JP5524668B2 - ウエハ保持装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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Description
図1(a)は、本実施例のウエハ保持装置1の上面図である。図1(b)は、ウエハ保持装置1の側面図である。図1(c)は、図1(a)のA−A線におけるウエハ保持装置1の断面図をウエハ90と共に表した断面図である。図1(b)には、水平方向を表すX軸及びY軸、垂直方向を表すZ軸が示されている。以下、Z軸の矢印方向を上側、その反対方向を下側と称する。
図5(a)は、本実施例のウエハ保持装置1の上面図である。図5(b)は、本実施例のウエハ保持装置1の側面図である。図5(c)は、図5(a)のB−B線における断面図である。以下、第1の実施例と異なる部分について主に説明する。
図7(a)は、本実施例のウエハ保持装置1の上面図である。図7(b)は、本実施例のウエハ保持装置1の側面図である。図7(c)は、図7(a)のC−C線における断面図である。以下、第1の実施例と異なる部分について主に説明する。
2 露光部
3 撮像部
10 ステージ
11 台座
15 ウエハ搭載領域
21、23 駆動部
22、24 送りネジ
30 気体供給源
31 調整弁
32 給気管
33 風洞部
34 噴出孔
35 吸気部
36 調整弁
37 吸引管
40 環状部
41、42、43 支柱部
44 駆動部
45−1〜45−12 吸着孔
45 連結管
46 接続管
51、52、53 支持ピン
54 駆動部
60 制御部
70 光源
71 レチクル
72 支持部
73 レンズ
80 ミラー
81 カメラ
90 ウエハ
Claims (7)
- 半導体製造装置において用いられるウエハ保持装置であって、
複数の噴出孔が分布して設けられたウエハ搭載領域を有するウエハ搭載ステージと、
前記噴出孔を介して気体を噴出せしめる給気部と、
前記ウエハ搭載領域の近傍に設けられて前記気体の噴出流によって前記ウエハに加わる圧力に抗するように前記ウエハを前記ウエハ搭載ステージに対して係止し得る係止部と、を含み、
前記係止部は、前記ウエハ搭載ステージの上面側から見たときに前記ウエハ搭載領域の少なくとも周縁部に対応する位置にあって前記ウエハに係合し得る係合面を有する環状部と、前記環状部を前記ウエハ搭載ステージ上に支持する支柱部と、からなり、
前記環状部は、前記係合面に開口した気体吸引路を有し、
前記気体吸引路を介して前記ウエハを吸引し得る吸気部を更に含むことを特徴とするウエハ保持装置。 - 前記係合面には前記気体吸引路の複数の開口が設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のウエハ保持装置。
- 前記係止部を前記ウエハ搭載ステージの表面に対して垂直方向に上下動させる駆動部を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のウエハ保持装置。
- 各々が前記ウエハ搭載ステージに設けられ且つ前記ウエハ搭載ステージの表面に対して垂直方向に上下動自在に設けられて前記ウエハを支持し得る少なくとも3つの支持部を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1に記載のウエハ保持装置。
- 前記ウエハ搭載領域は複数の領域からなり、
前記給気部は、前記複数の噴出孔のうちの前記領域の1に属する噴出孔を介して噴出せしめる前記気体の噴出量を、当該1の領域以外の領域に属する噴出孔を介して噴出せしめる前記気体の噴出量と異ならせることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1に記載のウエハ保持装置。 - 半導体製造装置におけるウエハ保持方法であって、
ウエハ搭載ステージに気体の噴出孔を介した噴出流路を形成する流路形成ステップと、
前記噴出流路をよぎるようにウエハを配置するウエハ配置ステップと、
前記気体の噴出流による前記ウエハにかかる圧力に抗するように前記ウエハを前記ウエハ搭載ステージに対して係止部の環状の係止面にて係止するウエハ係止ステップと、
前記係合面に開口した気体吸引路を介して前記ウエハを吸引するウエハ吸引ステップと、を含むことを特徴とするウエハ保持方法。 - 前記ウエハ配置ステップにおいて前記ウエハを配置した面に対して水平方向に前記ウエハを係止したまま移動させるウエハ移動ステップを更に含むことを特徴とする請求項6に記載のウエハ保持方法。
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