WO2023124672A1 - 薄片晶圆传输方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing, and more specifically, to a thin wafer transfer method.
- the Bernoulli manipulator is usually used to transport thin wafers, and the corresponding gas flow is provided to the Bernoulli manipulator according to the thickness of the thin wafer, so that the Bernoulli manipulator can stably absorb the wafer.
- Wafers are often chipped or cracked during removal from the cassette.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a method for transferring thin wafers, which reduces the risk of fragmentation of thin wafers during the transfer process, especially during the process of moving out of the wafer cassette.
- the thin wafer transfer method provided by the present invention is applied to the Bernoulli manipulator to transfer wafers between the wafer cassette and the processing chamber.
- the Bernoulli manipulator is equipped with an air path, and the air path is used for
- the Nuli manipulator provides gas, including the following steps:
- Each gas flow parameter includes two gas flows, which are respectively recorded as the first gas flow and the second gas flow.
- the first gas flow is less than the second gas flow, and the first gas flow is the gas flow.
- the second gas flow is the gas flow provided to the Bernoulli manipulator when the wafer is unloaded from the wafer box. the gas flow provided;
- the gas path provides the Bernoulli manipulator with gas having a first gas flow rate matching the thickness of the transported wafer, and the Bernoulli manipulator moves the wafer out of the wafer cassette with the first gas flow rate;
- the gas path provides the Bernoulli manipulator with a second gas flow rate matching the thickness of the transported wafer, and the Bernoulli manipulator transports the wafer to the processing chamber with the second gas flow rate.
- the Bernoulli manipulator adopts different gas flow rates at different transmission stages to solve the problem of fragmentation of the wafers during the transmission process. Specifically, during the process of unloading the wafer from the wafer cassette, the Bernoulli manipulator uses a small gas flow rate to reduce the adsorption force on the wafer and weaken the warping deformation of the wafer, thereby reducing the amount of time the wafer is unloaded. The risk of cracks or fragments in the process of the wafer box; after the wafer is removed from the wafer box and transferred to the processing room, the Bernoulli manipulator uses a larger gas flow rate to increase the adsorption force on the wafer. To ensure that the wafer can be stably adsorbed on the Bernoulli manipulator during the transfer process, avoiding slippage.
- Figure 1(a) and Figure 1(b) illustrate the reasons for the debris generated during the process of removing the wafer from the wafer box by the Bernoulli manipulator
- Fig. 2 shows the flowchart of the wafer transmission method of an embodiment of the present invention
- Table 1 lists the air flow parameters corresponding to some wafer thicknesses
- Fig. 3 shows the gas circuit of the Bernoulli manipulator configuration of an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 4 shows the gas circuit of the Bernoulli manipulator configuration of another embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 shows the air circuit of the Bernoulli manipulator configuration in another embodiment of the present invention.
- Thin wafers usually have a thickness of 50 ⁇ m to 400 ⁇ m, which is less rigid and prone to bending. According to the experiments, it is found that the chipping problem often occurs when using Bernoulli manipulator to transfer thin wafers, especially during the process of unloading wafers from wafer cassettes. After research, it is found that the Bernoulli manipulator adopts a constant gas flow Q 0 during the whole process of transferring wafers from the wafer cassette to the processing chamber.
- the wafer is stably adsorbed on the Bernoulli manipulator, preferably, the wafer is stably adsorbed on the Bernoulli manipulator in a non-contact manner.
- the Bernoulli manipulator 30 applies a large downward suction force F1 to the wafer 10, and at the same time, the support portion 21 of the wafer cassette 20 applies an upward support force F2 to the wafer 10, in two opposite directions.
- force absorption force and support force
- large warping deformation will occur, which will cause fragments or cracks.
- the Bernoulli manipulator uses different gas flow rates for different transport stages of the thin wafers, specifically, the Bernoulli manipulator uses a smaller gas flow rate when the wafer is unloaded from the wafer cassette.
- the gas flow rate can reduce the adsorption force on the wafer and weaken the warping deformation of the wafer, thereby reducing the risk of cracks or fragments in the process of moving the wafer out of the wafer box; after the wafer is moved out of the wafer box, the Bernoulli manipulator adopts a larger gas flow rate to increase the adsorption force on the wafer, so as to ensure that the wafer can be stably adsorbed on the Bernoulli manipulator during the transfer process and avoid slippage. piece.
- FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a wafer transfer method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wafer transfer method is mainly used in Bernoulli manipulators to transfer wafers between the wafer cassette and the processing chamber.
- the Bernoulli manipulator is equipped with a gas path, which is used to supply gas to the Bernoulli manipulator, specifically, the gas path adjusts the gas supplied to the Bernoulli manipulator according to the thickness of the transported wafer and the transport stage of the wafer flow.
- the gas path configured by the Bernoulli manipulator will be introduced in detail later.
- an identification code is provided on the wafer cassette, and the identification code has wafer thickness information.
- the identification code may be a barcode, and the barcode has wafer thickness information, and the information in the barcode is read by a scanner or an identification sensor to identify the wafer thickness in the wafer cassette.
- the identification code is a label pasted on the wafer cassette, the label is filled with the thickness of the wafer stored in the wafer cassette, and the operator identifies the wafer thickness in the wafer cassette according to the content in the label .
- Each gas flow parameter includes two gas flow rates, which are respectively recorded as the first gas flow rate and the second gas flow rate.
- the first gas flow rate is smaller than the second gas flow rate.
- the gas flow rate provided to the Bernoulli manipulator, the second gas flow rate is the gas flow rate provided by the gas circuit to the Bernoulli manipulator during the process of transporting the wafer from the wafer box to the processing chamber.
- Table 1 lists the gas flow parameter values corresponding to some wafer thicknesses.
- the corresponding gas flow parameters are: the first gas flow rate is 30 L/min, the second gas flow rate is 73 L/min; the wafer thickness is 200 ⁇ m, The corresponding gas flow parameters are: the first gas flow rate is 30 L/min, and the second gas flow rate is 90 L/min.
- a table of airflow parameters can be obtained experimentally.
- the gas path provides the Bernoulli manipulator with gas having a first gas flow rate matching the thickness of the transported wafer, and the Bernoulli manipulator moves the wafer out of the wafer cassette with the first gas flow rate;
- the gas path provides the Bernoulli manipulator with a second gas flow rate matching the thickness of the transported wafer, and the Bernoulli manipulator transports the wafer to the processing chamber with the second gas flow rate.
- the air flow parameters are pre-stored in the controller of the wafer processing equipment. After the controller receives the identified wafer thickness, it automatically acquires the air flow parameters that match the identified wafer thickness, and then, according to the acquired The gas flow parameters send instructions to the gas circuit of the Bernoulli manipulator, so that the gas circuit provides the corresponding gas flow to the Bernoulli manipulator at different transfer stages of the wafer.
- the processing chamber is a backside cleaning chamber.
- the Bernoulli manipulator flips the wafer so that the front side faces down and the back side faces up.
- the gas flow provided by the gas path to the Bernoulli manipulator is increased from the first gas flow rate matching the thickness of the transported wafer to the second gas flow rate.
- the Bernoulli manipulator absorbs the wafer at the second gas flow rate, the adsorption force Larger, this can prevent the wafer from breaking away from the Bernoulli manipulator during and after the flipping process of the Bernoulli manipulator, causing debris.
- the gas circuit 100 includes a main gas circuit 101, one end of the main gas circuit 101 is connected to the gas source 40, the other end of the main gas circuit 101 is connected to the Bernoulli manipulator 30, and the main gas circuit 101 is sequentially arranged with main flow regulating valves along the air flow direction 1011 , the main switch valve 1012 and the main mass flow controller 1013 (MFC), the main mass flow controller 1013 is used to adjust the gas flow in the main gas circuit 101 .
- the main mass flow controller 1013 adjusts the gas flow in the main gas path 101 according to the thickness of the transferred wafer and the wafer transfer stage, so that the Bernoulli manipulator 30 can obtain a corresponding gas flow.
- the gas flow parameters matching the wafer thickness are obtained.
- the wafer thickness stored in the wafer cassette is 180 ⁇ m.
- the gas flow parameters corresponding to the wafer thickness can be obtained: the first gas flow rate is 30 L/ min, the second gas flow rate is 82L/min.
- the main mass flow controller 1013 adjusts the gas flow in the main gas path 101 so that the main gas path 101 provides the Bernoulli manipulator 30 with The gas with a gas flow rate of 30 L/min, after the wafer is unloaded from the wafer cassette, is transported to the processing chamber, the main mass flow controller 1013 adjusts the gas flow rate in the main gas path 101 so that the main gas path 101 flows to the processing chamber.
- the Bernoulli manipulator 30 provides gas with a gas flow rate of 82L/min, which can not only avoid the wafer fragments or cracks caused by the excessive adsorption force of the Bernoulli manipulator during the process of moving the wafer out of the wafer cassette, but also ensure that the During the transfer of the wafer to the processing chamber, the Bernoulli manipulator has sufficient adsorption force to realize the stable transfer of the wafer.
- the gas path 200 includes not only the main gas path 101 but also branch gas paths 201 .
- One end of the branch gas path 201 is connected to the downstream side of the main on-off valve 1012, and the other end is connected to the upstream side of the main mass flow controller 1013.
- the branch gas path 201 is provided with a branch flow regulating valve 2011.
- the branch flow regulating valve 2011 is used for Adjust the gas flow in the branch gas path 201 .
- the main switching valve 1012 is a three-way valve, and the gas flow path provided by the gas source 40 is switched between the main gas circuit 101 and the branch gas circuit 201 through the main switching valve 1012 .
- the branch gas path 201 provides the Bernoulli manipulator 30 with gas having a first gas flow rate that matches the thickness of the transported wafer.
- the gas flow rate is regulated by the branch flow regulating valve 2011; after the wafer is transported from the wafer cassette to the process chamber, the main gas circuit 101 provides the Bernoulli manipulator with gas that matches the thickness of the transported wafer.
- the gas flow rate in the main gas circuit 101 is regulated by the main mass flow controller 1013 .
- the matching first gas flow rate can be set to the same gas flow rate, as shown in Table 1, then the gas flow rate in the branch gas path 201 does not need to be determined according to the The thickness of the transported wafer is adjusted to change. For this reason, the branch flow regulating valve 2011 provided in the branch gas path 201 can use a manual flow regulating valve, thereby saving costs.
- the gas path 300 includes a first gas path 301 and a second gas path 302. One end of the first gas path 301 is connected to the gas source 41, and the other end is connected to the Bernoulli manipulator 30.
- the first gas path 301 is sequentially arranged with The first flow regulating valve 3011, the first switch valve 3012 and the first mass flow controller 3013, the first mass flow controller 3013 is used to adjust the gas flow in the first gas circuit 301; one end of the second gas circuit 302 is connected to the gas source 42, the other end of which is connected to the Bernoulli manipulator 30, and the second air path 302 is sequentially equipped with a second flow regulating valve 3021, a second on-off valve 3022 and a second mass flow controller 3023 along the airflow direction, and the second mass flow control The device 3023 is used to adjust the gas flow in the second gas circuit 302 .
- the gas source 41 and the gas source 42 may be the same gas source, or two relatively independent gas sources.
- the Bernoulli manipulator 30 is supplied with gas having a first gas flow rate that matches the thickness of the transported wafer from the first gas path 301; After the wafer cassette is carried out, during the transfer process to the processing chamber, the Bernoulli manipulator 30 is supplied with gas having a second gas flow rate that matches the thickness of the transferred wafer through the second gas path 302 .
- the mass flow controller is set at the most downstream of various valves (on-off valves, flow regulating valves) in the gas circuit. That is, it is set close to the Bernoulli manipulator, which can avoid pressure or flow peaks at the moment when the gas path is connected, so that the adsorption force of the Bernoulli manipulator exceeds the threshold, resulting in wafer breakage or cracks.
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- 一种薄片晶圆传输方法,应用于伯努利机械手在晶圆盒和处理室之间传输晶圆,伯努利机械手配置有气路,该气路用于为伯努利机械手提供气体,其特征在于,包括以下步骤:识别晶圆盒中的晶圆厚度;获取与晶圆厚度相匹配的气流参数,每个气流参数包括两个气体流量,分别记为第一气体流量和第二气体流量,第一气体流量小于第二气体流量;气路向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第一气体流量的气体,伯努利机械手以第一气体流量将晶圆从晶圆盒搬出;之后,气路向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第二气体流量的气体,伯努利机械手以第二气体流量将晶圆传输至处理室。
- 根据权利要求1所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,所述薄片晶圆的厚度为50μm~400μm。
- 根据权利要求1所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,所述伯努利机械手配置的气路包括主气路,主气路的一端连接气源,主气路的另一端连接伯努利机械手,主气路上沿气流方向依次配置有主流量调节阀、主开关阀和主质量流量控制器,所述方法包括通过主质量流量控制器用于调节主气路中的气体流量。
- 根据权利要求3所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,在晶圆从晶圆盒搬出的过程中,主质量流量控制器调节主气路中的气体流量,以使主气路向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第一气体流量的气体;在晶圆从晶圆盒搬出之后,传输至处理室的过程中,主质量流量控制器调节主气路中的气体流量,以使主气路向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第二气体流量的气体。
- 根据权利要求3所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,所述伯努利机械手配置的气路还包括分支气路,分支气路的一端连接在主开关阀的下游侧,另一端连接在主质量流量控制器的上游侧,分支气路上设置有分支流量调节阀, 分支流量调节阀用于调节分支气路中的气体流量。
- 根据权利要求5所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,分支气路用于在晶圆从晶圆盒搬出过程中向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第一气体流量的气体;主气路用于在晶圆从晶圆盒搬出之后,传输至处理室的过程中,向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第二气体流量的气体。
- 根据权利要求1所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,所述伯努利机械手配置的气路包括第一气路和第二气路,第一气路的一端连接气源,另一端连接伯努利机械手,第一气路上沿气流方向依次配置有第一流量调节阀、第一开关阀和第一质量流量控制器,第一质量流量控制器用于调节第一气路中的气体流量;第二气路的一端连接气源,另一端连接伯努利机械手,第二气路上沿气流方向依次配置有第二流量调节阀、第二开关阀和第二质量流量控制器,第二质量流量控制器用于调节第二气路中的气体流量。
- 根据权利要求7所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,第一气路用于在晶圆从晶圆盒搬出过程中,向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第一气体流量的气体;第二气路用于在晶圆从晶圆盒搬出之后,传输至处理室的过程中,向伯努利机械手提供具有与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第二气体流量的气体。
- 根据权利要求1所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,所述晶圆盒上设置有识别码,识别码具有晶圆厚度信息,所述方法通过读取晶圆盒上的识别码,识别晶圆盒中的晶圆厚度。
- 根据权利要求1所述的薄片晶圆传输方法,其特征在于,所述处理室为背面清洗腔,伯努利机械手将晶圆传输至背面清洗腔之前,伯努利机械手翻转,将晶圆的正面朝下,背面朝上,在伯努利机械手翻转之前,气路向伯努利机械手提供的气体流量由与传输的晶圆厚度相匹配的第一气体流量提升至第二气体流量。
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