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Granted Patent B2
US 11,987,884 · App. 17/345,795 · Granted May 21, 2024

Glass and wafer inspection system and a method of use thereof

Inventor: Youngjin Choi (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: JNK TECH
C23C16/52G01N21/8851G01N21/9501G01N21/958G06T1/0014G06T7/0004G06T7/13G06T7/174H01L21/681H01L22/12G06T2207/30148
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Patent No.
US 11,987,884
App. No.
17/345,795
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of inspection and an inspection system for the film deposition process for substrates includes glass and wafer. The inspection system includes multiple camera modules positioned in a load lock unit of a process chamber, such as the camera modules that can capture images of the substrate in the load lock. The images are analyzed by a control unit of the inspection system to determine the accuracy of robots in handling the substrate, calibration of the robots based on the analysis, and defects in the substrate caused during the handling and deposition process.

Claims (14)

1. A method for inspecting a substrate coating process, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of camera modules mounted to a load lock unit of a process chamber for coating thin film on a substrate;

receiving, by a robot, the substrate into a load lock unit through a first door;

upon receiving the substrate through the first door, capturing a first set of images by the plurality of camera of the substrate in the load lock unit;

realigning the substate by a robot in the load lock unit;

upon realigning, capturing a second set of images of the substrate by the plurality of cameras; and

analyzing, by a control unit, the second set of images in comparison with the first set of images to obtain a first set of parameters, the first set of parameters related to the accuracy of the robots in handling the substrate and any defects in the substrate due to handling.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

upon realignment, transferring the substrate by a robot into a process module through a second door;

receiving a coated substrate from the process module into the load lock unit by a robot, wherein the coated substrate is the substrate processed in the process module;

capturing a third set of images of the coated substrate by the plurality of camera modules; and

analysis the first, second, and third set of images to obtain values of a second set of parameters.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the substrate is glass.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the substrate is a wafer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: CHOI, YOUNGJIN
To: JNK TECH
Reel/Frame 056643/0508 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63175282 · Apr 15, 2021
Related Publication 20220230927A1 · Jul 21, 2022
Cited By (2)
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