WO2021161582A1 - 基板搬送装置及び基板位置ずれ測定方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate transfer device and a substrate misalignment measurement method.
- the automatic substrate alignment device of Patent Document 1 includes two sensors, two light sources, and a transfer chuck that conveys the substrate.
- the sensor and the light source are installed vertically across the substrate and at positions symmetrical with respect to the transport direction of the substrate so that the peripheral edge of the substrate crosses between the two sensors and the light source.
- the transfer chuck sucks and stops the substrate to move it, calculates the center position of the substrate based on the sensor output when the two sensors are shielded from light, and then calculates the amount of deviation from the reference point coordinates of the substrate. calculate.
- the automatic alignment device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-94653 needs to move the substrate in a large straight line in the transport direction in order to calculate the amount of misalignment, which causes a problem that the device tends to be large in size. there were.
- the substrate transfer device sets a robot including a hand for holding the substrate, an arm for moving the hand, and a movement path for the hand, and the hand
- a robot control device that controls the arm so as to move toward a target position on the movement path, a camera that is arranged so as to be able to photograph the substrate held by the hand located at a predetermined confirmation position, and a camera.
- the robot control device sets the movement path so as to pass through the confirmation position, acquires an image taken by the camera when the hand is located at the confirmation position, and is copied to the image.
- the distance between the substrate and the predetermined environment is calculated, and the amount of displacement of the substrate from the reference position is calculated based on the distance.
- the displacement of the substrate can be measured at the confirmation position, and the substrate transfer device capable of compensating for the displacement of the substrate can be made compact.
- the present invention has the effect that the substrate transfer device can be made compact.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a substrate processing facility 100 including the substrate transfer device 1 according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration example of the substrate processing equipment 100.
- the substrate processing equipment 100 is equipment for performing various process processes such as heat treatment, impurity introduction treatment, thin film formation treatment, lithography treatment, cleaning treatment, and flattening treatment on the substrate W. ..
- the substrate W is a semiconductor wafer, and a silicon wafer, a sapphire (single crystal alumina) wafer, and various other wafers are exemplified.
- the substrate W may be a glass substrate, and examples of the glass wafer include a glass substrate for an FPD (Flat Panel Display) and a glass substrate for MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems).
- the substrate processing equipment 100 includes a chamber 3 and a transfer chamber 4, and the chamber 3 is connected to the transfer chamber 4 via a gate 5.
- a substrate transfer device 1 is installed in the transfer chamber 41 of the transfer chamber 4.
- the substrate W is conveyed to the substrate processing facility 100 in a state of being housed in a plurality of carriers 110 called FOUP (Front Opening Unified Pod), and is connected to the transfer chamber 4.
- FOUP Front Opening Unified Pod
- the substrate transfer device 1 takes out the substrate W housed in the carrier 110 and transfers it to the substrate mounting position Pp of the chamber 31 of the chamber 3 via the transfer chamber 41 of the transfer chamber 4.
- a stage 32 for mounting the substrate W is provided at the substrate mounting position Pp.
- the room 31 is, for example, a processing chamber for performing various process processes on the substrate W, or a transport chamber for transporting the substrate W to yet another chamber 3. Then, the substrate W carried into the chamber 3 from the transfer chamber 4 passes through the opening 51 of the gate 5 provided between the chamber 31 of the chamber 3 and the transfer chamber 41 of the transfer chamber 4.
- the gate 5 divides the room 31 and the transport room 41.
- the opening 51 is a passage that opens toward the room 31 and the transport room 41 and connects the room 31 and the transport room 41.
- the opening peripheral edge 52 of the opening 51 is formed, for example, in a substantially horizontally long quadrangle, and the opening 51 has a width dimension larger than the diameter of the substrate W.
- the substrate mounting position Pp is positioned on a straight line extending from the gate 5 in the depth direction of the room 31 in a plan view.
- the substrate W can be positioned at the substrate mounting position Pp by inserting the substrate W straight from the gate 5 (specifically, the confirmation position Px described later).
- the substrate W transferred to the substrate mounting position Pp is subjected to a predetermined process in the chamber 3 or the like.
- the substrate transfer device 1 transfers the substrate from the substrate mounting position Pp to the carrier 110, and the substrate transfer device 1 re-accommodates the carrier 110.
- the substrate processing equipment 100 includes a device (not shown) for keeping the cleanliness of the room 31 and the transport room 41 high. Further, the gate 5 functions as a partition wall for maintaining a high degree of cleanliness on the chamber 3 side.
- the board transfer device 1 is a device that conveys the board W, and includes a robot 10, a robot control device 15, and a camera 6.
- Robot 10 is, for example, a SCARA type horizontal articulated robot.
- the robot 10 is moved three-dimensionally by the arm 11, that is, in three axial directions orthogonal to each other.
- the robot 10 includes a base 14, an arm 11, a hand 12, and an arm drive unit 13 installed in the transport chamber 41.
- the hand 12 is a passive hand and includes a blade 23 and a wrist 24 connected to the base end of the blade 23.
- the blade 23 has a flat plate shape as a whole, and is held by the arm 11 so that the upper surface is kept horizontal. Then, the blade 23 holds the substrate W placed on the three pads 23a provided on the upper surface by frictional force.
- the hand 12 is not limited to the passive hand, and may be a suction hand that sucks and holds the substrate W such as a Bernoulli hand, or an edge grip hand that grips the edge of the substrate W.
- the arm 11 has an articulated structure including a plurality of joints, the base end portion is connected to the base base 14, and the tip end portion is connected to the wrist 24.
- the arm 11 includes a plurality of links (elevating shaft 20, lower arm 21, upper arm 22) that are sequentially connected via joints in the direction from the base end portion to the tip end portion.
- the elevating shaft 20 is movably connected to the base 14 in the vertical direction.
- the lower arm 21 is rotatably connected to the upper end of the elevating shaft 20 around a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction via a joint.
- the upper arm 22 is rotatably connected to the tip end portion of the lower arm 21 around a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction via a joint.
- the wrist 24 is rotatably connected to the tip of the upper arm 22 around a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction via a joint.
- the arm drive unit 13 is a mechanism that rotates the lower arm 21, the upper arm 22, and the blade 23 at the joint to move the hand 12 in the horizontal direction. Further, the arm drive unit 13 is a mechanism for moving the entire arm 11 in the vertical direction and moving the hand 12 in the vertical direction by raising and lowering the elevating shaft 20.
- the robot control device 15 sets the movement path T of the instruction point P according to a predetermined operation program.
- the movement path T includes a path for the hand 12 to pick up the substrate W to be transported by the carrier 110, after which the instruction point P passes through the confirmation position Px and reaches the target position Py. It is a route.
- the indicator point P is set, for example, on the central axis of the circle defined by the points where the three pads 23a of the blade 23 are located.
- the confirmation position Px is set, for example, in the center of the opening 51. At this confirmation position Px, the hand 12 may take a posture extending toward the target position Py.
- the target position Py is set at the center of the substrate mounting position Pp, and at this position, the hand 12 maintains its posture at the confirmation position Px. Then, the robot control device 15 controls the arm 11 so that the instruction point P of the hand 12 moves toward the target position Py on the movement path T.
- the information related to the movement path T includes not only information that defines the displacement of the position of the hand 12 but also information that defines the displacement of the posture of the hand 12.
- the confirmation position Px and the target position Py include information that defines the posture of the hand 12. Then, the robot control device 15 is configured so that the movement path T can be corrected.
- the robot control device 15 includes, for example, a control unit having a computing unit such as a CPU and a storage unit having a memory such as a ROM and a RAM, respectively.
- the control unit may be composed of a single controller for centralized control, or may be composed of a plurality of controllers for distributed control in cooperation with each other.
- a program for generating the movement path T is stored in the storage unit, and the arithmetic unit executes the program to control the position and posture of the hand 12.
- the camera 6 is, for example, a stereo video camera capable of three-dimensionally capturing an object.
- the camera 6 is used to detect the misalignment of the substrate W. Further, the camera 6 is arranged so that the substrate W held by the hand 12 located at the confirmation position Px can be photographed.
- the camera 6 is attached to a position below the opening 51 on the side surface of the gate 5 on the transport chamber 41 side, and the substrate W and the opening 51 held by the hand 12 located at the confirmation position Px are simultaneously used. You can shoot. Then, the camera 6 is directed obliquely upward so as to include the opening peripheral edge 52 of the opening 51 in the field of view.
- the reflected light on the surface of the substrate W reflected in the captured image G can be suppressed, and the image processing can be performed accurately. Further, by locating the camera 6 on the lower surface side of the substrate W, it is possible to prevent particles from adhering to the upper surface of the substrate W. Then, the image G captured by the camera 6 is input to the robot control device 15.
- the camera 6 may be a general-purpose camera that is also used for purposes other than detecting the displacement of the substrate W. Further, since the camera 6 is a stereo video camera capable of three-dimensionally capturing an object, the distance between the camera 6 and the substrate W can be acquired.
- the robot control device 15 sets the movement path T. Then, the robot control device 15 controls the arm 11 so that the hand 12 picks up the substrate W to be conveyed in the carrier 110.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the instruction point P of the hand 12 is located at the confirmation position Px.
- FIG. 3 shows an example in which the center C of the substrate W is displaced from the designated point P of the blade 23 and the substrate W is placed on the blade 23.
- the robot control device 15 controls the arm 11 so that the instruction point P of the hand 12 holding the substrate W moves on the movement path T toward the confirmation position Px which is the waypoint. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the robot control device 15 temporarily stops the hand 12 when the instruction point P of the hand 12 is located at the confirmation position Px.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image G taken by the camera 6 of the hand 12 located at the confirmation position Px.
- the robot control device 15 acquires the image G taken by the camera 6 when the instruction point P of the hand 12 is located at the confirmation position Px. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the robot control device 15 calculates the distance between the substrate W shown in the image G and the predetermined environment surrounding the substrate transport device 1 and the substrate W, and the substrate is based on this distance. The amount of misalignment L from the reference position S of W is calculated.
- the predetermined environment is the opening peripheral edge 52, and more specifically, the left and right side edges extending in the vertical direction of the opening peripheral edge 52.
- the robot control device 15 calculates the dimension of the gap 53 between the substrate W and the opening peripheral edge 52 located adjacent to the substrate W, and calculates the amount of misalignment L of the substrate W from the reference position S based on the dimension of the gap 53.
- the misalignment of the substrate W may be caused by the misalignment of the hand 12.
- the misalignment of the hand 12 is caused by, for example, the low repeatability of the robot 10.
- the robot control device 15 has the dimension La of the first gap 53a, which is the gap between the first end portion We1 of the substrate W and the opening peripheral edge 52 in the misalignment direction D shown in the image G, and the first.
- the dimension Lb of the second gap 53b which is the gap between the two-end We2 and the opening peripheral edge 52, is calculated.
- the misalignment direction D is a direction for measuring the amount of misalignment, for example, the width direction of the opening 51.
- the first end portion We1 and the second end portion We2 may be portions on a straight line Ls extending in the positional deviation direction D passing through the center C of the substrate W.
- the first gap 53a may be a gap between a portion where the straight line Ls passes through the opening peripheral edge 52 and the first end portion We1.
- the second gap 53b may be a gap between the portion where the straight line Ls passes through the opening peripheral edge 52 and the second end portion We2.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the instruction point P of the hand 12 is located at the correction confirmation position Pxa.
- the robot control device 15 corrects the movement path T and the target position Py based on the misalignment amount L. Specifically, the robot control device 15 calculates a modified movement path Ta in which the movement path T from the confirmation position Px to the target position Py is moved (shifted) by ⁇ L in the misalignment direction D.
- the robot control device 15 restarts the movement of the hand 12 that has been temporarily stopped, and the misalignment direction is such that the instruction point P of the hand 12 is located at the correction confirmation position Pxa which is the start point of the correction movement path Ta.
- the position shift amount L is moved (shifted) to D.
- the position of the substrate W is compensated so that the center C of the substrate W coincides with the confirmation position Px in the misalignment direction D.
- the robot control device 15 moves the hand 12 on the modified movement path Ta, and positions the hand 12 at the modified target position Pya, which is the end point of the modified movement path Ta.
- the posture of the hand 12 at the correction target position Pya is a posture that maintains the posture of the hand 12 at the correction confirmation position Pxa, it is possible to prevent the substrate W from being displaced again. ..
- the substrate transfer device 1 of the substrate processing equipment 100 is a substrate caused by the transfer of the carrier 110, the transfer of the substrate W by the substrate transfer device 1, etc. without moving the substrate W at the confirmation position Px. It is possible to measure the misalignment amount L of the substrate W due to the misalignment of the W and the low repeatability of the substrate transport device 1. As a result, the substrate transfer device capable of detecting the positional deviation of the substrate W can be made compact. Further, the configuration for measuring the displacement amount L of the substrate W from the reference position S can be simplified, which is advantageous for manufacturing and the manufacturing cost is low.
- the robot control device 15 may correct the target position Py based on the misalignment amount L. As a result, it is possible to compensate for the displacement of the substrate W from the substrate mounting position Pp in the displacement direction D.
- the hand 12 allows a misalignment from the reference position S in the misalignment direction D
- the robot control device 15 has a pair of ends of the substrate W in the misalignment direction D shown in the image G and the environment.
- the amount of misalignment L of the substrate W from the reference position S may be calculated based on the dimensions of the pair of gaps 53 with and from. As a result, the amount of misalignment L of the substrate W from the reference position S can be appropriately measured.
- the reference position S may be a position where the dimensions of the pair of gaps 53 are equal to each other at the confirmation position Px. As a result, the amount of misalignment L of the substrate W from the reference position S can be appropriately measured.
- the environment may be the opening peripheral edge 52 of the gate 5 of the substrate processing equipment 100 through which the substrate W moving on the moving path passes. As a result, the amount of misalignment L of the substrate W from the reference position S can be appropriately measured.
- the camera 6 is attached to the gate 5, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the camera 6 may be attached to the list 24, as shown in FIG.
- the robot control device 15 may measure the misalignment based on the image G at the time when the instruction point P passes the confirmation position Px while moving the hand 12. Then, the robot control device 15 may compensate for the displacement of the substrate W in the vicinity of the substrate mounting position Pp based on the measurement result.
- the misalignment of the substrate W in the direction orthogonal to the misalignment direction D in the horizontal plane is not compensated, but this may be compensated.
- the displacement of the substrate W in the direction orthogonal to the displacement direction D in the horizontal plane may be compensated.
- the misalignment amount L is measured based on the dimension of the gap 53, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the substrate W and the stage 32 positioned at a predetermined position may be photographed at the same time so as to fit in the image, and the misalignment amount L may be measured based on the positional relationship between the substrate W and the stage 32 reflected in this image. good.
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次に、基板搬送装置1の動作例を説明する。
L=(La+Lb)/2-La
すなわち、位置ずれ量Lは、一対の間隙53a、53bの寸法が互いに等しくなる位置を基準位置Sとして、この基準位置Sから位置ずれ方向Dへの基板Wの符号付きの位置ずれ量である。このように、ロボット制御装置15は、一対の端部We1,We2と環境との一対の間隙53a、53bの寸法に基づいて、基板Wの基準位置Sからの位置ずれ量Lを算出する。
上記実施の形態においては、カメラ6はゲート5に取り付けられていたがこれに限られるものではない。これに代えて、図6に示すように、カメラ6は、リスト24に取り付けられてもよい。
L 位置ずれ量
Px 確認位置
Py 目標位置
S 基準位置
T 移動経路
W 基板
1 基板搬送装置
6 カメラ
10 ロボット
11 アーム
12 ハンド
15 ロボット制御装置
Claims (6)
- 基板を保持するハンドと、前記ハンドを移動させるアームとを備えるロボットと、
前記ハンドの移動経路を設定し、前記ハンドが前記移動経路上を目標位置に向かって移動するように前記アームを制御するロボット制御装置と、
所定の確認位置に位置する前記ハンドに保持された前記基板を撮影可能に配置されているカメラと、を備え、
前記ロボット制御装置は、前記確認位置を通るように前記移動経路を設定し、前記ハンドが前記確認位置に位置したときに前記カメラが撮影した画像を取得し、前記画像に写されている前記基板と所定の環境との距離を算出し、前記距離に基づいて前記基板の基準位置からの位置ずれ量を算出する、基板搬送装置。 - 前記ロボット制御装置は、前記位置ずれ量に基づいて前記目標位置を補正する、請求項1に記載の基板搬送装置。
- 前記ハンドは、前記基準位置からの位置ずれ方向への位置ずれを許容し、
前記ロボット制御装置は、前記画像に写されている前記位置ずれ方向における前記基板の一対の端部と前記環境との一対の間隙の寸法に基づいて、前記基板の前記基準位置からの位置ずれ量を算出する、請求項1又は2に記載の基板搬送装置。 - 前記基準位置は、前記確認位置において、一対の間隙の寸法が互いに等しくなる位置である、請求項3に記載の基板搬送装置。
- 前記環境は、前記移動経路上を移動する前記基板が通過する基板処理設備のゲートの開口周縁である、請求項1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の基板搬送装置。
- 所定の確認位置を通るように移動経路を設定し、
基板を保持するハンドであって、前記移動経路上を移動するハンドが前記確認位置に位置したときにカメラが撮影した画像を取得し、
前記画像に写されている前記基板と所定の環境との距離を算出し、
前記距離に基づいて前記基板の基準位置からの位置ずれ量を算出する、基板位置ずれ測定方法。
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