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Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2011
Applicants:

Hideki Kajiwara, Koshi, JP;

Junnosuke Maki, Koshi, JP;

Suguru Enokida, Koshi, JP;

Inventors:

Hideki Kajiwara, Koshi, JP;

Junnosuke Maki, Koshi, JP;

Suguru Enokida, Koshi, JP;

Assignee:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Minato-Ku, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/08 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67265 (2013.01); H01L 21/67742 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is an inspection device for inspecting deformation of a substrate holding member of a substrate transport apparatus. The substrate holding member is moved in the forward-and-backward direction relative to the transport base to pass across a light path of the detection light formed by an optical detection unit. The position, with respect to a direction transverse to the forward-and-backward direction, of the substrate holding member is detected based on a detection signal of the optical detection unit. Based on a correlation data expressing the relationship between a first parameter indicative of a change of a position of the substrate holding member with respect to the forward-and-backward direction and a second parameter indicative of the change of the position of the substrate holding member with respect to the direction transverse to the forward-and-backward direction, whether or not deformation occurs in the substrate holding member is judged.


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