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System for position control of a mechanical piston in a pump

A pumping system and piston technology, applied in the direction of pump control, mechanical equipment, liquid variable capacity machinery, etc., can solve the problem that the pumping system cannot control the pressure change, etc., to improve the distribution performance and work ability, accurate and repeatable Position control, improve the effect of speed control

Active Publication Date: 2013-07-17
ENTEGRIS INC
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[0007] Typically, pumping systems cannot satisfactorily control pressure changes during cycling

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[0027] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale and in which like reference numerals are used to designate like and corresponding parts throughout the various drawings.

[0028] Embodiments of the present invention relate to pumping systems having multiple stages ("multi-stages") of pumps for supplying and dispensing fluids onto wafers during semiconductor manufacturing processes. Specifically, an embodiment of the present invention provides a pumping system using a multi-stage pump, which includes: a supply-stage pump driven by a stepping motor; and a distribution-stage pump driven by an Driven by a brushed DC motor for extremely precise and repeatable control of fluid movement and the amount of fluid dispensed on the wafer. It should be appreciated that multistage pumps and pumping systems using such pumps as described herein are provided by way of example, not l...

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Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein utilize a brushless DC motor (BLDCM) to drive a singie-stage or a multi-stage pump in a pumping system for real time, smooth motion, and extremely precise and repeatable position control over fluid movements and dispense amounts, useful in semiconductor manufacturing. The BLDCM may employ a position sensor for real time position feedback to a processor executing a custom field-oriented control scheme. Embodiments of the invention can reduce heat generation without undesirably compromising the precise position control of the dispense pumpby increasing and decreasing, via a custom control scheme, the operating frequency of the BLDCM according to the criticality of the underlying function(s).; The control scheme can run the BLDCM at very low speeds while maintaining a constant velocity, which enables the pumping system to operate in a wide range of speeds with minimal variation, substantially increasing dispense performance and operation capabilities.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 741660 (dated December 2, 2005, titled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONCONTROL OF A MECHANICAL PISTON IN A PUMP") and 60 / 841725 (dated 2006 September 1, titled "SYSTEM ANDMETHOD FOR POSITION CONTROL OF A MECHANICALPISTON IN A PUMP") priority, so both documents are referenced herein. technical field [0003] The present invention generally relates to fluid pumps. In particular, embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for position control of mechanical pistons in motor-driven single-stage or multi-stage pumps used in semiconductor manufacturing. Background technique [0004] There have been many applications requiring precise control of the amount and / or rate of fluid dispensed by a pumping device. In semiconductor processing, for example, it is important to control the amount and rate at which photochemicals, such as photoresists, are...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): F04B49/06B67D7/30
CPCF04B49/065F04B2205/09F04B13/00F04B2201/0201F04B43/02
Inventor G·戈纳拉J·塞德罗恩I·加什盖
Owner ENTEGRIS INC
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