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公开(公告)号:US20230058606A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-23
申请号:US18045119
申请日:2022-10-07
IPC分类号: H01L21/67 , H01L21/673
摘要: A system includes a factory interface, a load port connected to the factory interface, a container connected to the load port, and a controller connected to a robot arm of the factory interface. The controller determines that the container is configured to store replacement parts for a process chamber of the system and causes the robot arm to move according to a first mapping pattern to identify, using a detection system at a distal end of an end effector of the robot arm, positions in the container. Regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts are determined and the robot arm is moved according to a second mapping pattern to identify a position in the container of a wafer and/or an empty carrier for a replacement part. A mapping of positions of replacement parts and positions of the wafer and/or empty carrier is recorded in a storage medium.
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公开(公告)号:US12014944B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US18045119
申请日:2022-10-07
IPC分类号: H01L21/67 , H01L21/673
CPC分类号: H01L21/67265 , H01L21/67356
摘要: A system includes a factory interface, a load port connected to the factory interface, a container connected to the load port, and a controller connected to a robot arm of the factory interface. The controller determines that the container is configured to store replacement parts for a process chamber of the system and causes the robot arm to move according to a first mapping pattern to identify, using a detection system at a distal end of an end effector of the robot arm, positions in the container. Regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts are determined and the robot arm is moved according to a second mapping pattern to identify a position in the container of a wafer and/or an empty carrier for a replacement part. A mapping of positions of replacement parts and positions of the wafer and/or empty carrier is recorded in a storage medium.
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公开(公告)号:US11469123B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-11
申请号:US16994413
申请日:2020-08-14
IPC分类号: H01L21/67 , H01L21/673
摘要: A method for detecting positions of replacement parts, wafers, or empty carriers for a replacement part stored at a replacement parts storage container is provided. A container is received at a at a load port of a factory interface of an electronics processing system. The container is configured to store replacement parts for a process chamber of the electronics processing system. A robot arm is moved according to a first mapping pattern to identify, using a detection system at a distal end of an end effector of the robot arm, positions of one or more replacement parts in the container. Regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts are determined. The robot arm is moved according to a second mapping pattern to identify, within the regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts, using the detection system, a position in the container of at least one of a wafer or an empty carrier for a replacement part. A mapping of positions of the one or more replacement parts and of positions of at least one of the empty carrier or the wafer in the container is recorded in a storage medium.
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公开(公告)号:US20240304478A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18666686
申请日:2024-05-16
IPC分类号: H01L21/67 , H01L21/673
CPC分类号: H01L21/67265 , H01L21/67356
摘要: A system includes a factory interface, a load port connected to the factory interface, and a system controller. The system controller is to, responsive to detecting that a container is received at the load port, determine a type of parts for storage at the container. One or more mapping patterns associated with the determined type of parts is identified. A detection system of robot arm(s) of the factory interface is moved according to the identified mapping pattern(s) to detect one or more parts stored by the container. A mapping of the container is determined based on the movement of the robot arm(s). The mapping indicates regions of the container that stores detected parts and a position of each of the detected parts. Based on the mapping, the robot arm(s) either remove a detected part form the container or place an additional part in the container.
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公开(公告)号:US20210057246A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-25
申请号:US16994413
申请日:2020-08-14
IPC分类号: H01L21/67 , H01L21/673
摘要: A method for detecting positions of replacement parts, wafers, or empty carriers for a replacement part stored at a replacement parts storage container is provided. A container is received at a at a load port of a factory interface of an electronics processing system. The container is configured to store replacement parts for a process chamber of the electronics processing system. A robot arm is moved according to a first mapping pattern to identify, using a detection system at a distal end of an end effector of the robot arm, positions of one or more replacement parts in the container. Regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts are determined. The robot arm is moved according to a second mapping pattern to identify, within the regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts, using the detection system, a position in the container of at least one of a wafer or an empty carrier for a replacement part. A mapping of positions of the one or more replacement parts and of positions of at least one of the empty carrier or the wafer in the container is recorded in a storage medium.
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