Semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus and control method thereof
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    半导体装置的制造装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US06351686B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-26

    申请号:US09610702

    申请日:2000-07-05

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus and a control method thereof which can shorten the manufacturing term of semiconductor devices are achieved. The semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of processing apparatuses for taking out and processing semiconductor wafers successively which constitute a process lot, and including a standby port where a lot to be processed following processing of the process lot is put on standby. The semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus further includes a stocker for storing a lot to be transported to the standby port. According to the control method of the semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus, it is predicted when there is no standby wafer left in the processing apparatus in a prediction step. The predicted time is used to set transfer starting time when transfer of the next-processed lot to the standby port is started in a time setting step. A lot to be processed next is selected in a lot selecting step. The next-processed lot is transported to the processing apparatus at or after the transfer starting time in a transfer step.

    摘要翻译: 实现了可以缩短半导体器件的制造术语的半导体器件制造装置及其控制方法。 半导体器件制造装置包括多个用于连续地取出并处理构成处理批次的半导体晶片的处理装置,并且包括备用端口,待处理批处理之后待处理的批次待机。 半导体器件制造装置还包括用于存储待传送到备用端口的批量的储料器。 根据半导体器件制造装置的控制方法,预测在预测步骤中在处理装置中没有留下待机晶片的情况。 在时间设定步骤中,开始将下一处理批次传送到备用端口时,预测时间设定传送开始时间。 在大量选择步骤中选择要处理的大量物品。 下一处理批次在传送步骤中的传送开始时刻或之后被传送到处理装置。