KR101386331B1 - 웨이퍼 반송 장치 - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
도 2는 도 1에 나타내는 웨이퍼 반송 장치를 나타내는 정면도이다.
도 3은 도 1에 나타내는 웨이퍼 반송 장치를 나타내는 배면도이다.
도 4는 도 1에 나타내는 웨이퍼 반송 장치의 프리얼라이먼트실에 이용되는 웨이퍼 탑재 이송 기구 및 아암의 주요부를 나타내는 사시도이다.
도 5는 도 1에 나타내는 웨이퍼 반송 장치의 제 2 웨이퍼 반송 기구의 아암을 나타내는 사시도이다.
도 6은 도 1에 나타내는 웨이퍼 반송 장치의 얼라인먼트실의 얼라인먼트 기구와 아암의 관계를 설명하기 위한 설명도이다.
도 7은 도 1에 나타내는 웨이퍼 반송 장치에 인접하는 검사실과 반송 아암의 관계를 설명하기 위한 설명도이다.
도 8a∼8c는 각각 도 4에 나타내는 웨이퍼 탑재 이송 기구의 동작을 설명하기 위한 설명도이다.
도 9a 및 9b는 각각 도 6에 나타내는 얼라인먼트실에서의 얼라인먼트 공정을 나타내는 도면이다.
도 10a 및 10b는 각각 도 9a 및 9b에 계속되는 얼라인먼트 공정을 나타내는 도면.
12 프리얼라이먼트실 13 제 1 웨이퍼 반송 기구
14 제 1 웨이퍼 반송실 15 얼라인먼트실
16 제 2 웨이퍼 반송 기구 16C 상부 아암
17 제 2 웨이퍼 반송실 19 웨이퍼 탑재 이송 기구
W 반도체 웨이퍼
Claims (7)
- 반도체 웨이퍼의 전기적 특성 검사를 실행하기 위해 복수의 검사실과의 사이에서 하우징체 내에 수납된 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 반송하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치로서,
상기 하우징체를 수납하는 웨이퍼 수납실과,
상기 웨이퍼 수납실의 상하 방향의 어느 한쪽에 배치되고 상기 전기적 특성 검사에 앞서 상기 반도체 웨이퍼의 프리얼라이먼트를 실행하는 프리얼라이먼트실과,
상기 웨이퍼 수납실과 상기 프리얼라이먼트실을 따라 상하 방향에 배치되고 상기 웨이퍼 수납실로부터 상기 프리얼라이먼트실에 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 반송하는 제 1 웨이퍼 반송실과,
상기 제 1 웨이퍼 반송실과의 사이에 상기 프리얼라이먼트실을 사이에 두는 위치에 배치되고 상기 반도체 웨이퍼의 얼라인먼트를 실행하는 얼라인먼트실과,
상기 제 1 웨이퍼 반송실, 상기 프리얼라이먼트실 및 상기 얼라인먼트실의 배열 방향을 따라 배치되고 상기 프리얼라이먼트실, 상기 얼라인먼트실 및 상기 복수의 검사실과의 사이에서 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 반송하는 제 2 웨이퍼 반송실
을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 웨이퍼 수납실, 상기 프리얼라이먼트실, 상기 얼라인먼트실 및 상기 제 2 웨이퍼 반송실이 상기 제 1 웨이퍼 반송실을 경계로 해서 좌우 대칭으로 배치되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,
상기 제 1 웨이퍼 반송실은 상기 웨이퍼 수납실로부터 상기 프리얼라이먼트실에 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 반송하는 제 1 웨이퍼 반송 기구를 구비하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 프리얼라이먼트실은 상기 반도체 웨이퍼의 프리얼라이먼트를 실행하는 프리얼라이먼트 기구를 구비하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
- 제 4 항에 있어서,
상기 제 2 웨이퍼 반송실은 상기 프리얼라이먼트실, 상기 얼라인먼트실 및 상기 복수의 검사실과의 사이에서 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 반송하는 제 2 웨이퍼 반송 기구를 구비하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
- 제 5 항에 있어서,
상기 프리얼라이먼트실은 상기 프리얼라이먼트 기구에 의해 프리얼라이먼트된 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 상기 제 2 웨이퍼 반송 기구에 탑재 이송하는 웨이퍼 탑재 이송 기구를 구비하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
- 제 5 항 또는 제 6 항에 있어서,
상기 제 2 웨이퍼 반송 기구는 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 반송하기 위해 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 유지하는 유지판을 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 웨이퍼 반송 장치.
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