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公开(公告)号:US09086912B2
公开(公告)日:2015-07-21
申请号:US13452990
申请日:2012-04-23
CPC分类号: G06F9/48 , B82Y10/00 , B82Y40/00 , G03F7/70483 , G03F7/70508 , G03F7/70525 , G03F7/70991 , G05B19/41865 , G06F9/4881 , H01J37/3177
摘要: A clustered substrate processing system comprising one or more lithography elements, each lithography element arranged for independent exposure of substrates according to pattern data. Each lithography element comprises a plurality of lithography subsystems, a control network arranged for communication of control information between the lithography subsystems and at least one element control unit for transmitting commands to and receiving responses from the lithography subsystems. Each lithography element also comprises a cluster front-end for interface to an operator or host system. The front-end is arranged for issuing a process program to the element control unit, the process program comprising a set of predefined commands and associated parameters, each command corresponding to a predefined action or sequence of actions to be performed by one or more of the lithography subsystems, and the parameters further defining how the action or sequence of actions are to be performed.
摘要翻译: 包括一个或多个光刻元件的聚集基板处理系统,每个光刻元件被布置成根据图案数据独立地曝光基板。 每个光刻元件包括多个光刻子系统,控制网络被布置用于在光刻子系统与至少一个元件控制单元之间进行控制信息的通信,用于向光刻子系统发送命令并从光刻子系统接收响应。 每个光刻元件还包括用于与操作者或主机系统接口的群集前端。 前端被布置成用于向元件控制单元发出处理程序,该处理程序包括一组预定义的命令和相关联的参数,每个命令对应于由一个或多个 光刻子系统,以及进一步定义如何执行动作或动作序列的参数。
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公开(公告)号:US20130034421A1
公开(公告)日:2013-02-07
申请号:US13460191
申请日:2012-04-30
申请人: Vincent Sylvester KUIPER , Erwin SLOT , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus VAN KERVINCK , Guido DE BOER , Hendrik Jan DE JONG
发明人: Vincent Sylvester KUIPER , Erwin SLOT , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus VAN KERVINCK , Guido DE BOER , Hendrik Jan DE JONG
IPC分类号: H01L21/677
CPC分类号: G03F7/70733 , G03F7/7075 , H01L21/67178 , H01L21/67225 , H01L21/67745
摘要: A method of processing substrates in a lithography system unit, the lithography system unit comprising at least two substrate preparation units, a load lock unit comprising at least first and second substrate positions, and a substrate handling robot for transferring substrates between the substrate preparation units and the load lock unit. The method comprises providing a sequence of substrates to be exposed to the robot, including an Nth substrate, an N−1th substrate, and an N+1th substrate; transferring the Nth substrate to a first one of the substrate preparation units; clamping the Nth substrate on a first substrate support structure in the first substrate preparation unit to form a clamped Nth substrate; transferring the clamped Nth substrate from the first substrate preparation unit to an unoccupied one of the first and second positions in the load lock unit; and exposing the clamped Nth substrate in the lithography system unit.
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公开(公告)号:US09176397B2
公开(公告)日:2015-11-03
申请号:US13460239
申请日:2012-04-30
申请人: Vincent Sylvester Kuiper , Erwin Slot , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer , Hendrik Jan De Jong
发明人: Vincent Sylvester Kuiper , Erwin Slot , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer , Hendrik Jan De Jong
IPC分类号: G03B27/58 , G03F7/20 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/677
CPC分类号: G03F7/70733 , G03F7/7075 , H01L21/67178 , H01L21/67225 , H01L21/67745
摘要: An apparatus for transferring substrates within a lithography system, the lithography system comprising a substrate preparation unit for clamping a substrate onto a substrate support structure to form a clamped substrate, and an interface with a substrate supply system for receiving unclamped substrates. The apparatus comprises a body provided with a first set of fingers for carrying an unclamped substrate and a second set of fingers for carrying a substrate support structure, and the first set of fingers is located below the second set of fingers, and fingers of the first set of fingers have a different shape than the fingers of the second set of fingers.
摘要翻译: 一种用于在光刻系统内传送衬底的设备,所述光刻系统包括用于将衬底夹持到衬底支撑结构上以形成夹持衬底的衬底准备单元,以及与用于接收未夹紧衬底的衬底供应系统的界面。 该装置包括:主体,其设置有用于承载未夹紧基板的第一组指状物和用于承载基板支撑结构的第二组指状物,并且第一组指状物位于第二组指状物的下方,并且第一组指状物 手指组具有与第二组手指的手指不同的形状。
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公开(公告)号:US20130016327A1
公开(公告)日:2013-01-17
申请号:US13545896
申请日:2012-07-10
申请人: Alexius Otto Looije , Michel Pieter Dansberg , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer
发明人: Alexius Otto Looije , Michel Pieter Dansberg , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer
IPC分类号: G03B27/53
CPC分类号: G03F7/70725 , G03F7/70775
摘要: The invention relates to a lithography system for patterning a target, said system comprising a feedback control system comprising an actuator for displacing the target, a measurement system for measuring a position of said target, and a control unit adapted for controlling the actuator based on the position measured by the measurement system, said feedback control system having a first latency being a maximum latency between measuring and controlling the actuator based on said measuring, a storage system for storing the measured positions, comprising a receive buffer and a storage unit with a second latency being an average latency between receiving measured positions in the receive buffer and storing said measured positions in the storage unit, wherein the first latency is at least an order of magnitude smaller than the second latency, the feedback control system comprising a unidirectional connection for transmitting said measured positions to the storage system.
摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于图案化目标的光刻系统,所述系统包括反馈控制系统,该反馈控制系统包括用于移动目标的致动器,用于测量所述目标的位置的测量系统,以及适于基于 由所述测量系统测量的位置,所述反馈控制系统具有基于所述测量来测量和控制所述致动器之间的最大等待时间的第一等待时间,用于存储测量位置的存储系统,包括接收缓冲器和具有第二 延迟是在接收缓冲器中接收测量位置和存储存储单元中的所述测量位置之间的平均等待时间,其中第一等待时间比第二等待时间小至少一个数量级,反馈控制系统包括用于传输的单向连接 称存储系统的测量位置。
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公开(公告)号:US09244726B2
公开(公告)日:2016-01-26
申请号:US13453008
申请日:2012-04-23
CPC分类号: G06F9/48 , B82Y10/00 , B82Y40/00 , G03F7/70483 , G03F7/70508 , G03F7/70525 , G03F7/70991 , G05B19/41865 , G06F9/4881 , H01J37/3177
摘要: The invention relates to a clustered substrate processing system comprising a plurality of lithography elements. Each lithography element is arranged for independent exposure of substrates according to pattern data, and comprises a plurality of lithography subsystems, a control network arranged for communication of control information between the lithography subsystems and at least one element control unit, the element control unit arranged to transmit commands to the lithography subsystems and the lithography subsystems arranged to transmit responses to the element control unit, and a data network arranged for communication of data logging information from the lithography subsystems to at least one data network hub, the lithography subsystems arranged to transmit data logging information to the data network hub and the data hub arranged for receiving and storing the data logging information. The system further comprises a cluster front-end for interface to an operator or host system.
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公开(公告)号:US20130111485A1
公开(公告)日:2013-05-02
申请号:US13452990
申请日:2012-04-23
IPC分类号: G06F9/48
CPC分类号: G06F9/48 , B82Y10/00 , B82Y40/00 , G03F7/70483 , G03F7/70508 , G03F7/70525 , G03F7/70991 , G05B19/41865 , G06F9/4881 , H01J37/3177
摘要: A clustered substrate processing system comprising one or more lithography elements, each lithography element arranged for independent exposure of substrates according to pattern data. Each lithography element comprises a plurality of lithography subsystems, a control network arranged for communication of control information between the lithography subsystems and at least one element control unit for transmitting commands to and receiving responses from the lithography subsystems. Each lithography element also comprises a cluster front-end for interface to an operator or host system. The front-end is arranged for issuing a process program to the element control unit, the process program comprising a set of predefined commands and associated parameters, each command corresponding to a predefined action or sequence of actions to be performed by one or more of the lithography subsystems, and the parameters further defining how the action or sequence of actions are to be performed.
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公开(公告)号:US09009631B2
公开(公告)日:2015-04-14
申请号:US13545896
申请日:2012-07-10
申请人: Alexius Otto Looije , Michel Pieter Dansberg , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer
发明人: Alexius Otto Looije , Michel Pieter Dansberg , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer
CPC分类号: G03F7/70725 , G03F7/70775
摘要: The invention relates to a lithography system for patterning a target, said system comprising a feedback control system comprising an actuator for displacing the target, a measurement system for measuring a position of said target, and a control unit adapted for controlling the actuator based on the position measured by the measurement system, said feedback control system having a first latency being a maximum latency between measuring and controlling the actuator based on said measuring, a storage system for storing the measured positions, comprising a receive buffer and a storage unit with a second latency being an average latency between receiving measured positions in the receive buffer and storing said measured positions in the storage unit, wherein the first latency is at least an order of magnitude smaller than the second latency, the feedback control system comprising a unidirectional connection for transmitting said measured positions to the storage system.
摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于图案化目标的光刻系统,所述系统包括反馈控制系统,该反馈控制系统包括用于移动目标的致动器,用于测量所述目标的位置的测量系统,以及适于基于 由所述测量系统测量的位置,所述反馈控制系统具有基于所述测量来测量和控制所述致动器之间的最大等待时间的第一等待时间,用于存储测量位置的存储系统,包括接收缓冲器和具有第二 延迟是在接收缓冲器中接收测量位置和存储存储单元中的所述测量位置之间的平均等待时间,其中第一等待时间比第二等待时间小至少一个数量级,反馈控制系统包括用于传输的单向连接 称存储系统的测量位置。
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公开(公告)号:US08936994B2
公开(公告)日:2015-01-20
申请号:US13460191
申请日:2012-04-30
申请人: Vincent Sylvester Kuiper , Erwin Slot , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer , Hendrik Jan De Jong
发明人: Vincent Sylvester Kuiper , Erwin Slot , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus Van Kervinck , Guido De Boer , Hendrik Jan De Jong
IPC分类号: H01L21/76 , G03F7/20 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/677
CPC分类号: G03F7/70733 , G03F7/7075 , H01L21/67178 , H01L21/67225 , H01L21/67745
摘要: A method of processing substrates in a lithography system unit, the lithography system unit comprising at least two substrate preparation units, a load lock unit comprising at least first and second substrate positions, and a substrate handling robot for transferring substrates between the substrate preparation units and the load lock unit. The method comprises providing a sequence of substrates to be exposed to the robot, including an Nth substrate, an N−1th substrate, and an N+1th substrate; transferring the Nth substrate to a first one of the substrate preparation units; clamping the Nth substrate on a first substrate support structure in the first substrate preparation unit to form a clamped Nth substrate; transferring the clamped Nth substrate from the first substrate preparation unit to an unoccupied one of the first and second positions in the load lock unit; and exposing the clamped Nth substrate in the lithography system unit.
摘要翻译: 一种在光刻系统单元中处理衬底的方法,所述光刻系统单元包括至少两个衬底制备单元,包括至少第一和第二衬底位置的负载锁定单元,以及用于在衬底制备单元和 负载锁定单元。 该方法包括提供要暴露于机器人的一系列衬底,包括第N衬底,第N-1衬底和第N + 1衬底; 将第N衬底转移到第一衬底制备单元中; 将第N基板夹持在第一基板制备单元中的第一基板支撑结构上以形成夹紧的第N基板; 将所夹紧的第N基板从所述第一基板准备单元传送到所述装载锁定单元中的第一和第二位置中未被占用的基板; 并将光刻系统单元中夹紧的第N基片曝光。
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公开(公告)号:US20130044305A1
公开(公告)日:2013-02-21
申请号:US13460239
申请日:2012-04-30
申请人: Vincent Sylvester KUIPER , Erwin SLOT , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus VAN KERVINCK , Guido DE BOER , Hendrik Jan DE JONG
发明人: Vincent Sylvester KUIPER , Erwin SLOT , Marcel Nicolaas Jacobus VAN KERVINCK , Guido DE BOER , Hendrik Jan DE JONG
IPC分类号: G03B27/58
CPC分类号: G03F7/70733 , G03F7/7075 , H01L21/67178 , H01L21/67225 , H01L21/67745
摘要: An apparatus for transferring substrates within a lithography system, the lithography system comprising a substrate preparation unit for clamping a substrate onto a substrate support structure to form a clamped substrate, and an interface with a substrate supply system for receiving unclamped substrates. The apparatus comprises a body provided with a first set of fingers for carrying an unclamped substrate and a second set of fingers for carrying a substrate support structure, and the first set of fingers is located below the second set of fingers, and fingers of the first set of fingers have a different shape than the fingers of the second set of fingers.
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公开(公告)号:US20130037730A1
公开(公告)日:2013-02-14
申请号:US13453008
申请日:2012-04-23
IPC分类号: G21K5/00
CPC分类号: G06F9/48 , B82Y10/00 , B82Y40/00 , G03F7/70483 , G03F7/70508 , G03F7/70525 , G03F7/70991 , G05B19/41865 , G06F9/4881 , H01J37/3177
摘要: The invention relates to a clustered substrate processing system comprising a plurality of lithography elements. Each lithography element is arranged for independent exposure of substrates according to pattern data, and comprises a plurality of lithography subsystems, a control network arranged for communication of control information between the lithography subsystems and at least one element control unit, the element control unit arranged to transmit commands to the lithography subsystems and the lithography subsystems arranged to transmit responses to the element control unit, and a data network arranged for communication of data logging information from the lithography subsystems to at least one data network hub, the lithography subsystems arranged to transmit data logging information to the data network hub and the data hub arranged for receiving and storing the data logging information. The system further comprises a cluster front-end for interface to an operator or host system.
摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种包括多个光刻元件的聚集基板处理系统。 每个光刻元件被布置成根据图案数据独立地暴露衬底,并且包括多个光刻子系统,布置成用于在光刻子系统和至少一个元件控制单元之间传送控制信息的控制网络,元件控制单元被布置为 向光刻子系统和光刻子系统传送命令以布置成向元件控制单元发送响应;以及数据网络,被布置用于将数据记录信息从光刻子系统传送到至少一个数据网络集线器,光刻子系统被布置为传送数据 将数据记录信息记录到数据网络集线器和布置成用于接收和存储数据记录信息的数据集线器。 该系统还包括用于与操作者或主机系统接口的群集前端。
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