Mover device and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A mover device comprising:
- a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
a velocity controlling unit that controls the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base on the fixed base being moved in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base.
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Abstract
A mover device and an ion implanter apparatus having a processing base that reciprocates at a high speed without undesirable noise and vibration are provided. The mover device includes: a fixed base; a movable base that is linearly movable with respect to the fixed base; a processing base that is linearly movable with respect to the movable base; a main linear motor that generates a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, thereby moving the processing base with respect to the fixed base; and a velocity control unit that controls the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base. In this mover device, the movable base is moved by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force to move the processing base.
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51 Claims
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1. A mover device comprising:
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a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
a velocity controlling unit that controls the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base on the fixed base being moved in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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2. A mover device comprising:
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a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base; and
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to accelerate and decelerate the processing base with respect to the movable base, so as to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base forming an inertial force processing unit that is moved on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, the inertial force processing unit being designed to convert the reaction force caused by the movement of the processing base into linear-direction inertial movements of the movable base, so that the processing base and the movable base linearly move with respect to each other, and the moving force generating unit being controlled so as to control the moving velocity of the processing base and the movable base that interactively move on the fixed base in linear directions.
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3. A mover device comprising:
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a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base; and
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to accelerate and decelerate the processing base with respect to the movable base, so as to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base forming an inertial force processing unit that is moved on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, the inertial force processing unit being designed to convert the reaction force caused by the movement of the processing base into linear-direction inertial movements of the movable base, so that the processing base and the movable base linearly move with respect to each other, and the moving force generating unit being controlled so as to control the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base.
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4. A mover device comprising:
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a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base;
a P-F measuring unit that is provided between the processing base and the fixed base, and an M-F measuring unit that is provided between the movable base and the fixed base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base forming an inertial force processing unit that is moved on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, and the moving force generating unit being controlled so as to control the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, using signals generated from the P-F measuring unit and the M-F measuring unit.
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5. A mover device comprising:
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a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
a P-M measuring unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base and an M-F measuring unit that is provided between the movable base and the fixed base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base forming an inertial force processing unit that is moved on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, and the moving force generating unit being controlled so as to control the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, using signals generated from the P-M measuring unit and the M-F measuring unit.
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6. A mover device comprising:
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a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
a P-F measuring unit that is provided between the processing base and the fixed base, and a P-M measuring unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base forming an inertial force processing unit that is moved on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, and the moving force generating unit being controlled so as to control the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, using signals generated from the P-F measuring unit and the P-M measuring unit.
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45. A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprising:
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a mover device; and
a processing unit that performs processing on a processing object attached to a processing base of the mover device, the mover device including;
a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
the processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
a velocity controlling unit that controls the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base on the fixed base being moved in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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46. A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus of a vacuum processing type, comprising:
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a mover device; and
a processing unit that performs processing on a processing object attached to a processing base of the mover device in a vacuum, the mover device including;
a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
the processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
a velocity controlling unit that controls the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the moving force generating unit being designed to generate a moving force to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, and, as a result, to move the processing base with respect to the fixed base, the movable base on the fixed base being moved in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base.
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50. A method of controlling a mover device that includes:
- a fixed base;
a movable base that is moved in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base by a second linear support guide;
a processing base that is moved in a linear direction with respect to the movable base by a first linear support guide, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a first precise relative position measuring unit that is provided between the processing base and the fixed base;
a second precise relative position measuring unit that is provided between the movable and the fixed base; and
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base,the method comprising the steps of;
generating a moving force from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, thereby moving the processing base with respect to the fixed base by virtue of a moving force acting in the opposite direction as a result of the movement of the processing base with respect to the movable base;
moving the movable base on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, so that the movable base moves in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base on the fixed base; and
controlling the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base, using a detection signal generated from the first precise relative position measuring unit.
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51. A method of controlling a mover device that includes:
- a fixed base;
a movable base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the fixed base;
a processing base that is movable in a linear direction with respect to the movable base, the linear direction being in parallel with the linear moving direction of the movable base;
a moving force generating unit that is provided between the processing base and the movable base, and forms a main moving unit in cooperation with the processing base and the movable base; and
an auxiliary driving unit that drives the movable base to move with respect to the fixed base,the method comprising the steps of;
generating a movable force from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base with respect to the movable base, thereby moving the processing base with respect to the fixed base by virtue of a moving force acting in the opposite direction as a result of the movement of the processing base with respect to the movable base;
moving the movable base on the fixed base in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base by virtue of a reaction force caused by the moving force generated from the moving force generating unit to move the processing base, so that the movable base moves in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the processing base on the fixed base;
controlling the moving velocity of the processing base with respect to the fixed base;
converting the reaction force caused by the movement of the processing base into an inertial moving force to move the movable base, so that the movable base accelerates, decelerates, and moves at a uniform velocity in the linear direction;
controlling the moving force generating unit to drive the processing base to accelerate, decelerate, and move at a uniform velocity with respect to the fixed base, using a first detector that detects the moving state of the processing base with respect to the fixed base; and
controlling the auxiliary driving unit to drive the movable base to accelerate, decelerate, and move at a uniform velocity with respect to the fixed base, using a second detector that detects the moving state of the movable base with respect to the fixed base, so that the movable base and the processing base are controlled independently of each other.
- a fixed base;
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