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公开(公告)号:US20090188103A1
公开(公告)日:2009-07-30
申请号:US12359310
申请日:2009-01-24
IPC分类号: H05K13/00 , H01L21/677 , H01L21/683
CPC分类号: H01L21/68707 , H01L21/67769 , Y10T29/49002 , Y10T29/49829 , Y10T29/49998 , Y10T29/5136 , Y10T29/5137 , Y10T29/5313 , Y10T29/53257 , Y10T29/53265
摘要: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for electronic device manufacturing. The invention includes removing a first substrate carrier and a second substrate carrier from a moving conveyor using an end effector assembly and concurrently transferring the first and second substrate carriers from the moving conveyor to a support location via the end effector assembly. Numerous other aspects are provided.
摘要翻译: 为电子设备制造提供了系统,方法和设备。 本发明包括使用端部执行器组件从移动的传送器移除第一衬底载体和第二衬底载体,并且同时地将第一和第二衬底载体从移动的传送器经由端部执行器组件传送到支撑位置。 提供了许多其他方面。
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公开(公告)号:US20090126851A1
公开(公告)日:2009-05-21
申请号:US12248204
申请日:2008-10-09
IPC分类号: B32B37/12
CPC分类号: H01L21/68 , H01L24/80 , H01L2924/01005 , H01L2924/01006 , H01L2924/01029 , H01L2924/01077 , H01L2924/01322 , H01L2924/14 , H01L2924/1433 , Y10T29/53091 , Y10T29/53174 , Y10T29/53178 , Y10T156/10 , Y10T156/1702
摘要: A method, a system and a computer readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon for die-to-robot alignment for die-to-substrate bonding are described. First, a robot is aligned with a substrate to provide a pre-aligned robot. Next, a die is aligned with the pre-aligned robot to provide a robot-aligned die. Finally, the robot-aligned die is bonded to a region of the substrate. The substrate is held stationary immediately following the aligning of the robot with the substrate and at least until the robot-aligned die is bonded to the region of the substrate.
摘要翻译: 描述了一种方法,系统和计算机可读介质,其具有存储在其上的用于管芯到基板结合的管芯到机器人对准的一组指令。 首先,机器人与基板对准以提供预对准的机器人。 接下来,模具与预对准机器人对准以提供机器人对准的模具。 最后,将机器人对准的管芯结合到衬底的区域。 在机器人与基板对准之后,基板保持静止,并且至少直到机器人对准的管芯结合到基板的区域。
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公开(公告)号:US07527141B2
公开(公告)日:2009-05-05
申请号:US11554876
申请日:2006-10-31
申请人: Michael Robert Rice , Robert B. Lowrance , Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Eric A. Englhardt
发明人: Michael Robert Rice , Robert B. Lowrance , Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Eric A. Englhardt
IPC分类号: B65G29/00
CPC分类号: H01L21/67276 , H01L21/67769 , H01L21/67778
摘要: In a semiconductor fabrication facility, a conveyor transports substrate carriers. The substrate carriers are unloaded from the conveyor and loaded onto the conveyor without stopping the conveyor. A load and/or unload mechanism lifts the substrate carriers from the conveyor during unloading operations, while matching the horizontal speed of the conveyor. Similarly, during loading operations, the load/unload mechanism lowers a substrate carrier into engagement with the conveyor while matching the horizontal speed of the conveyor. Individual substrates, without carriers, may be similarly loaded and/or unloaded from a conveyor.
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公开(公告)号:US07506752B2
公开(公告)日:2009-03-24
申请号:US11494904
申请日:2006-07-28
申请人: Michael R. Rice , Robert B. Lowrance , Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Eric A. Englhardt
发明人: Michael R. Rice , Robert B. Lowrance , Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Eric A. Englhardt
IPC分类号: B65G17/02
CPC分类号: H01L21/67706 , B65G17/20 , B65G37/02 , B65G2201/0297 , H01L21/67727 , H01L21/6773 , H01L21/67769 , H01L21/67778 , Y10S414/135
摘要: According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system includes a ribbon that forms a closed loop along at least a portion of the semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The ribbon is adapted to (1) be flexible in a horizontal plane and rigid in a vertical plane; and (2) transport a plurality of substrate carriers within at least a portion of the semiconductor device manufacturing facility. Numerous other aspects are provided, as are systems, methods and computer program products in accordance with these and other aspects.
摘要翻译: 根据第一方面,提供了一种适于在半导体器件制造设备内传送衬底载体的第一传送系统。 第一输送机系统包括沿半导体器件制造设备的至少一部分形成闭合回路的带状物。 该带适于(1)在水平面上具有柔性并且在垂直平面中是刚性的; 和(2)在所述半导体器件制造设备的至少一部分内传输多个衬底载体。 还提供了许多其他方面,以及根据这些和其它方面的系统,方法和计算机程序产品。
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公开(公告)号:US20090030547A1
公开(公告)日:2009-01-29
申请号:US12245738
申请日:2008-10-04
申请人: Michael R. Rice , Eric A. Englhardt , Robert B. Lowrance , Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Kirk Van Katwyk , Amit Puri
发明人: Michael R. Rice , Eric A. Englhardt , Robert B. Lowrance , Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Kirk Van Katwyk , Amit Puri
IPC分类号: G06F7/00
CPC分类号: H01L21/67769 , H01L21/67253 , H01L21/67276
摘要: In one aspect, a system is disclosed having a substrate carrier loader adapted to load substrate carriers onto a moving conveyor; and a controller coupled to the substrate carrier loader, the controller adapted to assist in at least one of alignment of the substrate carrier loader to the moving conveyor and calibration of the substrate carrier loader to the moving conveyor or a storage location. Numerous other aspects are provided.
摘要翻译: 在一个方面,公开了一种具有衬底载体加载器的系统,其适用于将衬底载体加载到移动的传送器上; 以及耦合到所述衬底载体装载器的控制器,所述控制器适于辅助所述衬底载体装载器对所述移动的传送器的对准中的至少一个以及所述衬底载体装载器校准到所述移动的传送器或存储位置。 提供了许多其他方面。
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公开(公告)号:US20080219816A1
公开(公告)日:2008-09-11
申请号:US12026452
申请日:2008-02-05
IPC分类号: H01L21/677
CPC分类号: H01L21/67126 , H01L21/67353 , H01L21/67373 , H01L21/67379 , H01L21/67772 , H01L21/67775
摘要: A substrate handling apparatus and method include a small lot loadport configuration having a plurality of small lot loadports adapted to be coupled to an equipment front end module (EFEM) designed for use with a large lot substrate carrier and having a large lot loadport envelope, where the small lot loadport configuration has a combined envelope substantially similar to the large lot loadport envelope, and where each small lot loadport is adapted to dock with a small lot substrate carrier. A system also is provided that includes (1) the (EFEM) and (2) the small lot loadport configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
摘要翻译: 一种基板处理装置和方法包括小批量载荷端口配置,其具有多个小批量载荷端口,其适于耦合到设计用于大批量基板载体并且具有大批载荷端口封套的设备前端模块(EFEM),其中 小批量装载端口配置具有基本上类似于大批量装载端口封套的组合封套,并且其中每个小批量装载端口适于与小批量衬底载体对准。 还提供了一种系统,其中包括(1)(EFEM)和(2)小批量装载端口配置。 提供了许多其他方面。
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公开(公告)号:US20080101912A1
公开(公告)日:2008-05-01
申请号:US11553113
申请日:2006-10-26
申请人: Todd W. Martin , Steven V. Sansoni , Michael R. Rice , Eric Ng , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Frederick Guckel , Russel Kaplan
发明人: Todd W. Martin , Steven V. Sansoni , Michael R. Rice , Eric Ng , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Frederick Guckel , Russel Kaplan
CPC分类号: H01L21/681 , G01R31/2893 , H01L21/6719 , H01L21/67196 , H01L21/67201
摘要: Methods for correcting motion of a robot are provided in the present invention. In one embodiment, a method for correcting motion of a robot includes transferring a first substrate supported on a robot to a processing position using a robotic motion routine, depositing a material on the first substrate in the processing position, determining an offset between a center of the deposited material and a center of the first substrate, adjusting the robotic motion routine to compensate for the offset. In another embodiment, a processing chamber is provided configured to obtain samples from which motion of a robot operated therein may be corrected to improve substrate placement on a substrate support through analysis of material deposited on the substrate.
摘要翻译: 在本发明中提供了用于校正机器人运动的方法。 在一个实施例中,一种用于校正机器人运动的方法包括:使用机器人运动程序将支撑在机器人上的第一衬底转移到处理位置,将材料沉积在处理位置的第一衬底上, 沉积材料和第一衬底的中心,调整机器人运动程序以补偿偏移。 在另一个实施例中,提供了一种处理室,其被配置为获得可以通过分析沉积在基板上的材料的方式来校正在其中操作的机器人的运动以便改进衬底支撑件上的衬底放置的样本。
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公开(公告)号:US07299831B2
公开(公告)日:2007-11-27
申请号:US11210199
申请日:2005-08-23
申请人: Martin R. Elliott , Michael R. Rice , Robert B. Lowrance , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Eric A. Englhardt
发明人: Martin R. Elliott , Michael R. Rice , Robert B. Lowrance , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Eric A. Englhardt
IPC分类号: B65B1/04
CPC分类号: H01L21/67353 , H01L21/67373 , H01L21/67383 , H01L21/67386 , H01L21/67775 , H01L21/67778 , Y10S414/14
摘要: In a first aspect, an automatic door opener is provided that includes (1) a platform adapted to support a substrate carrier; (2) a door opening mechanism adapted to open a door of the substrate carrier while the substrate carrier is supported by the platform; and (3) a tunnel. The tunnel is adapted to extend from an opening in a clean room wall toward the platform and at least partially surround the platform. The tunnel is further adapted to direct a flow of air from the clean room wall toward the platform and out of the tunnel. Numerous other aspects are provided.
摘要翻译: 在第一方面,提供了一种自动开门器,其包括:(1)适于支撑衬底载体的平台; (2)门打开机构,其适于在基板载体由平台支撑的同时打开基板载体的门; 和(3)隧道。 隧道适于从洁净室壁中的开口延伸到平台并且至少部分地围绕平台。 隧道还适于将来自洁净室壁的空气流引向平台并且离开隧道。 提供了许多其他方面。
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公开(公告)号:US06556887B2
公开(公告)日:2003-04-29
申请号:US09905091
申请日:2001-07-12
申请人: Marvin L. Freeman , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Damon Keith Cox , Chris Holt Pencis , Michael Rice , David A. Van Gogh
发明人: Marvin L. Freeman , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Damon Keith Cox , Chris Holt Pencis , Michael Rice , David A. Van Gogh
IPC分类号: G06F700
CPC分类号: H01L21/67259 , B25J9/0009 , B25J9/107 , G05B19/404 , G05B2219/37608 , G05B2219/39192 , G05B2219/49169 , G05B2219/49207 , H01L21/67742 , H01L21/67748 , H01L21/68 , Y10S414/136 , Y10S414/137 , Y10S414/139
摘要: Generally, a method of determining a position of a robot is provided. In one embodiment, a method of determining a position of a robot comprises acquiring a first set of positional metrics, acquiring a second set of positional metrics and resolving the position of the robot due to thermal expansion using the first set and the second set of positional metrics. Acquiring the first and second set of positional metrics may occur at the same location within a processing system, or may occur at different locations. For example, in another embodiment, the method may comprise acquiring a first set of positional metrics at a first location proximate a processing chamber and acquiring a second set of positional metrics in another location. In another embodiment, substrate center information is corrected using the determined position of the robot.
摘要翻译: 通常,提供了一种确定机器人的位置的方法。 在一个实施例中,一种确定机器人位置的方法包括获取第一组位置度量,获取第二组位置度量并且利用第一组和第二组位置来解决由于热膨胀引起的机器人的位置 指标 获取第一和第二组位置度量可以发生在处理系统内的相同位置处,或者可以在不同位置处发生。 例如,在另一个实施例中,该方法可以包括在靠近处理室的第一位置获取第一组位置度量,并在另一位置获取第二组位置度量。 在另一个实施例中,使用所确定的机器人的位置校正基板中心信息。
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公开(公告)号:US06379095B1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-30
申请号:US09549777
申请日:2000-04-14
申请人: Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Chris Pencis , Damon Cox
发明人: Martin R. Elliott , Jeffrey C. Hudgens , Chris Pencis , Damon Cox
IPC分类号: B65H160
CPC分类号: H01L21/68707 , H01L21/67742
摘要: An apparatus for processing semiconductor wafers has an automatic robot for independently and simultaneously handling two wafers (W) at the same time on two separate transfer planes. The robot comprises a first arm assembly having a left and a right arm each mounted at one end for independent rotation in a first horizontal plane about a center vertical axis, the other ends of the arms being movably joined together and holding a blade on which a wafer can be carried, the arms being horizontally bendable near their centers so they can be folded to retract the blade toward the center axis and rotated to a desired angular position, the arms being extendable along a radius from the center axis by moving the arms together near their centers to bring the arms nearly parallel to each other and to extend the blade from the center axis by a maximum amount; and a second arm assembly substantially identical to the first assembly and rotatable in a second horizontal plane closely spaced above the first plane, the operation of the second assembly being substantially identical to that of the first assembly but independent thereof.
摘要翻译: 用于处理半导体晶片的设备具有自动机器人,用于在两个分开的转移平面上同时处理两个晶片(W)。 机器人包括第一臂组件,其具有左臂和右臂,每个臂在一端安装在围绕中心垂直轴线的第一水平平面中独立旋转,臂的另一端可移动地接合在一起, 可以承载晶片,臂可以在其中心附近水平弯曲,使得它们可以被折叠以使叶片朝向中心轴线缩回并且旋转到期望的角位置,臂可以通过将臂移动在一起而从中心轴线的半径延伸 靠近它们的中心以使臂几乎彼此平行,并且使叶片从中心轴线延伸最大量; 以及第二臂组件,其基本上与第一组件相同,并且可在紧邻第一平面的第二水平面中旋转,第二组件的操作基本上与第一组件的操作相同,但与之独立。
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