IP Library Granted Patent US 11,538,702
Granted Patent B2
US 11,538,702 · App. 17/140,294 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Apparatus for monitoring an exchanging process of a semiconductor part and a method for the same

Inventors: Woo Hyung Choi (Seongnam-si, KR); Sang Woo Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: ADAPTIVE PLASMA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
H01L21/67288B25J11/0095B25J19/0025B25J19/023G06T7/0004G06T7/73H01L21/68721H04N7/18G06T2207/30148
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Patent No.
US 11,538,702
App. No.
17/140,294
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for monitoring an exchanging process of a semiconductor part and a method for the same. The apparatus comprises finger having a structure capable of loading the part and transferred by a robot for exchanging; and at least one image obtaining means coupled to the finger and obtaining an image of an exchanging position.

Claims (8)

1. An apparatus for monitoring an exchanging process of a semiconductor part, comprising;

a finger having a pair of hands formed at one end portion thereof and an image obtaining means disposed in each of the hands, the finger being configured to be coupled with a robot arm;

a loading unit detachably attached on the finger, the loading unit being configured to load the semiconductor part; and

a processor disposed in the loading unit and wirelessly connected to the image obtaining means, the processor being configured to process an image obtained by the image obtaining means to be a wireless transmittable data and wirelessly transmit the wireless transmittable data to an external controlling unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor part is an edge ring to be coupled around a wafer, and the image includes an image for detecting a separation distance between an electrostatic chuck and the edge ring.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image obtaining means includes: a camera module.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the finger includes: a penetrating hole formed in each of the hands, the camera module being disposed over the penetrating hole.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the finger includes: a connector connected to the other end portion thereof, the connector being configured to be detachably coupled to the robot arm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2026
From: ADAPTIVE PLASMA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: VM INC.
Reel/Frame 074186/0819 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2021
From: CHOI, WOO HYUNG; LEE, SANG WOO
To: ADAPTIVE PLASMA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 054796/0605 →
Continuity (1)
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