WO2023142639A1 - 晶圆棒开方系统及方法 - Google Patents
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- the invention belongs to the technical field of single crystal silicon rod processing, and in particular relates to a wafer rod square finding system and method.
- the existing equipment is operated on the same sliding track, and the loading and unloading are carried out on the same side, that is to say, the wafer bar loading before squaring and after squaring
- the same manipulator is used to pick and place the wafer bar blanking.
- the manipulator cannot carry out the turnover of loading and unloading while grasping the material. In this way, there is a waste of man-hours in the process of loading and unloading, and it cannot be fully connected, which makes the processing efficiency low. , equipment utilization rate is low.
- due to the unreasonable design of the equipment structure it is easy to collide between the side skins when the square bar is unloaded, and it is also easy to bump or collapse during the turnover process of the square bar blanking.
- a wafer bar square opening control system includes: a square opening bin for removing the wafer bar edge skin and a mobile platform placed at the end of the square opening bin; the mobile platform is equipped with The feeding mechanism and the unloading mechanism, the loading mechanism and the unloading mechanism are arranged on both sides of the square bin, and the loading mechanism can simultaneously remove the new wafer bar when the unloading mechanism collects all the scrap The wafer rods to be opened are sent to the opening warehouse.
- the opening bin is equipped with a top clamping mechanism for fixing the wafer bar, and the top clamping mechanism includes a main jacking shaft and a secondary jacking shaft that are suspended;
- the main jacking shaft is used to hold the end face of the square bar in the solid wafer bar;
- the auxiliary jacking shaft is used for the end face where the edge skin is set in the alignment setting in the jacking solid wafer bar;
- the main jacking shaft and the auxiliary jacking shaft can move together to the mobile platform along the length direction of the square bin.
- the mobile platform includes a sliding table placed outside the open bin, the feeding mechanism and the unloading mechanism are both parallel to the length direction of the open bin and perpendicular to the length direction of the sliding table, the feeding mechanism and The unloading mechanism is independently arranged to slide along the length direction of the slide table.
- the feeding mechanism includes:
- Both the loading table and the preparation table are equipped with coaxial feeding tracks;
- the position of the feeding track placed in the material preparation table is fixed, and higher than the initial position of the feeding track placed in the feeding table; and the feeding table can move up and down in the vertical direction, so that the crystal placed on the feeding table The round bar moves to the material preparation table along the feeding track.
- the clamping member includes two opposing clamping jaws with C-shaped inner walls; the feeding track placed in the material preparation table runs through the clamping area surrounded by the clamping jaws.
- a stopper for positioning the wafer bar is also provided on the loading track in the material preparation table, and the stopper is arranged at one end of the loading track in the material preparation table close to the opening bin;
- the clamping piece close to the stopper can move along the width direction of the preparation table
- the clips away from the stop are movable along the width of the table as well as its length.
- the clamping member away from the stopper is provided with a pull rod, and the pull rod is driven by the clamping member where it is located to pull the wafer rod to move toward the end close to the stopper, and make the wafer rod be fixed against the stopper on the preparation table;
- the pull rod is an L-shaped structure, which is arranged horizontally along the length direction of the material preparation table. One end is fixed on the side wall surface of the clip away from the stopper and close to the material loading table, and the other end is suspended in the air.
- the unloading mechanism is arranged at one end of the sliding table away from the feeding mechanism, including a unloading table partially fixed on the sliding table and a collection box for collecting the scraps;
- the unloading platform is located above the collection box and is controlled independently of the collection box;
- the unloading table can move up and down vertically to pick up the squared wafer bar and move it to the unloading turntable.
- the unloading platform is provided with unloading tracks
- Both the unloading track and the loading track are equipped with several rubber rollers;
- the rubber rollers in the feeding track are all set horizontally;
- the rubber rollers in the feeding track are set obliquely facing each other;
- the end of the unloading track near the opening bin is provided with several sets of baffles for preventing the deviation of the wafer bar after opening.
- the baffles are arranged on both sides of the unloading track along the length of the unloading track.
- two placement grooves arranged side by side are provided along the width direction of the collection box, and the distance between the placement grooves is not greater than the width of the squared wafer bar;
- the collection box is moved to just below the wafer bar placed outside the opening bin, and the two placement slots are arranged symmetrically with respect to the length axis of the wafer bar.
- the present invention provides a wafer bar square extraction control method, adopting any one of the above control systems, the steps include:
- each group of alignment strips is sequentially cut in the opening bin, and each group of alignment strips is cut in the opening bin and the mobile platform Collect this group of side skins between;
- the wafer bar before the wafer bar is uploaded to the opening bin, it also includes fixing the wafer bar in the material preparation station, and the steps include:
- the steps include:
- the top clamping mechanism is vacantly suspended between the opening bin and the mobile platform, and is preset at both ends of the wafer bar;
- the top clamping mechanism drives the wafer bar through the clamping piece and enters the opening bin to prepare for cutting;
- the material preparation table drives the retraction of the opened clamping parts.
- in the process of collecting edge skin include:
- the control collection box retracts to its initial position.
- the wafer bar without strips after collecting all the alignment strips, it also includes collecting the wafer bar without strips, including:
- the unloading table is controlled to drive the wafer bar back to its initial position.
- the present invention provides a wafer bar square-cutting system, which includes: a square-opening chamber for removing the edge of the wafer bar; and a mobile platform placed on one side of the square-opening chamber in a first direction.
- the mobile platform is provided with a material loading mechanism and a material unloading mechanism.
- the material loading mechanism and the unloading mechanism are respectively arranged on the opposite sides of the mobile platform in a second direction different from the first direction.
- the material loading mechanism can be collected by the unloading mechanism. While removing the strip and removing the strip, send another wafer to be squared to the square opening bin.
- the present invention provides a method for squaring a wafer bar.
- the method for squaring a wafer bar includes: based on the number of groups of side skins set relative to the wafer bar, in the squaring bin Sequentially cut each group of oppositely arranged edges, and after cutting each group of relatively arranged edges, collect the group of edges between the square bin and the mobile platform; obtain the boundless edge through the unloading mechanism At the same time, another wafer bar to be removed from the skin is uploaded to the opening bin by the feeding mechanism.
- FIG. 1 is a top view of a wafer bar square extraction control system according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cooperation between the material preparation table and the top clamping mechanism during feeding according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 3 is a top view of the cooperation between the material preparation table and the wafer bar according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cooperation between the material preparation table and the wafer bar according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cooperation between the unloading table and the wafer bar according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 6 is a top view of the cooperation between the collection box and the top clip mechanism when the edge leather is collected according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cooperation between the unloading platform and the top clamping mechanism during unloading according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Bezel 60 Wafer bar 61. Square bar
- This embodiment proposes a wafer bar squaring system. As shown in FIG. Mobile platform 30 on one side.
- the term “squaring” here means that the diamond wire moving at high speed rubs against the silicon rod to cut out the square ingot, so as to achieve the purpose of cutting.
- the wafer bar 60 contains four crystal lines, including four side skins 62 and one square bar 61 (as shown in FIG. 6 ), but not limited thereto. Wafer bar 60 may include six skins and a square bar. Other structures of the wafer bar 60 are common knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the drawings are omitted. In the following, the wafer bar 60 contains four crystal lines as an example for description.
- the mobile platform 30 may be spaced apart from the opening bin 10 in the first direction X, that is, the mobile platform 30 may be placed on one side of the opening bin 10 in the first direction X.
- the first direction X may be the direction along which the square bin 10 extends, that is, the length direction of the square bin 10 .
- the mobile platform 30 is provided with a feeding mechanism 40 for preparing the wafer bar 60 to be cut to be transported to the opening bin 10 and a device for taking out the cut wafer bar 60 from the opening bin 10.
- Blanking mechanism 50 can be arranged on both sides of the mobile platform 30, that is, the loading mechanism 40 and the unloading mechanism 50 can be respectively arranged on the second direction Y different from the first direction X of the mobile platform 30.
- the loading mechanism 40 can collect all the edges 62 and remove the square rod 61 (wafer rod after removing all the edges) while the unloading mechanism 50 can remove another wafer to be removed.
- Rod 60 is delivered to the entrance of square bin 10 near mobile platform 30 .
- the loading mechanism 40 can send another wafer bar 60 to be removed from the side bar 60 to the open square bin 10 for close movement Entrance to platform 30.
- the square bin 10 can be a processing chamber surrounded by movable doors on all sides, and the top clamping mechanism 20 can be arranged in the processing chamber.
- the top clamping mechanism 20 is suspended and disposed on two opposite sides of the wafer rod 60 in the first direction X for top-fixing the end of the wafer rod 60 .
- the jacking mechanism 20 may include two sets of main jacking shafts 21 and auxiliary jacking shafts that are suspended by the suspension arm 23 and are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the open warehouse 10 in the first direction X. twenty two. In each set of the main jacking shaft 21 and the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 , the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 may be disposed at opposite sides of the main jacking shaft 21 .
- each set of main top shafts 21 and auxiliary top shafts 22 may include two main top shafts 21 and four auxiliary top shafts 22, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, two main top shafts 21 may Arranged in the second direction Y, the four auxiliary top shafts 22 may include two auxiliary top shafts 22 arranged in the second direction Y and arranged in another direction different from the first direction X and the second direction Y (eg , the two auxiliary top shafts 22 in the third direction).
- each set of main top shafts 21 and auxiliary top shafts 22 includes one main top shaft 21 and two auxiliary top shafts 22 .
- each set of main top shafts 21 and auxiliary top shafts 22 includes one main top shaft 21 and four auxiliary top shafts 22 .
- the central axis of the main top shaft 21 and the central axis of the square rod 61 can be collinear, so as to be used to support the opposite end faces of the solid square rod 61; the secondary top shaft 22 can be aligned with the edge skin 62 in the wafer rod 60 to The opposite end surfaces of the skin 62 in the wafer bar 60 are fixed.
- the main jacking shaft 21 and the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 can be respectively controlled by two sets of control systems, that is, the main jacking shaft 21 and the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 can be operated independently of each other. As shown in FIG. 2 , the main jacking shaft 21 and the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 can be driven by the suspension arm 23 to move along the first direction X to the mobile platform 30 .
- the main jacking shaft 21 first contacts with the end surface of the square bar 61 in the wafer bar 60 and is clamped; after the main jacking shaft 21 is stably fixed to the square bar 61, The auxiliary jacking shaft 22 is in contact with the end surfaces of any pair of side skins 62 disposed on opposite sides of the square bar in the wafer bar 60 , and is gradually tightened and fixed. After the pair of strips 62 are cut, the movement of the suspension arm 23 can drive the main jacking shaft 21 , the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 and the wafer bar 60 to move to the transfer area between the opening bin 10 and the mobile platform 30 .
- the unloading mechanism 50 Move to directly below the wafer bar 60 in the unloading mechanism 50, loosen all the auxiliary jacking shafts 22 located on both sides of the wafer bar 60 in the first direction X, and make the pair of edge strips 62 fall to the bottom respectively.
- the unloading mechanism 50 is fixed, and the movement of the suspension arm 23 can drive the wafer bar 60 to return to the opening bin 10 to continue cutting another pair of side strips 62 .
- the other pair of side strips 62 falls into the unloading mechanism 50 .
- the unloading mechanism 50 returns to the initial position.
- both the loading mechanism 40 and the unloading mechanism 50 may extend parallel to the first direction X. In one embodiment, the loading mechanism 40 and the unloading mechanism 50 may be arranged perpendicular to the second direction Y. In one embodiment, both the loading mechanism 40 and the unloading mechanism 50 can slide along the second direction Y independently.
- the loading mechanism 40 may include a loading platform 41 arranged away from the square bin 10 and fixed on one end of the mobile platform 30 in the second direction Y, and a loading platform 41 arranged close to the square bin 10 and connected to the loading platform.
- 41 can coordinate the material preparation platform 42 that uses.
- the loading platform 41 and the material preparation platform 42 may extend along the first direction X and both operate independently of each other.
- Both the material loading platform 41 and the material preparation platform 42 are provided with a material feeding track 43 with the same specification and structure and arranged coaxially. Therefore, the wafer bar 60 moved to the loading track 43 of the loading table 41 can move from the loading table 41 to the material preparation table 42 along the loading track 43 .
- the feeding track 43 may extend along the first direction X.
- the height position of the material preparation table 42 is constant, and correspondingly, the height of the feeding track 43 on the material preparation table 42 is constant.
- the material preparation table 42 can move along the first direction X and/or the second direction Y, but cannot move up and down along the third direction Z.
- the loading platform 41 can move up and down along the third direction Z, but cannot move along the first direction X and/or the second direction Y.
- the height of the loading track 43 on the material preparation platform 42 may be higher than the height of the initial position of the loading track 43 on the loading platform 41 .
- the feeding mechanism 40 may also include a feeding turntable for transferring the wafer bar 60 to be removed from the skin.
- the feeding turntable may be located on the side of the loading table 41 away from the open warehouse 10 and connected to the loading table 41. (See the double dot dashed line structure in Figure 1).
- the height of the feeding turntable should not be too high, so that the initial position of the feeding turntable 41 (for example, the height of the initial position) needs to be the same as
- the height of the loading turntable is suitable (for example, at the same level as the height of the loading turntable), and the height of the wafer bar 60 transferred from the loading turntable is lower than the initial position of the material preparation table 42 (for example, , initial height).
- the loading table 41 can automatically rise to the same height as the material preparation table 42, and then the wafer bar 60 is transferred to the material preparation table 42 through the feeding track 43 .
- two clamping pieces 421 are also provided on the material preparation table 42 , and the clamping pieces 421 are used as manipulators for grabbing the wafer bar 60 .
- the clip that is set close to the square bin 10 can be called the first clip 421
- the clip that is far away from the square bin among the two clips 421 can be called the second clip 421.
- each clamping member 421 may include two clamping jaws that are oppositely disposed in the second direction Y and whose inner walls are C-like structures.
- the upper and lower sections of each jaw are respectively provided with a rubber pad 424 protruding from the inner wall of the jaw toward the center of the wafer bar 60, and the rubber pad 424 can directly contact the outer wall of the wafer bar 60 for clamping.
- the feeding track 43 placed on the material preparation platform 42 runs through the fastening area surrounded by the opposite jaws along the first direction X.
- the feeding track 43 includes a plurality of drum-like rubber rollers arranged along the first direction X.
- the rubber rollers may be evenly arranged along the first direction X, but not limited thereto.
- all the rubber rollers are arranged obliquely upward, that is, all the rubber rollers are arranged obliquely at an acute angle with respect to the second direction Y, and a pair of rubber rollers oppositely arranged in the second direction Y are arranged along the second direction Y.
- the direction between the second direction Y and the third direction Z extends toward the wafer rod, so as to make point contact with the outer surface of the wafer rod 60, so as to improve the sliding effect of the wafer rod 60 on the feeding rail 43 and reduce the wafer rod 60.
- the sliding resistance of rod 60 on feeding track 43 is not limited thereto.
- the feeding track 43 on the material preparation platform 42 can also include a stopper 422 for positioning the wafer bar 60, and the stopper 422 can be fixedly arranged on the material feeding track 43 on the material preparation platform 42 close to the opening.
- a stopper 422 is set so as to position the wafer bar 60 at the position where the top clamping mechanism 20 will clamp the wafer bar 60, so as to ensure that the top clamping mechanism 20 is accurately clamped. Wafer stick 60.
- the first clamping member 421 close to the stopper 422 can move along the second direction Y, but cannot move along the first direction X, in order to locate the position where it clamps the end of the wafer bar 60 close to the stopper 422 .
- a gripper in the second clamping member 421 away from the stopper 422 is provided with a pull rod 423 , the pull rod 423 has an L-shaped structure, and one end of the pull rod 423 is fixed on the second clamping member 421 .
- One gripper is close to the side surface of the feeding table 41, and the other end of the pull rod 423 is suspended.
- the pull rod 423 extends from one end of the pull rod 423 along a first direction X toward the loading table, and then extends along a second direction Y toward the unloading table 50 to the other end of the pull rod 423 .
- the second clamping member 421 can move along the first direction X and the second direction Y, that is, the second clamping member 421 can be tightened or expanded along the second direction Y synchronously with the first clamping member 421 to clamp Or loosen the wafer bar 60 .
- the second clamping member 421 can also move along the second direction Y, so that the second clamping member 421 pulls the wafer rod 60 through the pull rod 423 to move toward the stopper 422 along the feeding track 43 until the wafer
- the round bar 60 is abutted against by the block 422 and fixed on the material preparation platform 42 . After the wafer bar 60 is fixed, the second clamping member 421 returns to its original position.
- the first clamping member 421 and the second clamping member 421 are tightened synchronously to clamp the wafer bar 60 , and drive the wafer bar 60 to move in a straight line toward the center axis of the square bar 61 , that is, toward the opening position of the square bin 10 Move, merge with the top clamping mechanism 20 waiting in advance at the spatial position between the open bin 10 and the mobile platform 30, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the initial position of the second clamping member 421 and the fixed position of the first clamping member 421 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the midline of the length of the wafer rod 60 , so as to ensure the balance of the wafer rod 60 during clamping.
- the unloading mechanism 50 is disposed at an end of the moving platform 30 away from the loading mechanism 40 in the second direction Y.
- the unloading mechanism 50 and the loading mechanism 40 may be symmetrically arranged on both sides of the mobile platform 30 in the second direction Y.
- the unloading mechanism 50 includes an unloading platform 51 partially fixed on the mobile platform 30 and a collection box 52 for collecting the edge skin 62 .
- the unloading platform 51 may be located above the collecting box 52 in the third direction Z, and both the unloading platform 51 and the collecting box 52 may operate independently of each other.
- the unloading table 51 can move up and down in the third direction Z, and can also move in the second direction Y, but cannot move in the first direction X.
- the blanking table 51 can move vertically up and down in the third direction Z to receive the square bar 61 and move it to the blanking turntable (as shown in the double dotted line structure in Figure 1), the blanking turntable can be connected with the lower turntable. Table 51 is connected.
- a blanking track 53 may be provided on the blanking platform 51 .
- the shape, structure and material of the blanking track 53 and the loading track 43 are the same.
- the unloading track 53 may also include a plurality of rubber rollers arranged along the first direction X.
- the rubber roller may have a cylindrical-like structure.
- the rubber rollers may be evenly arranged along the first direction X, but not limited thereto.
- the rubber rollers are arranged horizontally, that is, the upper surface and the lower surface of the rubber rollers may be parallel to the plane defined by the first direction X and the second direction Y.
- the blanking track 53 may be configured to carry square bars 61 . In order to ensure the stability of the square bar 61 on the blanking track 53, all rubber rollers on the blanking track 53 are required to be set horizontally, and the cooperation between the square bar 61 and the blanking track 53 is shown in Figure 5.
- a plurality of sets of stops for preventing the square bar 61 from shifting are provided at the end of the blanking track 53 in the first direction X that is close to the square bin 10. plate 54.
- the baffles 54 may be arranged at intervals along the first direction X, and the baffles 54 may be arranged on both sides of the unloading rail 53 .
- the baffles 54 arranged on both sides of the blanking track 53 can be arranged facing each other in the second direction Y, or can be arranged in a misplaced position, as long as the purpose of preventing the deviation of the square bar 61 can be achieved.
- the mobile platform 30 further includes a sliding platform 31 disposed outside the bin 10 , and the sliding platform 31 can extend along the second direction Y.
- the second direction Y may be perpendicular to the first direction X.
- the slide table 31 may be arranged symmetrically with respect to the linear axis where the central axis of the square bar 61 is located.
- the length of the unloading platform 51 may not be less than the length of the collecting box 52 , and the length of the unloading platform 51 may be approximately the same as the sum of the lengths of the loading platform 41 and the material preparation platform 42 .
- Two placement grooves 521 may extend parallel along the first direction X and are disposed on opposite sides of the collection box 52 in the second direction Y, and the distance between the placement grooves 521 is not greater than the width of the square bar 61 .
- the collection box 52 can be moved to the position directly below the wafer bar 60 placed outside the opening bin 10, and the two placements of the collection box 52
- the slots 521 may be arranged symmetrically with respect to the length axis of the wafer bar 60 , and the side skins 62 on both sides may respectively fall into the two placement slots 521 .
- the collection box 52 is always placed at the above-mentioned position for collecting the scraps 62 until the two groups of scraps 62 in the wafer bar 60 are completely collected by the slot 521 . Then, the collection box 52 drives the edge skin 62 to retreat to its initial position, that is, the end position of the sliding bar 31 away from the feeding platform 41 .
- the unloading platform 51 is driven by an external force to move towards the position where the square rod 61 is located, that is, towards the position between the open square bin 10 and the sliding platform 31, until the lower The material track 53 is positioned directly below the square bar 61.
- the unloading table 51 moves vertically upwards along the third direction Z until the rubber roller in the unloading track 53 is completely in contact with the square rod 61, and then the top clamping mechanism 20 is released.
- the top clamping mechanism 20 can keep the position still after the square bar 61 is released, waiting for the next group of wafer bars 60 to be stripped.
- the unloading table 51 drives the square bar 61 down to the initial height along the third direction Z, and then retreats along the second direction Y to a position coaxial with the unloading turntable. So far, the unloading work of the square bar 61 is completed.
- the unloading table 51 receives the square bar 61 and retracts
- the new wafer bar 60 to be removed on the material preparation table 42 is clamped by the two clamping members 421 and gradually moved to where the top clamping mechanism 20 is located.
- the wafer rod 60 is pushed against the end face of the square rod 61 in the wafer rod 60 by the main jacking shaft 21 in the jacking mechanism 20, and then any group of the wafer rod 60 is pushed against by the auxiliary jacking shaft 22
- the opposite end surface of the side skin 62 ; the clamping member 421 opens the clamping jaws to release the wafer bar 60 .
- the position of the clamping member 421 is still, and the clamping mechanism 20 is driven so that the suspension arm 23 drives the main jacking shaft 21 and the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 with the wafer bar 60 to move to the opening along the first direction X together.
- the top clamping mechanism 20 drives the wafer bar 60 to be placed in the opening bin 10
- the four side doors of the opening bin 10 are closed, and the cutting and descaling operation is performed.
- the clamping member 421 on the material preparation table 42 is still opened, and the empty material preparation table 42 returns to its initial position, waiting for another wafer bar 60 to be stripped.
- a method for finding a square for a wafer bar using the system as described in any one of the above, said method comprising the following steps:
- each group of relatively set side skins 62 is cut in sequence in the opening bin 10, and after cutting each group of relatively set side skins 62 , the group of side skins 62 is collected between the opening bin 10 and the mobile platform 30;
- the method further includes loading the wafer bar 60 Be fixed in the material preparation table 42 of loading mechanism 40, the step of fixing wafer bar 60 in the material preparation platform 42 of loading mechanism 40 includes:
- the second clamping member close to the loading table drives the wafer bar to move toward the end of the material preparation table close to the opening bin.
- the step of sending the wafer bar from the loading table of the feeding mechanism to the preparation table along the feeding track includes:
- Loading platform 41 automatically rises to the same height as material preparation platform 42.
- the wafer bar 60 is moved from the loading platform 41 to the material preparation platform 42 along the feeding track 43. At this time, the two clamps 421 in the material preparation platform 42 are all in an open state, and accordingly, the loading platform 41 falls to The original height position is ready to be connected to another wafer bar 60 transferred from the loading turntable.
- the method may further include: after the wafer bar 60 is completely transferred to the preparation table 42, the two jaws of the second clamping member 421 on the side close to the loading table 41 move along the second direction Y Move towards each other, so that the width of the second clamping member 421 is reduced and does not contact the outer surface of the wafer rod 60, and the pull rod 423 and the wafer rod 60 arranged on the second clamping member 421 are close to the side of the loading table 41
- the end faces are directly opposite to each other;
- the pull rod 423 is brought into contact with the end surface of the wafer rod 60 by the second clamp 421 close to the side of the loading table 41, and the wafer rod 60 is pulled by the pull rod 423 to move toward the open bin 10 along the feeding track 43 until the wafer rod 423
- the end face of the round rod 60 far away from the feeding table 41 is against the stopper 422 provided on the feeding rail 43 on the material preparation table 42, thereby completing the positioning of the wafer rod 60 on the material preparation table 42;
- the wafer bar 60 is driven by the preparation table 42 to move along the second direction Y to the door of the opening bin 10 near the sliding table 31, that is, to be preset in advance between the opening bin 10 and the sliding bar 31
- the area between the main top shaft 21 and the auxiliary top shaft 22 which are arranged oppositely.
- the method further includes: after the loading mechanism 40 loads another wafer bar 60 to be descaled on the bin opening of the opening bin 10 close to the moving platform 30, the top clamping mechanism 20 Clamping the wafer bar 60, the steps of the top clamping mechanism 20 clamping the wafer bar 60 include:
- the top clamping mechanism 20 is preset between the square bin 10 and the slide table 31 in advance, and the two sets of main jacking shafts 21 and auxiliary jacking shafts 22 face each other in the first direction X and are suspended on the top of the wafer bar 60 at both ends.
- Make the suspension arm 23 drive the main jacking shaft 21 and the auxiliary jacking shaft 22 to move to a position coaxial with the wafer bar 60;
- the top clamping mechanism 20 drives the wafer bar 60 to pass through the space between the clamping pieces 421 and enter into the opening bin 10 for cutting.
- the whole material preparation platform 42 is moved along the second direction Y and returned to its initial position, waiting for the loading of the next group of wafer rods 60 .
- the step of obtaining the edgeless square bar 61 by the blanking mechanism 50 includes: collecting the edge 62 by the collection box 52, and the step of collecting the edge 62 by the collection box 52 includes:
- the top frame mechanism 20 drives the wafer bar 60 out of the opening bin 10 and moves to the position where the wafer bar 60 is loaded and handed over, that is, moves to the opening bin 10 and the sliding table 31 between.
- the collection box 52 is moved from below the unloading table 51 to just below the wafer bar 60 that is taken out of the square bin 10, and the two placing grooves 521 in the collection box 52 are respectively located at two sides of the axis of the wafer bar 60. side.
- the auxiliary top shaft 22 is released synchronously and the opposite side skin 62 is synchronously dropped into the placement groove 521 corresponding thereto; the collection box 52 is fixed at this position.
- the step of obtaining the square bar without edge 61 through the unloading mechanism 50 further includes: collecting the square bar without edge 61 after all the aligned edges are collected.
- the step of collecting the square stick 61 without edge skin includes:
- the unloading table 51 is moved along the second direction Y to directly below the square bar 61 .
- the unloading table 51 is raised along the third direction Z until it contacts with the lower end surface of the square bar 61 .
- Table 1 shows the comparison of the time taken for any group of wafer bars 60 to be loaded, squared, trimmed 62 and unloaded, and the equipment utilization rate. It can be seen from Table 1 that the square opening time of each group of wafer bars is shortened to 18-22 minutes, and the equipment utilization rate is increased to 95-97%.
- the loading of the wafer bar to be squared and the unloading of the wafer bar after descaling are carried out on different sides, and the next round of wafer bar to be opened can be carried out synchronously.
- the loading of square wafer rods and the unloading of the previous round of peeled wafer rods can not only improve the safety of silicon rod turnover, but also make the loading and unloading work seamless, high production efficiency, and shorten the overall processing time to 18-22min, and increase the equipment utilization rate to 95-97%.
- the use of separately arranged edge skin collection structure can reduce the collision between the edge skins and between the edge skin and the crystal square rod, and ensure the quality of the silicon rod.
- the wafer ingot squaring control system and control method provided by the present invention solve the problem of low production efficiency and serious silicon ingot bumping caused by the same side operation of wafer ingot loading and wafer square ingot unloading in the prior art. technical problem.
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- 一种晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,包括:开方仓,用于去除所述晶圆棒的边皮;以及移动平台,在第一方向上置于所述开方仓的一侧,其中,所述移动平台上设有上料机构和下料机构,所述上料机构和所述下料机构分别设置在所述移动平台的在与所述第一方向不同的第二方向上相对的两侧,所述上料机构能够在所述下料机构收集所述边皮并将去除所述边皮后的所述晶圆棒移走的同时将待开方的另一晶圆棒送至所述开方仓处。
- 根据权利要求1所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述开方仓包括在所述第一方向上悬吊设置以用于顶固所述晶圆棒的顶夹机构,所述顶夹机构包括主顶轴和副顶轴,所述主顶轴用于顶固所述晶圆棒的端面,所述副顶轴用于顶固所述晶圆棒中的所述边皮的相对端面,所述主顶轴和所述副顶轴能够一同沿所述第一方向移动至所述移动平台处。
- 根据权利要求2所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述上料机构包括:上料台,固设于所述移动平台在所述第二方向上的一端;以及备料台,靠近所述开方仓设置并与所述上料台配合,其中,所述上料台和所述备料台上均设置有同轴设置的上料轨道,在所述备料台上还设有两个用于抓取所述晶圆棒的夹固件,所述备料台上的所述上料轨道的高度是固定不变的,并高于所述上料台上的所述上料轨道的初始位置的高度;且所述上料台被构造为沿竖直方向上下移动,以使置于所述上料台上的所述晶圆棒沿所述上料轨道移动至所述备料台上。
- 根据权利要求3所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述夹固件中的每个包括在所述第二方向上相对设置且内侧壁均为类C型 结构的两个夹爪,所述备料台上的所述上料轨道沿所述第一方向贯穿所述夹爪围成的卡固区域。
- 根据权利要求3所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,在所述备料台上的所述上料轨道包括于定位所述晶圆棒的挡块,所述挡块固定设置在所述备料台上的所述上料轨道靠近所述开方仓的一端处,所述夹固件中的靠近所述挡块的夹固件被构造为沿所述第二方向移动,所述夹固件中的远离所述挡块的夹固件被构造为沿所述第一方向和所述第二方向移动。
- 根据权利要求5所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,远离所述挡块的所述夹固件上设有拉杆,所述拉杆在远离所述挡块的所述夹固件的带动下拉动所述晶圆棒朝向所述挡块移动,并使所述晶圆棒被所述挡块抵顶固定在所述备料台上,所述拉杆具有L型结构,所述拉杆的一端固设于远离所述挡块的所述夹固件的靠近所述上料台的侧表面上,所述拉杆的另一端悬空设置。
- 根据权利要求3至4和6中的任一项所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述下料机构被设于所述移动平台的远离所述上料机构的一端,所述下料机构包括部分固设于所述移动平台上的下料台和用于收集所述边皮的收集箱,所述下料台在与所述第一方向和所述第二方向不同的第三方向上位于所述收集箱的上方且独立于所述收集箱进行操作,所述下料台被构造为在所述第三方向上上下移动,以接取去除所述边皮后的所述晶圆棒并使其移至下料周转台。
- 根据权利要求7所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述下料台上设有下料轨道,所述下料轨道与所述上料轨道均包括多个橡胶滚轮,所述下料轨道的所述橡胶滚轮均为水平设置,所述上料轨道的所述橡胶滚轮均为斜向上相向设置,所述下料轨道靠近所述开方仓一端设有用于防止去除所述边皮 后的所述晶圆棒偏移的多组挡板,所述挡板沿所述第一方向彼此间隔地布置并且设置在所述下料轨道的两侧。
- 根据权利要求8所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述收集箱包括两个放置槽,所述放置槽可以沿所述第一方向平行地延伸且设置在所述收集箱的在所述第二方向上相对的两侧处,所述放置槽之间的间隔距离不大于去除所述边皮后的所述晶圆棒的宽度,在每组相对设置的所述边皮下落前所述收集箱被移动至置于所述开方仓外部的所述晶圆棒的正下方,并使两个所述放置槽相对于所述晶圆棒的中心轴对称设置。
- 根据权利要求1或2所述的晶圆棒开方系统,其特征在于,所述移动平台包括置于所述开方仓外部的滑动台,所述上料机构和所述下料机构均与所述第一方向平行并垂直于所述第二方向设置,所述上料机构和所述下料机构独立地沿所述第二方向滑动设置。
- 一种晶圆棒开方方法,其特征在于,采用如权利要求6所述的晶圆棒开方系统,所述晶圆棒开方方法包括:基于所述晶圆棒的相对设置的所述边皮的组数,在所述开方仓中依次对每一组相对设置的所述边皮进行切割,并在对每组相对设置的所述边皮进行了切割后,在所述开方仓与所述移动平台之间对所述组边皮进行收集;通过所述下料机构获取无所述边皮的所述晶圆棒,并同时通过所述上料机构将新的待去除边皮的另一晶圆棒上载于所述开方仓处。
- 根据权利要求11所述的晶圆棒开方方法,其特征在于,在通过所述上料机构将待去除所述边皮的所述另一晶圆棒上载于所述开方仓靠近所述移动平台的所述仓口处之前,所述晶圆棒开方方法还包括将所述晶圆棒固定到所述上料机构的所述备料台上,将所述晶圆棒固定到所述上料机构的所述备料台上的步骤包括:将所述晶圆棒从所述上料机构的所述上料台沿所述上料轨道送至所述备料台;通过所述备料台上的所述夹固件中的靠近所述上料台的夹固件带动所述晶圆棒朝向所述备料台的靠近所述开方仓的一端移动;使所述晶圆棒的远离所述上料台的端面抵顶置于设置在所述备料台上的所述上料轨道的挡块;通过所有所述夹固件夹取所述晶圆棒;使所述备料台带动所述晶圆棒移动至所述开方仓的靠近所述移动平台的仓门处。
- 根据权利要求12所述的晶圆棒开方方法,其特征在于,通过所有所述顶夹机构夹取所述晶圆棒的步骤包括:使所述顶夹机构空置悬吊在所述开方仓与所述移动平台之间,并预先设置在所述晶圆棒两端处;使所述主顶轴顶固所述晶圆棒的端面;使所述副顶轴顶固所述晶圆棒中任一组相对设置的所述边皮的端面;使所述顶夹机构带动所述晶圆棒穿过所述夹固件之间的空间区域并进入所述开方仓中准备切割;所述备料台带动张开的所述夹固件回撤。
- 根据权利要求12或13所述的晶圆棒开方方法,其特征在于,所述下料机构包括部分固设于所述移动平台上的下料台和用于收集所述边皮的收集箱,其中,在所述开方仓与所述移动平台之间对所述组边皮进行收集的步骤包括:使所述收集箱从所述下料台的下方移至被带离出所述开方仓的所述晶圆棒的正下方;松开所述副顶轴并使相对设置的所述边皮下落至所述收集箱的与所述边皮对应设置的放置槽中;重复上述步骤,直至收集完所有对位边皮;使所述收集箱回撤至其初始位置。
- 根据权利要求14所述的晶圆棒开方方法,其特征在于,通过所述下料机构获取无所述边皮的所述晶圆棒的步骤包括:使所述下料台移至所述晶圆棒的正下方;使所述下料台上升至与所述晶圆棒的下端面接触;松开所述主顶轴使所述晶圆棒放置在所述下料台上;使所述下料台带动所述晶圆棒返回至其初始位置。
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