM1 at that time is measured. Identify the positional relationship. Then, the measured distance and the specified positional relationship are associated with each other, and these are stored in advance in the storage medium of the control unit 9 as table information.
- the control unit 9 specifies the positional relationship between the substrate end position and the ejection position in the captured image IM1, and, based on the specified positional relationship and the table information, the liquid immersion position of the processing liquid Lq1 and the periphery of the substrate W. (That is, the liquid landing position with reference to the periphery of the substrate W).
- the controller 9 may determine whether or not the liquid landing position is within an appropriate range. For example, it is determined whether or not the difference between the liquid landing position and the liquid landing reference value is larger than a predetermined allowable value.
- the liquid landing reference value is a target value of the liquid landing position and is set in advance. An allowable value is also set in advance.
- the control section 9 may cause the notification section 93 to notify the liquid landing position abnormality. Further, the control unit 9 may control the moving mechanism 33 to move the discharge nozzle 31 from the peripheral position of the substrate to the center of the substrate W by a predetermined width so that the liquid landing position is within an appropriate range.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the configuration of the processing unit 1B.
- the processing unit 1B has the same configuration as the processing unit 1 except for the imaging optical system.
- a mirror 75 is provided in the processing unit 1B.
- the mirror 75 is disposed at an imaging position above the substrate W, and the camera 70 is disposed in a region other than above the substrate W.
- the camera 70 may be located above the processing cup 40 in a plan view.
- the mirror 75 reflects light from the imaging area toward the light receiving surface of the camera 70. Therefore, the camera 70 can capture an image of the imaging region viewed from the imaging position above the substrate W.
- the mirror 75 may be provided so as to be movable.
- the mirror 75 is fixed to the fixing member 62 of the processing liquid supply unit 60.
- a mirror holding unit 76 that holds the mirror 75 is provided, and the mirror holding unit 76 is connected to the nozzle arm 621 of the fixed member 62.
- the mirror holding portion 76 is fixed to the distal end portion of the nozzle arm 621 by a fastening member (for example, a screw) on the base end side, and fixes and holds the mirror 75 by the fastening member on the distal end side.
- the mirror holding portion 76 is formed of, for example, metal (for example, stainless steel).
- the moving mechanism 63 can reciprocate the mirror 75 between the imaging position above the substrate W and the standby position outside the processing cup 40 by rotating the nozzle base 622.
- the moving mechanism 63 moves the mirror 75 to the imaging position, light from the imaging area can be reflected from the mirror 75 to the camera 70.
- the positional relationship between the position of the mirror 75 (imaging position) and the ejection nozzle 31 in plan view is the same as the positional relationship between the position of the camera 70 (imaging position) and the ejection nozzle 31 in the processing unit 1.
- the imaging position is desirably close to the substrate W.
- the imaging position may be set such that the lower end of the reflection surface of the mirror 75 is the same as or lower than the upper end position of the processing cup 40. .
- the mirror holding section 76 has a lower surface member arranged below the mirror 75
- the lower end of the lower surface member is set to be the same as the upper end position of the processing cup 40 or a position lower than the upper end position.
- the imaging position may be set. Accordingly, the camera 70 can capture an image of the imaging region viewed from the imaging position along a direction closer to horizontal. That is, it is easy to make the imaging direction from the imaging position more horizontal.
- the processing unit 1B since the camera 70 can be arranged in a region other than above the substrate W, the influence of the processing liquid Lq1 on the camera 70 can be reduced. For example, the possibility that the treatment liquid Lq1 adheres to the camera 70 or the possibility that the vaporized component of the treatment liquid Lq1 adheres to the camera 70 can be reduced. Therefore, even if the treatment liquid Lq1 contains hydrofluoric acid, the camera 70 is hardly corroded.
- the camera 70 may be fixed substantially immovably in the processing unit 1B, or may be fixed movably.
- the mirror 75 does not necessarily need to be fixed to the fixing member 62 of the processing liquid supply unit 60, and may be fixed to the fixing member 32 of the processing liquid supply unit 30, similarly to the camera 70 of the processing unit 1A. According to this, since the mirror 75 can be brought closer to the nozzle arm 321, the imaging direction from the imaging position can be more easily aligned in the circumferential direction.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the configuration of the processing unit 1C.
- the processing unit 1C has the same configuration as the processing unit 1 except for the illumination unit 71.
- a pair of illumination units 71 are provided in the processing unit 1C.
- the pair of illumination units 71 emit light from both sides of the camera 70 in plan view.
- the pair of illumination units 71 may be located, for example, on the side of the camera 70 or may be located above the camera 70.
- the pair of lighting units 71 may be held by the camera holding unit 73.
- the pair of illuminating units 71 are arranged on the opposite sides to one group of the ejection nozzles 31 in the imaging direction in the imaging state in which the camera 70 and the ejection nozzle 31 are stopped at the imaging position and the processing position, respectively. Is also good.
- the pair of illumination units 71 irradiate the ejection nozzle 31 with light from both sides to the imaging region, so that in the captured image IM1, the brightness values at both ends of the processing liquid Lq1 ejected from the ejection nozzle 31 increase.
- the outline of the processing liquid Lq1 stands out. That is, the difference between the luminance values of the pixels corresponding to both ends of the processing liquid Lq1 and the luminance values of the pixels corresponding to regions other than the processing liquid Lq1 increases.
- the control unit 9 can specify the positions of both ends of the processing liquid Lq1 with higher accuracy. Consequently, the liquid column width and the discharge position can be obtained with higher accuracy.
- control unit 9 performs image processing on the captured image IM1, obtains the liquid column width and the discharge position of the processing liquid Lq1, and determines whether or not these are within an appropriate range.
- control unit 9 may make the determination using machine learning.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the internal configuration of the control unit 9.
- the control unit 9 includes a classifier 91 and a machine learning unit 92.
- the image IM1 from the camera 70 is sequentially input to the classifier 91.
- the classifier 91 classifies each of the input captured images IM1 into a category relating to a discharge state amount (a flow rate or a discharge position) of the discharge nozzle 31. Categories can also be called classes. As the category, a category having an abnormality in the discharge state amount and a category having no abnormality can be adopted.
- a first category indicating that there is no abnormality in both the flow rate and the discharge position a second category indicating that only the flow rate has an abnormality, and a third category indicating that only the discharge position has an abnormality.
- a category and a fourth category indicating that there is an abnormality in both the flow rate and the discharge position can be adopted.
- This classifier 91 is generated by the machine learning unit 92 using a plurality of teacher data. That is, it can be said that the classifier 91 is a machine-learned classifier.
- the machine learning unit 92 uses, for example, a neighborhood method, a support vector machine, a random forest, or a neural network (including deep learning) as a machine learning algorithm. Since the neural network automatically generates a feature value, there is no need for a designer to determine a feature vector.
- the teacher data includes image data and a label indicating which category the image data is classified into.
- the image data is a captured image captured by the camera 70 and is generated in advance.
- a correct category is assigned to each image data as a label. This assignment can be made by an operator.
- the machine learning unit 92 generates a classifier 91 by performing machine learning based on the teacher data.
- the classifier 91 includes a feature vector extraction unit 911, a determination unit 912, and a storage medium in which a determination database 913 is stored.
- Each frame of the captured image from the camera 70 is sequentially input to the feature vector extraction unit 911.
- the feature vector extraction unit 911 extracts a feature vector of the captured image IM1 according to a predetermined algorithm.
- This feature vector is a vector indicating a feature amount according to the ejection state of the ejection nozzle 31.
- a known algorithm can be adopted as the algorithm.
- the feature vector extraction unit 911 outputs the feature vector to the determination unit 912.
- the determination database 913 stores a plurality of feature vectors (hereinafter, referred to as reference vectors) generated from the plurality of teacher data by the machine learning unit 92, and the reference vectors are classified into respective categories. Specifically, the machine learning unit 92 generates a plurality of reference vectors by applying the same algorithm as the feature vector extraction unit 911 to a plurality of teacher data. Then, the machine learning unit 92 assigns a label (correct category) of teacher data to the reference vector.
- reference vectors a plurality of feature vectors
- the determination unit 912 classifies the captured image IM1 based on the feature vector input from the feature vector extraction unit 911 and the plurality of reference vectors stored in the determination database 913.
- the determination unit 912 may specify a reference vector having the closest feature vector, and classify the captured image IM1 into a category of the specified reference vector (nearest neighbor method). Thereby, the determination unit 912 can classify the captured images input to the classifier 91 (the feature vector extraction unit 911) into categories.
- the control unit 9 classifies each of the captured images IM1 from the first category to the fourth category using the classifier 91. This classification means that it is determined whether or not the discharge state amount of the processing liquid Lq1 is within an appropriate range. Since classification is performed by machine learning, abnormality can be detected with high accuracy.
- the entire area of the captured image IM1 is adopted as input data to the classifier 91, but is not limited thereto.
- the control unit 9 may cut out an image of the line segment region R2 from the captured image IM1 and input the image to the classifier 91.
- an image indicating the line segment region R2 is adopted as the learning data input to the machine learning unit 92.
- the classifier 91 can perform the classification by removing the influence of the area having low relation with the ejection state, the classification accuracy can be improved.
- the line segment region R2 has a width corresponding to two or more pixels as the width in the vertical direction, the pixels arranged in a line in the vertical direction of the line segment region R2 as input data to the classifier 91.
- An integrated value group including an integrated value which is a sum of values for each column may be adopted.
- the control unit 9 provided in the substrate processing apparatus 100 generates the classifier 91 by machine learning, and classifies the frame by the classifier 91.
- the control unit 9 may be provided in the server.
- a semiconductor substrate has been described as the substrate W, the present invention is not limited to this.
- a substrate such as a glass substrate for a photomask, a glass substrate for a liquid crystal display, a glass substrate for a plasma display, a substrate for an FED (Field Emission Display), a substrate for an optical disk, a substrate for a magnetic disk, or a substrate for a magneto-optical disk may be used. Good.
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図1は、基板処理装置100の全体構成を示す図である。基板処理装置100は、基板Wに対して処理液を供給して基板Wに対する処理を行う装置である。基板Wは、例えば半導体基板である。この基板Wは略円板形状を有している。
次に、処理ユニット1について説明する。以下、基板処理装置100に搭載された12個の処理ユニット1のうちの1つを説明するが、他の処理ユニット1についても同様である。図2は、処理ユニット1の平面図である。また、図3は、処理ユニット1の縦断面図である。
チャンバー10は、鉛直方向に沿う側壁11、側壁11によって囲まれた空間の上側を閉塞する天井壁12および下側を閉塞する床壁13を備える。側壁11、天井壁12および床壁13によって囲まれた空間が基板Wの処理空間となる。また、チャンバー10の側壁11の一部には、チャンバー10に対して主搬送ロボット103が基板Wを搬出入するための搬出入口およびその搬出入口を開閉するシャッターが設けられている(いずれも図示省略)。
基板保持部20は例えばスピンチャックである。この基板保持部20は、鉛直方向に沿って延びる回転軸24の上端に水平姿勢で固定された円板形状のスピンベース21を備える。スピンベース21の下方には回転軸24を回転させるスピンモータ22が設けられている。スピンモータ22は、回転軸24を介してスピンベース21を水平面内にて回転させる。また、スピンモータ22および回転軸24の周囲を取り囲むように筒状のカバー部材23が設けられている。
処理液供給部30は吐出ノズル31と固定部材32と移動機構33とを備えている。固定部材32は吐出ノズル31を固定する部材であり、例えばノズルアーム321とノズル基台322とを備えている。ノズルアーム321の先端には吐出ノズル31が取り付けられている。ノズルアーム321の基端側はノズル基台322に固定して連結されている。移動機構33はこの固定部材32を変位させることで、吐出ノズル31を移動させる。例えば移動機構33はモータであって、ノズル基台322を、鉛直方向に沿った軸のまわりで回動させる。ノズル基台322が回動することにより、図2中の矢印AR34にて示すように、吐出ノズル31は基板Wの端部の上方の処理位置と処理カップ40よりも外側の待機位置との間で水平方向に沿って円弧状に移動する。
処理カップ40は、基板保持部20を取り囲むように設けられている。処理カップ40は内カップ41、中カップ42および外カップ43を備えている。内カップ41、中カップ42および外カップ43は昇降可能に設けられている。具体的には、処理ユニット1には、昇降機構44が設けられており、昇降機構44は内カップ41、中カップ42および外カップ43を個別に昇降させることができる。昇降機構44は例えばボールねじ機構を有している。
仕切板15は、処理カップ40の周囲においてチャンバー10の内側空間を上下に仕切るように設けられている。仕切板15は、処理カップ40を取り囲む1枚の板状部材であっても良いし、複数の板状部材をつなぎ合わせたものであっても良い。また、仕切板15には、厚さ方向に貫通する貫通孔や切り欠きが形成されていても良く、本実施形態では処理液供給部30,60,65のノズル基台322,622,672を支持するための支持軸を通すための貫通孔(不図示)が形成されている。
カメラ70は、チャンバー10内であって仕切板15よりも上方に設置されている。カメラ70は、例えば撮像素子(例えばCCD(Charge Coupled Device))と、電子シャッターおよびレンズなどの光学系とを備える。カメラ70は、次で説明する撮像領域を撮像することができる。すなわち、当該撮像領域とは、基板Wに対して上方の撮像位置から見た領域であって、処理位置における吐出ノズル31の先端と、その先端から基板Wの端部へ吐出される略液柱状の処理液とを含む領域である(図3も参照)。
図3に示すように、チャンバー10内であって仕切板15よりも上方には、照明部71が設けられている。照明部71は例えばLED(Light Emitting Diode)等の光源を含む。照明部71が照射する光の波長は特に制限されないものの、例えば可視光または近赤外光を採用できる。図3の例では、照明部71はカメラ70よりも上方に配置されている。例えば、照明部71は平面視においてカメラ70と重なる位置に配置される(図2参照)。照明部71はカメラ保持部73によって保持されてもよい。例えば照明部71はカメラ保持部73の上面部材732の上面に固定されてもよい。通常、チャンバー10内は暗室であるため、カメラ70が撮像を行うときには照明部71が撮像領域に光を照射する。
制御部9は基板処理装置100の各種構成を制御して基板Wに対する処理を進行する。また制御部9はカメラ70によって取得された撮像画像IM1に対して画像処理を行う。カメラ70は基板Wの上方の撮像位置から吐出ノズル31の先端を撮像するので、カメラ70によって取得される撮像画像IM1には、吐出ノズル31から吐出される略液柱状の処理液Lq1が適切に含まれている。制御部9はこの撮像画像IM1に対する画像処理により、吐出ノズル31から吐出された処理液Lq1の吐出状態を監視する(ベベル監視)。この監視処理の一例は後に詳述する。
報知部93は例えば音声出力部(例えばスピーカ)またはディスプレイなどである。報知部93は作業者に対して種々の報知を行うことができる。例えば音声出力部が報知音(ブザーまたは音声)を出力したり、あるいは、ディスプレイが報知情報を表示することにより、作業者に対して種々の報知を行うことができる。報知部93の報知は制御部9によって制御される。
図6は、基板処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。まずステップS1にて、主搬送ロボット103によって基板Wが基板保持部20上に搬送される。基板保持部20は、搬送された基板Wを保持する。
図10は、処理ユニット1Aの構成の一例を概略的に示す平面図である。処理ユニット1Aはカメラ70の固定対象という点を除いて、処理ユニット1と同様の構成を備えている。この処理ユニット1Aにおいて、カメラ70は、撮像対象となる吐出ノズル31と同じように固定部材32に固定されている。より具体的には、カメラ保持部73はノズルアーム321の側方において、ノズルアーム321に連結されている。カメラ保持部73はカメラ70を保持する。カメラ70はこのカメラ保持部73を介して固定部材32に固定されることとなる。カメラ70およびカメラ保持部73はノズルアーム321に対して、反時計回り方向側(つまり吐出ノズル31の待機位置から処理位置へ向かう側)に配置されている。またカメラ70は、吐出ノズル31の先端およびその吐出ノズル31から吐出される処理液Lq1を撮像可能な姿勢で、カメラ保持部73に保持される。
処理液Lq1がフッ酸を含む場合、カメラ70の筐体の下面もしくはカメラ保持部73の下面部材734の下端面は、耐薬品性の材料で形成されているとよい。要するに、カメラ70を保護する保護部材74がカメラ70の下面側に設けられているとよい。保護部材74としては、フッ酸に対する薬品性が高い、ポリテトラフルオロエチレンなどのフッ素樹脂または塩化ビニル樹脂などの耐薬品性樹脂またはステンレスなどの金属を採用することができる。
図11は、撮像画像IM1の領域R1の他の一例を概略的に示す図である。図11に例示する撮像画像IM1においては、吐出ノズル31が基板Wの上面に含まれている。これは、照明部71からの光が吐出ノズル31で反射した後に、基板Wの上面で鏡面反射してカメラ70の受光面で受光されることによる。つまり、基板Wの上面がミラーとして機能しており、その上面に吐出ノズル31の外観が写っているのである。
吐出ノズル31の処理位置を撮像画像IM1に基づいて制御してもよい。以下、具体的に説明する。
上述の例では、制御部9は、吐出ノズル31の位置を基準とした線分領域R2内の画素に基づいて処理液Lq1の吐出位置を求めた。つまり、吐出ノズル31の位置を基準とした吐出位置を求めることで、その吐出位置を監視した。しかるに、制御部9は基板Wの周縁の位置を基準とした処理液Lq1の吐出位置を監視してもよい。
図12は、処理ユニット1Bの構成の一例を概略的に示す図である。処理ユニット1Bは撮像光学系を除いて、処理ユニット1と同様の構成を有している。処理ユニット1Bにおいては、ミラー75が設けられている。ミラー75は基板Wの上方の撮像位置に配置され、カメラ70は基板Wの上方以外の領域に配置されている。図12に例示するように、カメラ70は平面視において処理カップ40の上方に位置してもよい。ミラー75は撮像領域からの光をカメラ70の受光面に向かって反射させる。よって、カメラ70は、基板Wの上方の撮像位置から見た撮像領域を撮像することができる。
図13は、処理ユニット1Cの構成の一例を概略的に示す図である。処理ユニット1Cは照明部71を除いて、処理ユニット1と同様の構成を有している。処理ユニット1Cにおいては、一対の照明部71が設けられている。一対の照明部71は平面視においてカメラ70の両側から光を照射する。一対の照明部71は例えばカメラ70の側方に位置していてもよく、あるいは、カメラ70の上方に位置していてもよい。一対の照明部71はカメラ保持部73によって保持されていてもよい。一対の照明部71は、カメラ70および吐出ノズル31がそれぞれ撮像位置および処理位置で停止した撮像状態において、撮像方向に沿ってみて、吐出ノズル31の一群に対して互いに反対側に配置されていてもよい。
上述の例では、制御部9は撮像画像IM1に対して画像処理を行って、処理液Lq1の液柱幅および吐出位置を求め、これらが適切な範囲内にあるか否かを判定した。しかしながら、制御部9は機械学習を用いて判定を行ってもよい。
上述の例では、分類器91への入力データとして、撮像画像IM1の全領域を採用しているものの、必ずしもこれに限らない。例えば制御部9は、撮像画像IM1のうち線分領域R2の画像を切り出して、その画像を分類器91に入力してもよい。この場合、機械学習部92に入力される学習データとしても、線分領域R2を示す画像を採用する。
上述の例では、基板処理装置100に設けられた制御部9が機械学習によって分類器91を生成し、その分類器91によりフレームを分類した。しかるに、この制御部9による機械学習機能(分類器91および機械学習部92)の少なくとも一部の機能がサーバに設けられていてもよい。
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- 基板を保持し、前記基板を回転させる基板保持部と、
前記基板保持部の外周を囲むカップ部材と、
前記カップ部材の上端部が、前記基板保持部に保持された前記基板よりも高い上端位置に位置するように、前記カップ部材を上昇させる昇降機構と、
前記上端位置よりも低い位置に吐出口を有し、前記吐出口から前記基板の端部へと第1処理液を吐出する第1ノズルと、
前記第1ノズルの前記吐出口から吐出される第1処理液を含む撮像領域であって前記基板の上方の撮像位置から見た撮像領域を撮像するカメラと
を備える、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1に記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記カメラを前記基板の上方の前記撮像位置に移動させる移動機構を備え、
前記撮像位置は、前記カメラの受光面の下端の高さ位置が前記カップ部材の前記上端位置と同じとなる位置、または、当該上端位置よりも低くなる位置である、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1に記載の基板処理装置であって、
ミラーと、
前記ミラーを移動させる移動機構と
を備え、
前記カメラは、前記基板の上方以外の領域に配置され、
前記移動機構は、前記基板の上方の前記撮像位置に前記ミラーを移動させて、前記撮像領域からの光を前記ミラーから前記カメラへと反射させる、基板処理装置。 - 請求項3に記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記移動機構は、前記ミラーの反射面の下端が前記カップ部材の前記上端位置と同じとなる位置、または、当該上端位置よりも低くなる位置に前記ミラーを移動させる、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1から請求項4のいずれか一つに記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記撮像位置は、前記第1ノズルに対して前記基板の回転方向の上流側の位置である、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1に記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記カメラを前記基板の上方の前記撮像位置に移動させる移動機構を備え、
前記第1処理液はフッ酸を含み、
前記カメラの下部は耐薬品性樹脂または金属によって覆われている、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一つに記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記第1ノズルを固定する固定部材と、
前記固定部材を変位させて前記第1ノズルを、前記基板の前記端部の上方に移動させる移動機構と
を備え、
前記カメラは、前記固定部材に固定されている、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一つに記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記基板に第2処理液を吐出する第2ノズルと、
前記第2ノズルを固定する固定部材と、
前記固定部材を変位させて前記第2ノズルを前記基板の上方に移動させる移動機構と
をさらに備え、
前記カメラは前記固定部材に固定されている、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1から請求項8のいずれか一つに記載の基板処理装置であって、
前記撮像領域は、前記基板の径方向よりも周方向に近い方向に沿って見た撮像領域である、基板処理装置。 - 請求項1から請求項9のいずれか一つに記載の基板処理装置において、
基板を前記基板保持部で保持する保持工程と、
前記基板を保持した前記基板保持部を回転させる基板回転工程と、
前記第1ノズルから前記第1処理液を前記基板の端部に吐出させるベベル処理工程と、
前記カメラが前記撮像領域を撮像して取得した撮像画像に基づいて、前記第1処理液の吐出状態を監視するベベル監視工程と
を備える、基板処理方法。 - 請求項10に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記ベベル処理工程において、
前記第1処理液を2以上の吐出口から前記基板に吐出する、基板処理方法。 - 請求項10または請求項11に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記ベベル監視工程において、
前記撮像画像のうち、前記第1ノズルの直下に位置し、縦方向の長さよりも横方向に長い領域内の画素の輝度値に基づいて、前記第1ノズルの先端から吐出された処理液の液柱幅または吐出位置である吐出状態量を求める、基板処理方法。 - 請求項12に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記ベベル監視工程は、
前記吐出状態量の中央値または平均値を基準値として求める工程と、
前記吐出状態量と前記基準値との差が所定値以上であるときに、前記第1処理液に関して異常が発生したと判定する工程と
を備える、基板処理方法。 - 請求項12または請求項13に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記領域は、前記撮像画像において鏡面反射により基板の上面に写る前記第1処理液の一部が含まれた位置に設定される、基板処理方法。 - 請求項14に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記カメラの露光時間は基板が1回転するのに要する時間以上に設定される、基板処理方法。 - 請求項14に記載の基板処理方法であって、
基板が1回転するのに要する時間以上の時間内に前記カメラによって取得された複数の撮像画像を積分または平均して得られた撮像画像のうち前記領域内の画素の輝度値に基づいて、前記吐出状態量を求める、基板処理方法。 - 請求項10または請求項11に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記ベベル監視工程において、
機械学習済みの分類器によって、前記撮像画像を、前記第1ノズルの先端から吐出された処理液の液柱幅または吐出位置に関する異常なしのカテゴリ、および、異常ありのカテゴリのいずれかに分類する、基板処理方法。 - 請求項17に記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記ベベル監視工程において、
前記撮像画像から、前記第1ノズルの直下に位置し、縦方向の長さよりも横方向に長い領域を切り出し、切り出した領域の画像を前記分類器に入力する、基板処理方法。 - 請求項10から請求項18のいずれか一つに記載の基板処理方法であって、
前記撮像画像には、前記基板の周縁の一部が含まれており、
前記ベベル処理工程は、
前記撮像画像に基づいて前記基板の周縁の一部の基板周縁位置を求める工程と、
前記第1ノズルを、前記基板周縁位置から所定幅だけ前記基板の中心部の処理位置に移動させる工程と
を備える、基板処理方法。
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