Automatic accurate alignment method for a semiconductor wafer cutting apparatus
US7054477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/681
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic accurate alignment method for a wafer cutting apparatus includes: (a) placing a wafer on a platform, and moving the platform and a camera unit to initial positions; (b) matching the electrical output of the camera unit with a key pattern to find a plurality of adjacent working patterns, and recording center point coordinates of the working patterns; (c) calculating at least one distance value associated with the center point coordinates of a corresponding adjacent pair of the working patterns; (d) determining whether any one calculated distance value complies with a key pattern dimension; and (e) upon determination that there is one calculated distance value that complies with the key pattern dimension, rotating the platform so that an imaginary line interconnecting the center point coordinates that are associated with the determined distance value is disposed parallel to a predetermined wafer cutting direction.
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