System and method for controlling manufacturing apparatuses
First Claim
1. A control system for manufacturing apparatuses, comprising:
- a manufacturing information input unit configured to acquire time series data of apparatus parameters controlling a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses, the manufacturing apparatuses performing a sequence of manufacturing processes on wafers so as to manufacture semiconductor devices;
a failure pattern classification unit configured to classify in-plane distributions of failures in each of the wafers into failure patterns;
an index calculation unit configured to statistically process the time series data by a plurality of algorithms so as to calculate a plurality of indices corresponding to the respective algorithms;
an index analysis unit configured to provide first and second frequency distributions of the indices so as to implement a significance test between the first and second frequency distributions, the first and second frequency distributions categorized with and without the target failure pattern respectively; and
an abnormal parameter extraction unit configured to extract a failure cause index of the target failure pattern by comparing a value of the significance test with a test reference value.
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Abstract
A control system for a manufacturing apparatus includes manufacturing information input unit acquiring time series data of apparatus parameters controlling manufacturing apparatuses; failure pattern classification module classifying in-plane distributions of failures of each of the wafers into failure patterns; an index calculation unit configured to statistically process the time series data by algorithms to calculate indices corresponding to the respective algorithms; an index analysis unit providing first and second frequency distributions of the indices categorized with and without the target failure pattern, to implement significance test between the first and second frequency distributions; and an abnormal parameter extraction unit extracting failure cause index of failure pattern by comparing value of the significance test with test reference value.
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16 Claims
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1. A control system for manufacturing apparatuses, comprising:
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a manufacturing information input unit configured to acquire time series data of apparatus parameters controlling a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses, the manufacturing apparatuses performing a sequence of manufacturing processes on wafers so as to manufacture semiconductor devices;
a failure pattern classification unit configured to classify in-plane distributions of failures in each of the wafers into failure patterns;
an index calculation unit configured to statistically process the time series data by a plurality of algorithms so as to calculate a plurality of indices corresponding to the respective algorithms;
an index analysis unit configured to provide first and second frequency distributions of the indices so as to implement a significance test between the first and second frequency distributions, the first and second frequency distributions categorized with and without the target failure pattern respectively; and
an abnormal parameter extraction unit configured to extract a failure cause index of the target failure pattern by comparing a value of the significance test with a test reference value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control system for manufacturing apparatuses, comprising:
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a manufacturing information input unit configured to acquire set values of apparatus parameters controlling a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses in a plurality of process modules;
an inspection information input unit configured to acquire wafer test information and defect information from an electrical test and a defect inspection of wafers processed in the process modules;
a yield calculation unit configured to calculate process yields of the process modules based on the wafer test information and the defect information; and
an optimum parameter extraction unit configured to statistically extract a target apparatus parameter having a significant difference for the process yield, so as to determine an optimum set value of the target apparatus parameter, based on the set values and the process yield, the optimum set value providing the maximum process yield. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling manufacturing apparatuses, comprising:
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acquiring time series data of apparatus parameters controlling a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses;
classifying in-plane distributions of failures of wafers into failure patterns, the wafers processed by the manufacturing apparatuses;
statistically processing the time series data by a plurality of algorithms so as to calculate a plurality of indices corresponding to the respective algorithms;
providing first and second frequency distributions of the indices so as to implement a significance test between the first and second frequency distributions, the first and second frequency distributions categorized with and without the target failure pattern respectively; and
identifying a failure cause index of the target failure pattern by comparing a value of the significance test with a test reference value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling manufacturing apparatuses, comprising:
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acquiring set values of apparatus parameters controlling a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses in a plurality of process modules;
acquiring wafer rest information and defect information measured by an electrical test and a defect inspection of wafers processed by the process modules;
calculating process yields of the process modules based on the wafer test information and the defect information; and
statistically extracting a target apparatus parameter having a significant difference for the process yield, so as to determine an optimum set value of the target apparatus parameter, based on the set values and the process yield, the optimum set value providing the maximum process yield. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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