Abstract:
A polishing apparatus detects the escape of a substrate from a top ring during polishing. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing pad, a top ring, and a substrate escape detection section for detecting escape of the substrate from the top ring. The detection section includes a light irradiation member for irradiating an area of the upper surface of the polishing pad with light, a controller for controlling the light irradiation of the light irradiation member, an image-taking member for taking an image of the area irradiated with the light, and an information processing member for processing information outputted from the image-taking member. The controller controls the light irradiation member in such a manner that it performs light irradiation at least for a period of time during which the substrate is regarded as being in contact with the polishing pad.
Abstract:
A polishing apparatus has a polishing section (302) configured to polish a substrate and a measurement section (307) configured to measure a thickness of a film formed on the substrate. The polishing apparatus also has an interface (310) configured to input a desired thickness of a film formed on a substrate to be polished and a storage device (308a) configured to store polishing rate data on at least one past substrate therein. The polishing apparatus includes an arithmetic unit (308b) operable to calculate a polishing rate and an optimal polishing time based on the polishing rate data and the desired thickness by using a weighted average method which weights the polishing rate data on a lately polished substrate.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polishing device capable of detecting jump-out of a wafer from a top ring without causing photo-corrosion of the wafer. SOLUTION: The polishing device provided with the top ring 21 holding and rotating the wafer W, and a polishing table 10 provided with a polishing pad 11, polishes the wafer W by bringing the wafer W into sliding contact with the polishing pad 11. The polishing device is provided with a wafer jump-out detecting means comprising an LED lighting system 26 for irradiating the upper face of the polishing pad 11 with light, a controller 32 for controlling the LED lighting system 26, and a CCD camera 27 for acquiring the upper face image of the polishing pad 11, and an image processor 31 for processing information outputted from the CCD camera 27. Light irradiation is started immediately before or at the moment of determining that the wafer has abutted on the polishing pad 11. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate processing apparatus which can reduce risk of disabled treatment of a substrate by continuously performing a part of processing for the substrate, cleaning and recovering the substrate, and easily ejecting the substrate from the apparatus to the outside, so far as it does not result in serious failure, when a trouble occurs in the substrate processing apparatus, without having to stop the system as a whole. SOLUTION: In the method for operating the substrate processing apparatus consisting of a polishing part 3, a cleaning part 4 and a transporting mechanisms 7, 22, when either the polishing part 3, the cleaning part 4 or the transporting mechanisms 7, 22 detects an abnormality, the apparatus sorts a substrate according to a location where the abnormality is detected and a position for the substrate in the substrate processing apparatus, and performs processes for the substrate after malfunction detection by changing at each sorted substrate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate processing apparatus which enables an operator to easily and safely enter into the apparatus and collect substrates in the apparatus when malfunctions occur in the apparatus.SOLUTION: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a first processing part performing a first process to substrates W; a second processing part performing a second process; and transfer mechanisms 7, 22 transferring the substrates W. The substrate processing apparatus includes a door which is locked during the normal operation and may be opened and closed by releasing the lock after abnormality is detected so that an operator collects the substrates W, which are in processes before and after the first process, from the apparatus before the second process and puts the substrates W in the apparatus for performing the second process when the abnormality is detected in one of devices in the apparatus.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polishing method and polishing apparatus capable of reducing rework caused by overpolishing or risk of yield reduction. SOLUTION: A substrate polishing apparatus 1 includes a polishing section 3 configured to press a substrate onto a polishing pad and to mutually slide and move the substrate and the polishing pad so as to polish the substrate; a measuring instrument configured to measure at least one of parameters of groove depth on the surface of the polishing pad, roughness, temperature and thickness of the polishing pad; a measuring instrument 300 configured to measure a thickness of a film formed on the substrate; and a control unit 8 configured to optimize the polish treatment time of the substrate to be polished next based on the transition of a polishing rate just from the exchange of the polishing pad to the next timing of exchange, correlation with the parameter, the measurement of the parameter and a result of measuring the thickness of the film before and after polishing. The polishing rate is the thickness of the film per unit time removed from the substrate by polishing, and the polish treatment time is a time required for polishing one substrate at a predetermined polishing rate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI