摘要:
A device for transferring a LCD substrate under a reduced pressure atmosphere comprises a first stage on which the LCD substrate is mounted such that the surface of the LCD substrate is substantially horizontal, a multi-joint arm mechanism for mounting the LCD substrate on a second stage of a delivery position after moving the first stage in substantially horizontal plane, a mechanism for pushing the LCD substrate on the first and second stages, and for positioning the LCD substrate at a home position.
摘要:
A drive mechanism provides a friction free movement of a movable member operated under a negative pressure environment. A gas bearing arrangement movably supports the movable element relative to a stationary element. The gas bearing arrangement is configured to be operated under the negative pressure environment inside the chamber. A drive arrangement drives the movable element from outside the chamber.
摘要:
A relay apparatus according to the invention is provided for transferring to-be-treated objects between a transfer mechanism for carrying the objects into and out of a treatment chamber, and a cassette containing the objects. The relay apparatus comprises a transfer unit including holding portions for each holding a corresponding one of the objects from below, the transfer unit transferring the objects between the cassette and a transfer position at which the objects are transferred to the transfer mechanism, while holding the object with the holding portions, and a stopper located in the transfer position for adjusting positions of edge portions of all the objects held by the holding portions of the transfer means, thereby preventing the objects from moving horizontally relative to the holding portions.
摘要:
The plasma etching apparatus for a semiconductor wafer includes a susceptor provided in the vacuum process chamber. An electrostatic chuck for attracting and holding the wafer is provided on the susceptor. The electrostatic chuck comprises a chuck electrode provided on the susceptor via an insulative layer. The chuck electrode is connected to the positive terminal of the DC power supply via a switch. The chuck electrode is coated with a resistive layer, and the wafer is placed directly on the resistive layer. The resistive layer exhibits an electric resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.10 .OMEGA..multidot.cm to 1.times.10.sup.12 .OMEGA..multidot.cm in a temperature range for etching. The resistive layer is formed to have such a surface roughness that a center line average hight falls within a range of 0.1 to 1.5 .mu.m. When the potential of the positive terminal of the DC power supply is applied to the chuck electrode, and the wafer is grounded via plasma, a contact potential difference is created between the surface of the resistive layer and the rear surface of the wafer, generating an electrostatic attractive force, so that the wafer is attracted and held by the resistive layer.
摘要:
A load-lock unit is disposed between first and second atmospheres, for storing a wafer transferred from the first atmosphere, and which is blocked off from the first atmosphere, thereafter being set in an atmosphere at least substantially similar to the second atmosphere, and opened so as to communicate with the second atmosphere in order to transfer the wafer to the second atmosphere. The load-lock unit includes a load-lock chamber, a holding mechanism, disposed in the load-lock chamber for holding the wafer, a rotating mechanism for rotating the wafer held by the holding mechanism, and an error detecting mechanism for detecting a positional error of the center of the wafer and an orientation error of the wafer on the basis of data obtained by radiating light on the wafer which is rotating.
摘要:
Load lock chambers having a function of detecting positional deviation of wafers are provided in a process chamber of an ion injection apparatus, two on a carrying-in side, and two on a carrying-out side. One load lock chamber on the carrying-in side and one on the carrying-out side are used as a standby. Carrying-in and carrying-out members are outside of the process chamber. Two transfer members are in the process chamber. A dummy wafer stage is formed at a position which can be accessed by the transfer members. Wafers are transferred from load stages by the carrying-in member via the load lock chambers to the process chamber through a double operation line. Loading a wafer on the turn table and unloading a wafer therefrom can be performed simultaneously by operations of the transfer members and. The wafers are similarly carried out of the apparatus in a double operation line. At this time, dummy wafers in the process chamber can be used, if necessary.
摘要:
A first stage adapted to be moved in predetermined directions by a first driving device is provided in a machine base supported from a foundation by an intermediary of resilient means. This first stage is provided a second stage adapted to be moved in the directions at right angles to the directions of movement of the first stage by a second driving device. Upon movement of these respective stages, vibration of the machine base is excited by reaction forces exerted upon the machine base as a result of acceleration and deceleration. These reaction forces are offset by resistive forces generated by first and second force generators respectively. The first and second force generators establish an electromagnetic coupling between the foundation and the machine base. The first force generator is made to act against the first driving device, and the second force generator is made to act against the second driving device, in such manner that the first and second force generators generate forces directed in the opposite directions to and having substantially the same magnitudes as the reaction forces exerted upon the machine base by the first and second driving devices, respectively. This occurs simultaneously with energization of the corresponding driving devices and effectively suppresses vibration of the machine base.
摘要:
A processing indicating device to improve the efficiency of processing on an object. The device includes a first communication unit which communicates information with a plurality of processing devices for processing the object and a second communication unit which communicates information with a conveyance controlling device controlling conveying of the object to the plurality of processing devices. An arrival time predicting unit predicts on the basis of information received by the second communication unit, the time when the conveying device arrives at one of the processing devices. In addition, a finish time predicting unit receives information and predicts the time when the processing on the object in the one processing device finishes. A processing indicating unit causes processing control information that orders the execution of device state improvement treatment to be transmitted to the one processing device on the basis of the predicted respective times.
摘要:
A processing indicating device to improve the efficiency of processing on an object. The device includes a first communication unit which communicates information with a plurality of processing devices for processing the object and a second communication unit which communicates information with a conveyance controlling device controlling conveying of the object to the plurality of processing devices. An arrival time predicting unit predicts on the basis of information received by the second communication unit, the time when the conveying device arrives at one of the processing devices. In addition, a finish time predicting unit receives information and predicts the time when the processing on the object in the one processing device finishes. A processing indicating unit causes processing control information that orders the execution of device state improvement treatment to be transmitted to the one processing device on the basis of the predicted respective times.
摘要:
A production efficiency improving apparatus includes a first communicating means for communicating information with a plurality of processing apparatuses that process objects, and a second communicating means for communicating conveyance control information, with a conveyance system comprising conveyance apparatuses for conveying the objects between the plurality of processing apparatuses. A means for predicting, on the basis of information communicated by the first communicating means, the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to send out processed objects, and the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to bring in unprocessed objects. A generating means generates the control information such that the conveyance apparatus will arrive at the processing apparatus that is the destination of the communication of information at the predicted timing predicted by the means for predicting.