JP5674314B2 - レチクルsmifポッド又は基板コンテナ及びそのパージ方法 - Google Patents
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- 半導体製造に用いるレチクルを保持するためのレチクルSMIFポッドであって、
開口した内部空間および開口した底部を備える上部の外殻と、
開口した底部において上部の外殻に封止係合し掛止されるように構成された扉とを備え、該扉は基部、前記基部から延在しかつ前記レチクルを受容するためのレチクルSMIFポッド受容領域を限定するレチクル用の支持部材、およびパージノズルと結合するための下向きのノズルインタフェースを備え、前記ノズルインタフェースは、パージガスを通すための中央開口部を備えた弾力性のあるポリマーにより形成されたディスク形状の片持ち状フランジ部を備え、前記片持ち状フランジ部は被支持フランジ部から半径方向外向きに延在し、前記被支持フランジ部は管状の脚部と一体であり、前記片持ち状のフランジ部は下向きのノズル係合面と上向きの面とを有し、前記片持ち状フランジ部の前記上向きの面は、前記ノズルインタフェースが前記パージノズルと係合しないときには非接触状態にあり、前記片持ち状フランジ部がパージノズルと係合すると、水平から上向きに、円錐状のまたは丸みを帯びた円錐状の状態へと前記中央開口部と同軸で変形可能に配置されているレクチルSMIFポッド。 - 請求項1に記載のレチクルSMIFポッドであって、前記パージノズルは、さらにディフューザ本体を備え、該ディフューザ本体は前記レチクルSMIFポッド受容領域から離れる方向であって上方にかつ側方外側に向いた出口を有し、ディフューザ本体は前記管状の脚部に係合する大きさにされた中央軸穴を有するレチクルSMIFポッド。
- 請求項1に記載のレチクルSMIFポッドであって、前記ノズルインタフェースは、当該レチクルSMIFポッドの前記扉のパージポート開口部内に係合し、前記ノズルインタフェースは開口した内部空間内に位置するディフューザ部を備え、前記ディフューザ部は前記レチクルSMIFポッド受容領域に開口する複数のディフューザポートを有するレチクルSMIFポッド。
- 請求項1に記載のレチクルSMIFポッドであって、前記扉はパージポート開口部を有し、前記ノズルインタフェースはパージポート開口部と封止係合する大きさの環状の溝を備えたグロメット部および中央の軸穴を備え、前記片持ち状フランジ部は該中央の軸穴に隙間なく受容されるような大きさにされた管状部と一体化されているレチクルSMIFポッド。
- パージ可能な基板コンテナおよびパージステーションの組み合わせであって、前記パージステーションは上方に延在するパージノズルを備えた基板コンテナ受容域を有し、前記パージノズルは直径を有して水平面内に位置する円形の係合リップを有し、前記基板コンテナは前記円形の係合リップに対して半径方向外側の片持ち状フランジ部およびその内部の中央開口部を備えるノズルインタフェースを備え、前記片持ち状フランジ部は、水平方向に延在し、前記片持ち状フランジ部から半径方向内側の支持部と連結され、前記支持部は前記円形の係合リップの直径よりも小さい直径を有し、前記ノズルインタフェースを前記パージノズルと整列させた状態で前記基板コンテナが前記基板コンテナ受容域に配置されると、前記半径方向外側の片持ち状フランジ部は水平から円錐または丸みを帯びた円錐状態へと上方に曲がる組み合わせ。
- 請求項5に記載の組み合わせであって、前記パージノズルは前記パージステーションに対して固定され、前記パージノズルと前記ノズルインタフェースとの係合が、前記パージノズルの上に部分的に載せられる前記基板コンテナの重量により与えられる組み合わせ。
- 請求項5に記載の組み合わせであって、前記ノズルインタフェースが前記基板コンテナの中へ延在するディフューザポートを備えたグロメット部をさらに備える組み合わせ。
- 請求項5に記載の組み合わせであって、前記パージステーションが、筐体を備え、かつ、レチクルSMIFポッドのストック器として構成され、基板コンテナがレチクルSMIFポッドとして構成される組み合わせ。
- 請求項5に記載の組み合わせであって、前記基板コンテナが前部の開口したコンテナであり、ウェハー用の棚部を備えた組み合わせ。
- 少なくとも1つの基板を保持するためのパージ可能な基板コンテナであって、
内部空間を限定し、開口した側部およびパージポート開口部を含むコンテナと、
前記開口したコンテナ内に前記少なくとも1つの基板を保持するため前記コンテナに取り付けられた支持部と、
前記開口した側部に封止可能に掛止できる扉と、
前記コンテナに前記パージポート開口部において取り付けられたパージガス注入用のパージノズルインタフェースアセンブリとを有し、該パージノズルインタフェースアセンブリは、中央開口部および該中央開口部に対して半径方向外側の片持ち状周辺部を備えた弾性ポリマーディスクを含み、前記弾性ポリマーディスクは前記片持ち状周辺部から半径方向内側で保持され、前記片持ち状周辺部は、該片持ち状周辺部が水平にかつ半径方向外側に延在する非撓み位置と、前記片持ち状部分が撓んで水平の非撓み位置から角度をなして上方に延在する封止係合位置とを有するパージノズルインタフェースアセンブリとを備えるパージ可能な基板コンテナ。 - 基板コンテナをパージする方法であって、前記基板コンテナがその底側にパージポートを有し、前記パージポートは内側に管状脚部を一体で有する弾性ポリマー製の半径方向外向きに延びる片持ち状周辺部を備え、前記片持ち状周辺部は下向きの係合面部と反対の上方に向いた面とを有し、前記上方に向いた面は非接触状態にあり、
前記片持ち状周辺部の下向きの係合面と係合する上向きのノズルであって、上側の周囲リップを備えたノズルを有するパージステーション上に基板コンテナを配置する段階と、
前記ノズルに載せられる前記基板コンテナの重量により前記片持ち状周辺部を上方に曲げる段階とを備えた方法。
- パージポート開口部およびその内部に取り付けられたパージポートアセンブリとを備えた基板コンテナであって、前記パージポートアセンブリは両者とも弾性ポリマーで形成された本体部とノズル受容部とを備え、上記本体部は、それ自体の周りに延在し、前記パージポート開口部を封止嵌合する大きさにされた環状の通路形状をした溝を有し、前記本体部は、ディフューザポートと、前記本体部を通って軸方向に延び、前記ディフューザポートと連通する穴とをさらに有し、前記ノズル受容部は管状部と一体のフランジ部を備え、前記フランジ部は中央開口部を有し、かつ半径方向内側の被支持フランジ部および該被支持フランジ部と同心で被支持フランジ部から半径方向外側に延在する、半径方向外側の支持されない片持ち状フランジ部を備え、前記管状部は前記本体部の前記穴内に挿入されて保持される大きさにされ、それにより、前記フランジ部は前記コンテナの外部に位置され、前記ディフューザポートは内部に位置し、前記パージポートアセンブリを通る軸方向のパージ経路が存在する基板コンテナ。
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