IP Library Granted Patent US 12,463,086
Granted Patent B2
US 12,463,086 · App. 17/965,050 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Substrate treating apparatus and substrate treating method

Inventors: Won Sik Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Se Hoon Oh (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); In Ki Jung (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Pil Kyun Heo (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
H01L21/68785B08B3/041H01L21/67023H01R39/08H01R39/18H01L21/6708H01L21/67115H01L21/68728H01L21/6875H01L21/68792H01R39/42
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Patent No.
US 12,463,086
App. No.
17/965,050
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for treating a substrate including: a processing vessel having a processing space; a support unit for supporting the substrate in the processing space and rotating the substrate; a liquid supply unit for supplying a processing liquid to the substrate; and a heating unit for heating the substrate, wherein the support unit includes: a spin chuck; a rotation driver for rotating the spin chuck; a chuck pin installed on the spin chuck to be rotated with the spin chuck; a chuck pin moving unit for moving the chuck pin between a contact position wherein the chuck pin is in contact with a side portion of the substrate and an open position at which the chuck pin is spaced apart from the side portion of the substrate, and the chuck pin moving unit moves the chuck pin while the substrate is rotated by the spin chuck.

Claims (62)

1 . An apparatus for treating a substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a processing vessel having a processing space;

a support unit for supporting the substrate in the processing space and rotating the substrate;

a liquid supply unit for supplying a processing liquid to the substrate supported by the support unit; and

a heating unit for heating the substrate,

wherein the support unit includes:

a spin chuck;

a rotation driver for rotating the spin chuck;

a chuck pin installed on the spin chuck so as to be rotated together with the spin chuck; and

a chuck pin moving unit including a cam ring, a cam ring driver for rotating the cam ring, and a slip-ring assembly for providing power to the cam ring driver, wherein the chuck pin moving unit is configured for moving the chuck pin between a contact position at which the chuck pin is in contact with a side portion of the substrate and an open position at which the chuck pin is spaced apart from the side portion of the substrate, and

the chuck pin moving unit moves the chuck pin while the substrate is rotated by the spin chuck.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the slip-ring assembly includes:

a ring member rotated together with the spin chuck; and

a brush member provided to be movable with respect to the ring member; and

a moving member for moving the brush member in a direction closer to the ring member or a direction away from the ring member.

3 . The apparatus unit of claim 2 , wherein the brush member is provided to be selectively contactable to the ring member by the moving member.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the cam ring includes a protrusion protruding from an outer surface, and

the chuck pin moving unit includes a rod member having one end coupled to the chuck pin and the other end that is in contact with the protrusion.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the protrusion includes a first inclined surface having a first inclination angle with respect to the outer surface of the cam ring, and a second inclined surface having a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle, and

the other end of the rod member is provided to be movable along the first inclined surface of the protrusion.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the protrusion includes a first position closest to the outer surface of the cam ring on the first inclined surface, and a second position located farthest apart from the outer surface of the cam ring on the first inclined surface, and

the other end of the rod member is moved between the first position and the second position.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein when the other end of the rod member is located at the first position, the chuck pin is located at the contact position, and

when the other end of the rod member is located at the second position, the chuck pin is located at the open position.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the spin chuck is rotated such that the substrate is rotated at a first speed or a second speed faster than the first speed, and

the chuck pin moving unit locates the chuck pin at the open position while the substrate is rotated at the first speed.

9 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the spin chuck is rotated such that the substrate is rotated at a first speed or a second speed faster than the first speed,

the brush member is in contact with the ring member when the substrate is rotated at the first speed, and

the brush member is not in contact with the ring member when the substrate is rotated at the second speed.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein when the brush member is in contact with the ring member, the slip-ring assembly provides power to the cam ring driver, and

when the brush member is not in contact with the ring member, the slip-ring assembly does not provide power to the cam ring driver.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the spin chuck has a through-hole penetrating in a vertical direction, and

the heating unit heats a bottom surface of the substrate through the through-hole.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the heating unit includes a laser.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the spin chuck includes:

a body portion; and

an extension portion extending upwardly from an upper end of the body portion, and

wherein an inner diameter of the extension portion increases toward the upper direction.

14 . An apparatus for treating a substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a processing vessel having a processing space;

a support unit for supporting the substrate in the processing space and rotating the substrate; and

a liquid supply unit for supplying a processing liquid to the substrate supported by the support unit;

wherein the support unit includes:

a spin chuck;

a rotation driver for rotating the spin chuck;

a chuck pin installed on the spin chuck so as to be rotated together with the spin chuck; and

a chuck pin moving unit including a cam ring, a cam ring driver for rotating the cam ring, and a slip-ring assembly for providing power to the cam ring driver, wherein the chuck pin moving unit is configured for moving the chuck pin between a contact position at which the chuck pin is in contact with a side portion of the substrate and an open position at which the chuck pin is spaced apart from the side portion of the substrate.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the slip-ring assembly includes:

a ring member rotated together with the spin chuck; and

a brush member provided to be movable with respect to the ring member; and

a moving member for moving the brush member in a direction closer to the ring member or a direction away from the ring member,

wherein the brush member is provided to be selectively contactable to the ring member by the moving member.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cam ring includes a protrusion protruding from an outer surface, and

the chuck pin moving unit includes a rod member having one end coupled to the chuck pin and the other end that is in contact with the protrusion.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the protrusion includes a first inclined surface having a first inclination angle with respect to the outer surface of the cam ring, and a second inclined surface having a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle, and

the other end of the rod member is provided to be movable along the first inclined surface of the protrusion.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the protrusion includes a first position closest to the outer surface of the cam ring on the first inclined surface, and a second position located farthest apart from the outer surface of the cam ring on the first inclined surface, and

the other end of the rod member is moved between the first position and the second position.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein when the other end of the rod member is located at the first position, the chuck pin is located at the contact position, and

when the other end of the rod member is located at the second position, the chuck pin is located at the open position.

20 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein when the brush member is in contact with the ring member, the slip-ring assembly provides power to the cam ring driver, and

when the brush member is not in contact with the ring member, the slip-ring assembly does not provide power to the cam ring driver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2022
From: SON, WON SIK; OH, SE HOON; JUNG, IN KI; HEO, PIL KYUN
To: SEMES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0136380 · Oct 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230117064A1 · Apr 20, 2023
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