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Substrate transfer apparatus and method of teaching substrate transfer robot

US10395956B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2017
Grant dateAug 27, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68707
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A controller: selects one optical sensor to use from among a first optical sensor and at least one second optical sensor; moves a substrate transfer hand to a detection start position at which an optical path of the selected optical sensor is positioned above a substrate placing portion and does not interfere with a pillar portion; lowers the substrate transfer hand from the detection start position to a detection position at which an object is detected by the optical sensor; and stores, as a height position of the substrate placing portion, a height of the optical path of the optical sensor from a predetermined positional reference when the substrate transfer hand is at the detection position.

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