IP Library Granted Patent US 9,010,225
Granted Patent B2
US 9,010,225 · App. 12/809,919 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Dicing apparatus and dicing method

Inventor: Yoshitami Hojo (Hachioji, JP)
Assignee: Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
B24B49/12B28D5/0064
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Patent No.
US 9,010,225
App. No.
12/809,919
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dicing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a work table on which a work is mounted; a processing device which processes the work; an imaging device which images the work on the work table; a plurality of moving device which move the work table, the processing device, and the imaging device relatively to each other; and an alignment camera which is provided on the same moving device as the work table so as to face the imaging device, and which performs imaging in the direction toward the portion where the imaging device is provided. According to the dicing apparatus configured in this way, it is possible to easily measure the relative position of the imaging device and the processing device without processing a dummy work, and it is possible to perform excellent dicing processing without lowering the efficiency of the dicing apparatus.

Claims (14)

1. A dicing apparatus, comprising:

a work table on which a work is mounted;

a processing device which processes the work;

an imaging device which images the work on the work table;

a plurality of moving devices which move the work table, the processing device, and the imaging device relatively to each other;

an alignment camera which is provided on the same moving device as the work table so as to face the imaging device, and which performs imaging in the direction toward the portion where the imaging device is provided; and

a controller configured:

determine a first position of the imaging device with respect to the alignment camera when the alignment camera is in a first position,

determine a first position of the processing device with respect to the alignment camera when the alignment camera is in a second position different from said first position of the alignment camera, and

calculate a relative position between the imaging device and the processing device using the first position of the imaging device and the first position of the processing device.

2. The dicing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a reference mark, which can be imaged by the alignment camera and the imaging device, is provided at the center or near the center of the visual field of the alignment camera.

3. The dicing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the reference mark is movably provided so as to be able to be positioned at the center of the visual field of the alignment camera or near the center of the visual field, and outside the visual field.

4. The dicing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a reference mark is movably provided so as to be able to be positioned at the center of the visual field of the alignment camera or near the center of the visual field, and outside the visual field.

5. The dicing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing device and the imaging device are attached to the same rigid element of said dicing apparatus.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE STREET ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 024578 FRAME 0493. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE STREET ADDRESS AS 2968-2, ISHIKAWA-MACHI. PLEASE REMOVE HACHIOJI-SHI FROM THE STREET ADDRESS. Recorded Jul 23, 2010
From: HOJO, YOSHITAMI
To: TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024729/0706 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2010
From: HOJO, YOSHITAMI
To: TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024578/0493 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-330131 · Dec 21, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100269650A1 · Oct 28, 2010