KR100873967B1 - 완충메카니즘을 갖는 반도체 제조장치 및 반도체 웨이퍼의완충방법 - Google Patents
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- 반응기 내부에 대기하고 있는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘에 있어서,상기 반응기 내에 마련된 서셉터 주변에 적치되며 수평방향으로 회전하고, 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 지지하기 위한 적어도 두 개의 지지수단;각각의 지지수단을 수직방향으로 지지하기 위한 각각의 하나의 샤프트수단;상기 샤프트수단에 연결된 각각의 지지수단을 회전시키기 위한 회전메카니즘; 및각각의 샤프트수단을 상하로 이동시키는 승강메카니즘을 포함하고,O-링을 더 포함하며, 상기 샤프트는 상기 회전메카니즘에 연결되고 상기 O-링에 의해 봉합되는 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘.
- 제1항에 있어서,각각의 지지수단은 상기 반도체 웨이퍼의 하면과 라인접촉하도록 상기 반도체 웨이퍼의 외주면을 따라 만곡된 내부 가장자리부를 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 회전메카니즘은 전기적으로 또는 공기압에 의해 작동되는 회전식 엑츄에이터인 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 승강메카니즘은 전기적으로 또는 공기압에 의해 작동되는 실린더메카니즘인 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘.
- 제1항에 있어서,벨로우를 더 포함하며, 상기 샤프트는 상기 벨로우와 함께 마련되고 상기 승강메카니즘에 연결된 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘.
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- 제1항에 있어서,상기 O-링은 합성수지 봉합을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 웨이퍼를 수용하기 위한 완충메카니즘.
- 단일 웨이퍼 처리 반응기에 있어서,상하로 구동 가능하며, 반도체 웨이퍼를 그 위에 적치하기 위한 서셉터;상기 반응기의 내부로 연장되고 복귀되는 이송아암이 관통하는 게이트밸브;상기 이송아암의 구동을 방해하지 않는 위치에서 상기 서셉터 내에 마련되며, 상기 서셉터의 구동을 개별적으로 상하 구동가능하게 하고, 상기 반도체 웨이퍼를 승강시키기 위한 승강핀; 및제1항의 상기 완충메카니즘을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단일 웨이퍼 처리 반응기.
- 반도체 제조장치에 있어서,제1항의 완충메카니즘을 포함하는 상기 반응기;상기 게이트밸브를 관통하여 상기 반응기에 연결된 로드록챔버; 및상기 게이트밸브를 관통하여 상기 반응기와 상기 로드록챔버 사이에서 반도체 웨이퍼를 이송하기 위한 이송아암을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 반도체 제조장치.
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