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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Yuichi Takenaga, Nirasaki, JP;
Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Nirasaki, JP;
Wenling Wang, Nirasaki, JP;
Toshihiko Takahashi, Nirasaki, JP;
Masato Yonezawa, Nirasaki, JP;
Yuichi Takenaga, Nirasaki, JP;
Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Nirasaki, JP;
Wenling Wang, Nirasaki, JP;
Toshihiko Takahashi, Nirasaki, JP;
Masato Yonezawa, Nirasaki, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limitetd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a substrate processing system, a control method for a substrate processing apparatus, and a program for the system and/or method, each of which is intended to achieve effective control for a film-forming amount on processed substrates. The substrate processing system includes a substrate processing unit adapted for forming a film on each of the plurality of substrates; a pattern obtaining unit adapted for obtaining information about an arrangement pattern concerning arrangement of unprocessed substrates and processed substrates among the plurality of substrates; and a memory unit adapted for storing therein an arrangement/film-forming-amount model indicative of influence exerted on the film-forming amount on the substrates by the arrangement of the unprocessed substrates and processed substrates among the plurality of substrates. A calculation unit calculates an estimated film-forming amount on the substrates, in the case of the arrangement pattern, based on the arrangement/film-forming-amount model. Then, a determination unit determines whether or not the estimated film-forming amount calculated by the calculation unit is within a predetermined range. If the estimated film-forming amount calculated by the calculation unit is determined to be within the predetermined range, a control unit will control and drive the substrate processing unit to process the substrates.