KR100302012B1 - 미소-환경 콘테이너 연결방법 및 미소-환경 로드 로크 - Google Patents
미소-환경 콘테이너 연결방법 및 미소-환경 로드 로크 Download PDFInfo
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- 밀봉된 미소환경 콘테이너(micro-environment container)를 처리 챔버에 직접 연결하기 위한 미소-환경 로드 로크(micro-environment load lock)에 있어서, 적어도 하나 이상의 처리 챔버와 직접 연통되는 로드 로크 챔버; 상기 로드 로크 챔버와 연통되는 포트(port); 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너가, 개방되는 경우에 상기 로드 로크 챔버의 밀봉된 연장부인 내부 체적을 구비하고, 주위에 노출된 상태로 유지되는 외부 표면을 갖도록, 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너를 상기 로드 로크 챔버로 수용 및 밀봉시키도록 작동할 수 있는 밀봉(seal);상기 미소-환경 콘테이너를 개방 및 폐쇄시키도록 선택적으로 작동할 수 있고, 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너로부터 상기 포트를 통해 상기 로드 로크 챔버 내로 웨이퍼 카세트를 선택적으로 도입하도록 동작할 수 있으며, 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너가 없는 상태에서 상기 포트를 밀봉시키도록 작동할 수 있으며, 상기 웨이퍼 카세트를 상기 로드 로크 챔버 내로 도입하기 위해서 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너에 압력차를 가하도록 작동할 수 있는 베이스, 상기 웨이퍼 카세트와 처리 챔버 사이에서 한번에 하나의 웨이퍼를 이동시키기 위한 하나의 로봇; 및 상기 웨이퍼 카세트와 처리 챔버 사이에서 한번에 하나의 상기 웨이퍼 이송을 수행하도록 상기 베이스와 로봇의 작동을 통합하기 위한 승강기(lift indexer)를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 미소-환경 로드 로크.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 캐리어와 로드 로크 챔버는 하나의 가변 체적으로 이루어져 있고, 상기 가변 체적은 처리될 웨이퍼의 위치에 대응하는 상기 웨이퍼 카세트 부분을 수용하는데 필요한 최소 체적과 동일한 것을 특징으로 하는 미소-환경 로드 로크.
- 밀봉된 미소-환경 콘테이너를 처리 챔버에 직접 연결하기 위한 방법에 있어서, 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너의 내부 체적이 로드 로크 챔버의 연장부가 되고 상기 미소-환경 챔버의 외부면이 주위에 대하여 노출된 상태로 유지되도록, 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너를 상기 로드 로크 챔버에 수용 및 밀봉 가능하게 결합시키는 단계; 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너를 선택적으로 개방 및 폐쇄시키는 단계; 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너가 없는 상태에서, 상기 포트를 교대로(alternatively) 밀봉시키는 단계; 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너로부터 포트를 통해서 상기 로드 로크 챔버내로 웨이퍼 카세트를 선택적으로 도입시키기 위해, 상기 미소-환경 콘테이너의 베이스에 압력차를 가하는 단계; 상기 웨이퍼 카세트와 상기 처리 챔버 사이에서 상기 한번에 하나의 웨이퍼 이송을 수행하도록 상기 웨이퍼 도입단계와 상기 웨이퍼 이동 단계를 통합하는 단계; 및 상기 웨이퍼 카세트와 상기 처리 챔버 사이에서 하나의 로봇의 작용에 의해 한번에 하나씩 웨이퍼를 이동시키는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제3항에 있어서, 상기 웨이퍼 카세트를 상기 로드 로크 챔버 내로 도입시킴으로써, 상기 캐리어와 로드 로크 챔버는, 처리되고 있는 웨이퍼의 위치에 대응하는 상기 웨이퍼 카세트 부분을 수용하는데 필요한 최소 체적과 동일한 하나의가변 체적을 이루는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법
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