Patents Assigned to ZEUS CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 12666901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an etching device and an etching method thereof, the etching device comprising: an etchant supply unit for supplying an etchant to an etching chamber, a rinsing liquid supply unit for supplying a rinsing liquid to the etching chamber; a cleaning liquid supply unit for supplying a cleaning liquid to the etching chamber; and a first pressurization maintaining unit for maintaining at least one of the etching chamber and the etchant supply unit in a pressurized atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon Lee, Sung Won Mo, Yang Ho Lee, Jeong Hyun Bae, Seong Hwan Park, Hyun Dong Cho
  • Patent number: 12599923
    Abstract: A fluid discharging nozzle cleaning apparatus includes: a cup in which an inner space, an upper opening which is open to allow a fluid discharging nozzle to enter the inner space, and a lower opening through which a cleaning liquid is discharged from the inner space to an outside are formed; a cleaning liquid discharger configured to discharge the cleaning liquid to the fluid discharging nozzle in a state in which the fluid discharging nozzle is positioned in the inner space of the cup; and a drying gas discharger configured to discharge a drying gas for drying the fluid discharging nozzle after the discharge of the cleaning liquid ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Kang Won Kim, Gun Hyung Kim, Jae Ho Cheon
  • Patent number: 12568799
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus includes a rotating chuck rotatably installed on a driver, a vacuum chuck which is disposed on the rotating chuck and on which a wafer is seated, a chuck module installed in the rotating chuck to fix the wafer to the vacuum chuck, and a moving module configured to move the vacuum chuck or the chuck module to increase a gap between adjacent dies of the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Kong, Ji Hoon Song, Ung Jo Moon, Ji Ho Park, Won Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 12544806
    Abstract: A wafer cleaning apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a rotary table that supports and rotates a wafer so that the wafer rotates about a rotational axis, and an ultrasonic vibration device that vibrates a liquid film so that vibration having an ultrasonic frequency is generated in the liquid film formed on an upper surface of the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghoon Lee, Jiho Park, Woon Kong, Ungjo Moon
  • Patent number: 12532697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an etching device and an etching method thereof, the etching device comprising: an etchant supply unit for supplying an etchant to an etching chamber; a rinsing liquid supply unit for supplying a rinsing liquid to the etching chamber, a cleaning liquid supply unit for supplying a cleaning liquid to the etching chamber, and a first pressurization maintaining unit for maintaining at least one of the etching chamber and the etchant supply unit in a pressurized atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon Lee, Sung Won Mo, Yang Ho Lee, Jeong Hyun Bae, Seong Hwan Park, Hyun Dong Cho
  • Publication number: 20260001312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate separation apparatus, and the substrate separation apparatus includes a separation member (310) that enters a bonded portion (12) of a bonded substrate (10) in which a first substrate (11) and a second substrate (13) are bonded, and forms a crack, a sensor module (200) configured to photograph the bonded substrate (10) and the separation member (310) to obtain measurement values corresponding to distances from the sensor module (200) to the bonded substrate (10) and the separation member (310), and a processor (100) configured to move the separation member (310) to a height of the bonded portion (12) on the basis of the measurement values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Applicant: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won MO, Seung Hoon LEE, Heung Soo HAN, Jin Uk KIM, Yu Jin PARK
  • Publication number: 20250233011
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus includes a rotating chuck rotatably installed on a driver, a vacuum chuck which is disposed on the rotating chuck and on which a wafer is seated, a ring cover disposed along a circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck to press the wafer to seal the circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck, and a chuck module installed in the rotating chuck to fix the ring cover to the rotating chuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon KONG, Ji Hoon SONG, Ung Jo MOON, Ji Ho PARK, Won Seok CHOI
  • Patent number: 12341052
    Abstract: A wafer cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a vacuum chuck unit on which a wafer is mounted, and an ultrasonic cleaning module configured to spray a cleaning solution onto the wafer and apply ultrasonic waves to the cleaning solution to ultrasonically vibrate the cleaning solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Sung Yup Kim, Nam Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 12322607
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus of the present invention includes a suction nozzle configured to suction sludge from a cup housing, a flow line connected to the suction nozzle such that the sludge and a chemical solution flow therein, a suction tank connected to the flow line such that the sludge and the chemical solution flow thereto, and an ejector installed on a flow line to generate suction pressure in the suction nozzle and the flow line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Kuem Dong Heo, Kang Won Lee, Woon Kong
  • Patent number: 12293938
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus includes a rotating chuck rotatably installed on a driver, a vacuum chuck which is disposed on the rotating chuck and on which a wafer is seated, a ring cover disposed along a circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck to press the wafer to seal the circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck, and a chuck module installed in the rotating chuck to fix the ring cover to the rotating chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Kong, Ji Hoon Song, Ung Jo Moon, Ji Ho Park, Won Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 12261076
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus of the present invention includes a first chamber unit in which a first wafer part including a retainer ring portion and a plurality of sawn first dies is processed, a second chamber unit in which a second wafer part including a wafer part or a carrier substrate is processed, and a third chamber unit in which the first dies of the first wafer part processed in the first chamber unit and the second wafer part processed in the second chamber unit are stacked and pre-bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Sung Yup Kim, Jun Goo Park
  • Publication number: 20250062154
    Abstract: A wafer cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a vacuum chuck unit on which a wafer is mounted, a ring cover unit facing a retainer ring portion of the wafer, an expander module installed to move the ring cover unit and configured to press the retainer ring portion toward the vacuum chuck unit such that a gap between dies of the wafer widens, and a chucking module installed in the vacuum chuck unit to restrain the ring cover unit pressed by the expander module to the vacuum chuck unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae BAEK, Kuem Dong HEO, Sung Yup KIM, Jae Hwan SON, Nam Jin KIM, Jun Goo PARK
  • Publication number: 20240429069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an etching device and an etching method thereof, the etching device comprising: an etchant supply unit for supplying an etchant to an etching chamber, a rinsing liquid supply unit for supplying a rinsing liquid to the etching chamber; a cleaning liquid supply unit for supplying a cleaning liquid to the etching chamber; and a first pressurization maintaining unit for maintaining at least one of the etching chamber and the etchant supply unit in a pressurized atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon LEE, Sung Won MO, Yang Ho LEE, Jeong Hyun BAE, Seong Hwan PARK, Hyun Dong CHO
  • Patent number: 12154819
    Abstract: A wafer cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a vacuum chuck unit on which a wafer is mounted, a ring cover unit facing a retainer ring portion of the wafer, an expander module installed to move the ring cover unit and configured to press the retainer ring portion toward the vacuum chuck unit such that a gap between dies of the wafer widens, and a chucking module installed in the vacuum chuck unit to restrain the ring cover unit pressed by the expander module to the vacuum chuck unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Kuem Dong Heo, Sung Yup Kim, Jae Hwan Son, Nam Jin Kim, Jun Goo Park
  • Patent number: 12140505
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus includes a vacuum chuck on which a wafer is seated, a ring cover installed on a circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck, a medium supply part connected to the vacuum chuck to supply an inspection medium to the vacuum chuck, and a sealing ring which is installed in the vacuum chuck to support the wafer and into which the inspection medium supplied to the vacuum chuck is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Kong, Ji Hoon Song, Ji Ho Park
  • Patent number: 12074054
    Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus includes a vacuum chuck on which a wafer is seated, a ring cover disposed along a circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck to press the wafer to seal the circumferential portion of the vacuum chuck, and a sealing ring pressed against an adhesive sheet on the wafer and pressed by the ring cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Kong, Ji Hoon Song, Ung Jo Moon, Ji Ho Park
  • Patent number: 12036671
    Abstract: An actuator module is provided. The actuator module includes a motor part including a drive shaft and a drive part configured to rotate the drive shaft, a reducer installed on one side of the drive part and configured to increase an output torque according to driving of the motor part, a brake installed on an opposite side of the drive part and configured to suppress rotation of the motor part, an encoder installed on one side of the brake and configured to sense an operation of the drive shaft, a controller installed on one side of the encoder and electrically connected to the motor part to control the motor part, and a first housing configured to surround the motor part, the reducer, the brake, the encoder and the controller. An airflow path through which an airflow can flow is formed to extend from the motor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Won Son, Yoo Jai Won
  • Patent number: 12013327
    Abstract: A flow cell device of the present invention comprises a flow path part in which a flow medium flows, and a flow cell part in which a flow path is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: ZEUS CO., LTD., ZEUS ENP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kook Park, Seong Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 11915965
    Abstract: A wafer processing method of the present invention includes mounting a wafer part on a chuck table, loading the wafer part on the chuck table, spraying, by a spray arm module, a first processing solution onto the wafer part to process the wafer part, spraying, by the spray arm module, a second processing solution onto the wafer part to process the wafer part, drying the wafer part on the chuck table, and unloading the wafer part from the chuck table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Sung Yup Kim, Jin Won Kim, Jae Hwan Son
  • Patent number: 11901214
    Abstract: The disclosed wafer processing apparatus includes a vacuum chuck unit configured to adsorb and support a wafer assembly including a wafer; a rotary chuck unit configured to rotate the vacuum chuck unit; a rotating shaft connected to the rotary chuck unit to rotate the rotary chuck unit; a ring cover unit configured to press the wafer assembly such that a processing solution sprayed onto the wafer is not diffused into the vacuum chuck unit; a sealing ring installed in the vacuum chuck unit and configured to support the wafer assembly; and a medium supply unit configured to supply an inspection medium to the vacuum chuck unit such that the inspection medium for identifying damage to the sealing ring flows into the sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Ho Park, Woon Kong, Ung Jo Moon, Ki Hun Park