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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2017
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hiromitsu Sakaue, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/687 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/68742 (2013.01); H01L 21/67259 (2013.01); H01L 21/67748 (2013.01); H01L 21/681 (2013.01); Y10S 901/03 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes a first step of vertically moving the arm or the pins from a reference position in one direction by a predetermined distance, a second step of moving the arm in a horizontal direction, a third step of vertically moving the arm or the pins moved in the one direction in the other direction by a distance equal to or greater than the predetermined distance, a fourth step of detecting a horizontal position of the substrate held by the arm with respect to the arm. The steps are repeated. Whenever the processes are performed, the reference position in the first step is shifted in the one direction by the predetermined distance, and a vertical position of the arm or the pins which is obtained when the horizontal position of the substrate detected in the fourth step is deviated from a preset position is taught as the delivery position.


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