INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, POWER ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240063034A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18229471

    申请日:2023-08-02

    Abstract: An information processing system includes a heat treatment apparatus that forms a film on a processing target substrate by using a heating unit that heats the processing target substrate inside a processing container, and an information processing apparatus that controls power supplied to the heating part, the information processing system comprising a prediction unit configured to predict an influence of a cumulative film adhering inside the processing container, on a temperature of the processing target substrate by using a simulation model of the heat treatment apparatus and an adjuster configured to adjust the power supplied to the heating part based on the predicted influence of the cumulative film adhering inside the processing container, on the temperature of the processing target substrate.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MACHINE DIFFERENCE, AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240256919A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18425060

    申请日:2024-01-29

    CPC classification number: G06N5/022

    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that identifies a machine difference in a heat treatment apparatus for heat-treating a processing target substrate includes a time series data acquisition unit that acquires time series data regarding temperature behavior of heat treatment apparatuses that have executed a recipe, a time series data prediction unit that predicts time series data regarding temperature behavior of the heat treatment apparatuses that have executed the recipe, using an ideal virtual model of the heat treatment apparatuses, a difference data calculation unit that calculates difference data between the acquired time series data and the predicted time series data for each of the heat treatment apparatuses, an adjustment unit that adjusts a parameter of the virtual model for each heat treatment apparatus, using the difference data, and a machine difference identification unit that identifies the machine difference candidate parameter based on a change in the parameter before and after adjustment.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIMULATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220391562A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17826870

    申请日:2022-05-27

    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a simulation of a process state being executed in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus using a simulation model of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a physical sensor data acquisition unit that acquires physical sensor data measured at the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that executes a process according to a process parameter; and a simulation execution unit that executes a simulation by the simulation model according to the process parameter including the physical sensor data, and calculate virtual sensor data and virtual process result data. The physical sensor data acquired by the physical sensor data acquisition unit includes a temperature of a gas introduced into the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that executes the process.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220344180A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17659514

    申请日:2022-04-18

    Abstract: An An information processing system includes a temperature measuring unit configured to measure a temperature distribution, in an array direction of substrates to be treated, at positions between a heater and the substrates in a treatment chamber, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform a simulation of the temperature distribution during performing the heat treatment on the substrates in the treatment chamber, to obtain a standard-simulation temperature distribution by using a standard-simulation model of the heat treatment apparatus, modify the standard-simulation model to obtain an individual-simulation model in which an individual difference of the heat treatment apparatus is reflected, based on a difference between the measured temperature distribution and the obtained standard-simulation temperature distribution, perform the simulation of the temperature distribution to obtain an individual-simulation temperature distribution by using the obtained individual-simulation model, and correct a target temperature by using the obtained individual-simulation temperature distribution.

    TEACHING METHOD AND TRANSFER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210398342A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17354062

    申请日:2021-06-22

    Abstract: There is provided a teaching method for a transfer device configured to transfer a substrate between a transfer source object and a transfer destination object on which the substrate is disposable. The teaching method includes: generating three-dimensional image data of a shape of the transfer source object, a shape of the transfer destination object, and a state of the substrate based on captured image data of the transfer source object, the transfer destination object, and the substrate captured by a capturing unit, and based on design data of the transfer source object, the transfer destination object, and the substrate; and teaching the transfer device based on the three-dimensional image data so that the substrate is transferred between the transfer source object and the transfer destination object without colliding with the transfer source object and the transfer destination object.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20250076843A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18812476

    申请日:2024-08-22

    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a simulation of a process state, which is being executed in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus using a physical model of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a simulation execution unit that executes the simulation by setting operating conditions of the physical model to the same conditions as those of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus; a physical coefficient change unit that changes a physical coefficient of the physical model such that an output value of the physical model approximates to a corresponding output value of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus a deterioration state analysis unit that analyzes a deterioration state of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, based on a change in the physical coefficient; and a deterioration state output unit that outputs information regarding the deterioration state of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, analyzed by the deterioration state analysis unit.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SIMULATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210264076A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17175744

    申请日:2021-02-15

    Abstract: An information processing system includes: a physical sensor data acquisition unit configured to acquire physical sensor data measured by a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that executes a process according to a process parameter; a simulation execution unit configured to execute a simulation by a simulation model of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the process parameter and calculate virtual sensor data and virtual process result data; and a display controller that visualizes a process state of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and displays the process state on a display unit during the execution of the process using the physical sensor data, the virtual sensor data, and the virtual process result data.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240061413A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18229441

    申请日:2023-08-02

    CPC classification number: G05B23/0243 G06F30/20

    Abstract: An information processing system includes a heat treatment apparatus that performs heat treatment on a processing target substrate by using a heating unit, and an information processing apparatus that controls power supplied to the heating unit. The information processing system further includes a heating control unit that controls the power supplied to the heating unit based on a measured temperature and a set temperature, a virtual power output unit that outputs virtual power supplied to a simulation model of the heat treatment apparatus based on the set temperature and a predicted temperature, a temperature prediction unit that outputs the predicted temperature, based on the virtual power, to the virtual power output unit by using the simulation model, and an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality in the heat treatment apparatus based on a difference between the power controlled by the heating control unit and the virtual power.

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