Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Substratbearbeitungsvorrichtung, mit - einer Eingangsschleuse (110) zur Aufnahme zumindest eines Substrats (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46) und zur Weitergabe des Substrats (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46) entlang einer vorgegebenen Transportrichtung (T), - einer ersten Prozesskammer (210) mit einer ersten Prozessquelle (220) zur Durchführung zumindest eines ersten Oberflächenbehandlungsprozesses, wobei die erste Prozesskammer (210) in Transportrichtung (T) an die Eingangsschleuse (110) angrenzt und mittels eines Schleusenventils (12) hermetisch von der Eingangsschleuse (110) trennbar ist, - zumindest einer zweiten Prozesskammer (310, 410, 510) mit einer zweiten Prozessquelle (320, 420) zur Durchführung zumindest eines zweiten Oberflächenbehandlungsprozesses, wobei die zweite Prozesskammer (310, 410, 510) in Transportrichtung (T) an die erste Prozesskammer (210) angrenzt und mittels eines Schleusenventils (12) hermetisch von der ersten Prozesskammer (210) trennbar ist, und mit - einer Transportvorrichtung (20) zum diskontinuierlichen, schrittweisen Transportieren des zumindest einen Substrats (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46) in Transportrichtung (T) von der ersten Prozesskammer (210) in die zumindest zweite Prozesskammer (310, 410, 510).
Abstract:
A semiconductor wafer transport apparatus includes a frame, a transport arm movably mounted to the frame and having at least one end effector movably mounted to the arm so the at least one end effector traverses, with the arm as a unit, in a first direction relative to the frame, and traverses linearly, relative to the transport arm, in a second direction, and an edge detection sensor mounted to the transport arm so the edge detection sensor moves with the transport arm as a unit relative to the frame, the edge detection sensor being a common sensor effecting edge detection of each wafer simultaneously supported by the end effector, wherein the edge detection sensor is configured so the edge detection of each wafer is effected by and coincident with the traverse in the second direction of each end effector on the transport arm.
Abstract:
The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus and methods for forming a low-k dielectric material on a substrate. The method includes various substrate processing steps utilizing a wet processing chamber, a solvent exchange chamber, and a supercritical fluid chamber. More specifically, a dielectric material in an aqueous solution may be deposited on the substrate and a solvent exchange process may be performed to prepare the substrate for a supercritical drying process. During the supercritical drying process, liquids present in the solution and remaining on the substrate from the solvent exchange process are removed via sublimation during the supercritical drying process. The resulting dielectric material formed on the substrate may be considered a silica aerogel which exhibits a very low k-value.
Abstract:
Vapor deposition apparatus for forming stacked thin films on discrete photovoltaic module substrates conveyed in a continuous non-stop manner through the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a first sublimation compartment positioned over a first deposition area of said apparatus, a second sublimation compartment positioned over a second deposition area of said apparatus, and an internal divider positioned therebetween and defining a middle seal member. An actuator is attached to the internal divider and is configured to move the internal divider to control intermixing of first source material vapors and second source material vapors within the first deposition area and the second deposition area. Methods are also generally provided for depositing stacked thin films on a substrate.
Abstract:
The plasma reactor comprises a reaction chamber (23) connectable to a source of ionizable gases (25) and to a heating device (80), said reactor (10) being subjected to the phases of heating (A), cleaning (L) and/or surface treatment (S), cooling (R), unloading (D) and loading (C) of metallic pieces (1). The installation comprises: at least two reactors (10), each being selectively and alternately connected to: the same source of ionizable gases (25); the same vacuum source (60); the same electrical energy source (50); and to the same heating device (80), the latter being displaceable between operative positions, in each of which surrounding laterally and superiorly a respective reactor (10), while the latter is in its heating phase (A) and cleaning phase (L) and/or in the surface treatment phase (S) of the metallic pieces (1).
Abstract:
Device for heating a substrate for crystallizing a material on the substrate, provided with a process chamber which is provided with a first and a second sealable opening for a substrate to pass through, a first inlet for receiving a process gas and a first outlet for discharging an off-gas from the process chamber; an evaporator device for evaporating the material, which evaporator device is connected to the process chamber for supplying the process gas; a first condensation device which is connected to the process chamber for receiving the off-gas and wherein the first condensation device is designed to condense the material in the vapour phase in the off-gas to form a solid phase and a second condensation device for condensing part of the material in vapour phase in the off-gas to form a liquid phase, which second condensation device connects the first condensation device to the discharge duct and a connecting duct between the evaporator device and the second condensation device for transporting the material in the liquid phase between the second condensation device and the evaporator device.