H01L21/677

Transport system

A transport system for transporting a plurality of objects between a storage container configured to store the plurality of objects and a processing apparatus configured to collectively process the plurality of objects held on a tray, including a mounting part on which the storage container is mounted, a stage on which the plurality of objects are mounted, a tray support part configured to support the tray, a first transport device configured to transport the plurality of objects between the storage container mounted on the mounting part and the stage, and a second transport device configured to transport the plurality of objects between the stage and the tray supported by the tray support part.

Substrate transport apparatus, substrate processing apparatus, and substrate transport method
11710654 · 2023-07-25 · ·

A substrate transport apparatus includes transport hands that clamp substrates by vacuum pressures, respectively, and that are located at different heights, a vacuum pressure supply unit that supplies the vacuum pressures to the transport hands, and a controller that controls the vacuum pressure supply unit to supply the vacuum pressures to the transport hands or interrupt the supply of the vacuum pressures to the transport hands. The controller controls the vacuum pressure supply unit such that the vacuum pressures of the transport hands are turned off at the same height from a substrate support member.

DEVICE FOR SHIFTING AT LEAST ONE SUB-ASSEMBLY BETWEEN A PROVISIONING ZONE AND WORKING ZONE

Device (1) for displacing at least one assembly (2, 2′) between a provisioning zone (3) and a working zone (4) of at least one process chamber (5) of a process chamber apparatus (6) for soldering, in particular for reflow soldering, comprising at least one displacement device (7), wherein the at least one assembly (2, 2′) carries out, at least in sections, a displacement movement (9), or such a displacement movement (9) can be carried out, such that the at least one assembly (2, 2′) is displaced by means of a force (8), in particular pushing force, which is transmitted or generated by the displacement device (7), in particular directly, and acts on the assembly (2, 2′).

SUBSTRATE STORAGE CONTAINER
20230238265 · 2023-07-27 ·

A substrate storage container according to the present invention is configured such that: a substrate W slides with respect to a second contact surface 601 at least when transitioning from a state in which an container body opening is not closed by a lid to a state in which the container body opening is closed by the lid, or when transitioning from a state in which the container body opening is closed by the lid to a state in which the container body opening is not closed by the lid; and an inner-side substrate support part 6 is composed of an alloy resin mainly containing a polycarbonate resin and polybutylene terephthalate resin, with the mass of the polybutylene terephthalate resin being greater than the mass of the polycarbonate resin.

SUBSTRATE HOLDING APPARATUS
20230234791 · 2023-07-27 · ·

A substrate holding apparatus includes a base and holders attached to the base to hold substrates. The holders is aligned in a predetermined alignment direction, and is attached to the base so as to be detachable in parallel with a reference plane as a plane crossing the alignment direction.

WAFER CLEANING AND DRYING DEVICE

A wafer cleaning and drying device includes: a box used to clean the wafer, an opening is arranged at the top of the box for the wafer to enter or exit the box; a support part arranged inside the box and used to hold the wafer, the support part can move upward and downward; a spraying pipe arranged at the opening and used to spray the drying gas onto the surface of the cleaned wafer. The wafer cleaning and drying device dries the surface of the wafer with the spraying pipe arranged at the opening of the box, which sprays the drying gas onto the surface of the cleaned wafer. Understandably, Marangoni effect is used in the present prevention the water attached to the surface of the wafer is eliminated on basis of surface tension gradient difference.

METHOD OF DISPLAYING SUBSTRATE ARRANGEMENT DATA, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MENDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of displaying substrate arrangement data, including: (a) setting each of a transport parameter for determining at least an arrangement of substrates to be loaded into a substrate retainer and carrier information of a carrier storing the substrates to be loaded into the substrate retainer; (b) creating the substrate arrangement data of a case where the substrates are loaded into the substrate retainer based on the transport parameter and the carrier information set in (a); and (c) displaying the substrate arrangement data at least comprising data representing the arrangement of the substrates in a state where the substrates are loaded in the substrate retainer.

METHOD OF DISPLAYING SUBSTRATE ARRANGEMENT DATA, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MENDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of displaying substrate arrangement data, including: (a) setting each of a transport parameter for determining at least an arrangement of substrates to be loaded into a substrate retainer and carrier information of a carrier storing the substrates to be loaded into the substrate retainer; (b) creating the substrate arrangement data of a case where the substrates are loaded into the substrate retainer based on the transport parameter and the carrier information set in (a); and (c) displaying the substrate arrangement data at least comprising data representing the arrangement of the substrates in a state where the substrates are loaded in the substrate retainer.

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE COMPRISING DOOR UNIT HAVING INCLINED SURFACE
20230001462 · 2023-01-05 · ·

The substrate processing device according to one embodiment may comprise: a chamber unit provided with a processing space therein and comprising an inclined chamber surface having an opening; a door unit comprising an inclined door surface, which corresponds to the inclined chamber surface, and capable of being coupled to the chamber unit; and a door driving unit for driving the door unit so as to open/close the processing space.

PURGING SPINDLE ARMS TO PREVENT DEPOSITION AND WAFER SLIDING
20230005776 · 2023-01-05 ·

A system includes a plurality of spindle arms located above a plurality of stations in a processing chamber to transport a semiconductor substrate between the stations. The spindle arms reside in the processing chamber during processing of the semiconductor substrate. The system comprises first gas lines arranged below the stations to supply a purge gas. The system comprises second gas lines extending upwards from the first gas lines to supply the purge gas to the spindle arms during the processing of the semiconductor substrate in the processing chamber.