Patent Publication Number: US-2023152341-A1

Title: System for automating processing of sample for analysis and method of processing sample using the same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to Korean application number 10-2021-0157807, filed on Nov. 16, 2021, and Korean application number 10-2022-0105017, filed on Aug. 22, 2022, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Various embodiments relate to a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis and to a system capable of automating all processes for the processing of the sample for analysis. Embodiments relate to automating processes for the warehousing of a wafer, processing for the manufacturing of a sample for analysis, and generating a distribution of a sample for each analysis. 
     As recent technology for integrating semiconductor devices continues to improve, a larger number of devices are integrated on one wafer. As a result, the presence of a defect on the wafer has a great influence on the yield. Accordingly, the importance of analytical processes that check whether or not a defect is present on a wafer is increasing. In particular, as the degree of integration of devices is increased, the need to analyze even finer defects is increased. 
     Semiconductor device can be analyzed by using analysis equipment, such as a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a focused ion beam (FIB), or a secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The analysis of the semiconductor device is performed by using a method of separately manufacturing a sample for analysis by processing a wafer through a pre-processing method and then analyzing the manufactured sample. 
     In general, a sample for analysis is manufactured by processing a wafer by using a different method depending on the analysis method applied to the sample. The sample for analysis is manufactured by using processing equipment for each unit module, such as an ion milling apparatus, a cutting apparatus, or a dimpling apparatus, and by performing a plurality of processing processes. However, in such processing equipment, equipment and samples among manufacturers have not been standardized because the manufacturers of the processing equipment are different from each other. For this reason, the automation of processing equipment is difficult because of the differences in information and materials between pieces of equipment, because manpower consumption, analysis cost, and analysis time are greatly increased with the need for worker intervention, and because the construction of infrastructure is difficult. 
     SUMMARY 
     In an embodiment, a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis may include a sample processing unit configured to manufacture a plurality of unit wafers by cutting an analysis target wafer and to manufacture a sample for analysis by applying at least one process to one of the plurality of unit wafers, a sample storage unit including a loading area having a plurality of reception holders, on which a unit wafer and the sample for analysis have been loaded, that are carried in and out, and a sample conveying unit configured to convey the analysis target wafer, the unit wafer, and the sample for analysis respectively between the sample processing unit and the sample storage unit. 
     According to an embodiment, a reception holder may include a holder body configured to support the unit wafer and the sample for analysis, a first reception stage formed on one side of and at a top of the holder body and to which the unit wafer is removably coupled, and a second reception stage formed on another side of and at the top of the holder body and to which a grid with the unit wafer is removably coupled. 
     The first reception stage may have a structure in which a fixing groove inserted on the one side of the holder body and on an upper side of the holder body, a support plate installed within the fixing groove and configured to have the unit wafer seated at a top of the support plate and a shaft formed at a bottom of the support plate, an elastic member installed along an outer circumference surface of the shaft, an elastic clip equipped with a trapping protrusion that protrudes from an inner wall of the fixing groove, and a clamp unit inserted and coupled to the fixing groove, and a movable space in which the elastic clip moves, wherein the unit wafer is removably fixed to an upper side of the clamp unit along with a cover frame, and wherein an exposure hole exposes the trapping protrusion on one side of the clamp unit and at a top of the clamp unit when the unit wafer is pressed. 
     According to an embodiment, the sample storage unit may have a structure including a first loading area, in which the reception holder is stored, in which the unit wafer is coupled to at least any one of a first reception stage and second reception stage of the reception holder and a second loading area from which the sample for analysis is carried in and out. 
     According to an embodiment, the sample conveying unit may have a structure including a first conveying module configured to convey the analysis target wafer to the sample processing unit, a second conveying module configured to convey and attach the unit wafer to the reception holder, and a third conveying module configured to convey the reception holder to the sample processing unit. 
     According to an embodiment, the system may further include a sample classification unit including a tag module installed on one side of the reception holder to store identification codes of the unit wafer and the reception holder, a reading module configured to recognize the identification codes that have been stored in the tag module, and a code generation module configured to generate an identification code and to transmit the generated identification code to the tag module. 
     According to an embodiment, the system may further include a controller including a communication module configured to transmit and receive identification codes that are recognized by the reading module, a terminal module installed in the sample processing unit and configured to receive individual processing information and to control performance of a processing process, a management module configured to store identification codes of the unit wafer and of the sample for analysis, which has been received in the sample storage unit, and configured to manage carrying-in and carrying-out of the unit wafer and the sample for analysis that have been received in the sample storage unit, and a processing information generation module configured to generate individual processing information of the unit wafer based on the identification code and configured to transmit the generated individual processing information to the terminal module, the management module, and the sample conveying unit. The controller may be configured to control operations of the sample processing unit, the sample storage unit, and the sample conveying unit based on the identification code. 
     The processing information generation module may be configured to generate the processing information by receiving analysis scheme information of the unit wafer when a management server generates the analysis scheme information based on the identification code and transmits the generated analysis scheme information. 
     According to an embodiment, the system may further include a manager terminal unit configured to receive driving state and task information of the sample processing unit, the sample storage unit, and the sample conveying unit. 
     In an embodiment, a wafer analysis automation system may include a sample processing unit configured to manufacture a plurality of unit wafers by cutting an analysis target wafer and configured to manufacture a sample for analysis by subjecting a unit wafer to at least one processing process, a sample storage unit, including a loading area with reception holders on which the unit wafer and the sample for analysis have been loaded, to and from which the reception holders are carried, a sample analysis unit configured to analyze the sample for analysis from the sample storage unit, and a sample conveying unit configured to convey, respectively, the analysis target wafer, the unit wafer, and the sample for analysis between the sample processing unit and the sample storage unit. 
     In an embodiment, a method of processing a sample for analysis may include a first processing step of conveying an analysis target wafer to a sample processing unit and forming a plurality of unit wafers by performing cutting processing on the analysis target wafer, a first storage step of separating the unit wafer from the analysis target wafer and storing the unit wafer loaded on a reception holder that has been received in a sample storage unit, a second processing step of carrying out, from the sample storage unit, the reception holder loaded with the unit wafer, conveying the reception holder to the sample processing unit, and manufacturing a sample for analysis by processing the unit wafer using individual processing information based on an identification code, and a second storage step of conveying the sample for analysis loaded on a reception holder to be received by the sample storage unit. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a construction diagram illustrating a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a concept view illustrating a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is a processing state diagram of a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a cross-sectional view illustrating a reception holder of the system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is a block diagram illustrating a process of generating, by a code generation module, an identification code in a process of manufacturing a sample for SEM analysis by using a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  6    is a construction diagram illustrating a wafer analysis automation system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  7    is a process chart illustrating a method of processing a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  8    is a flowchart illustrating a detailed process of a processing step in a method of processing a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Terms used in this specification may be defined as follows. 
     First, a wafer means a wafer-raw material for analysis. The wafer-raw material may be manufactured according to various standards, and may have various diameters, such as 150 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm, and 450 mm. Furthermore, the wafer may include various types of wafers, such as a semiconductor wafer, a wafer for a light-emitting diode, and a wafer for a solar cell. The wafer may be a bare wafer. 
     A unit wafer S may mean a piece of a wafer prior to processing, which has been manufactured by cutting the wafer in order to manufacture a sample AS for analysis. In other words, the unit wafer S may mean a wafer piece. 
     The sample AS for analysis may mean a unit wafer S on which one or more of processing processes, such as cutting, dimpling, ion milling, polishing, coating, grinding, cleaning, and punching have been performed for wafer analysis. 
     “Processing” may mean all pre-processing processes which are performed within an automation system according to an embodiment until a wafer becomes a sample AS for analysis. 
     “Analysis” may mean sample analysis that is performed for wafer analysis in a sample analysis unit to be described later or in analysis equipment of an actual analysis room. 
     Furthermore, apparatuses that are described in this specification may be entirely hardware or may have a partial hardware aspect and a partial software aspect. For example, a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis, each terminal, apparatus, or server that communicates with the system, and each module or unit that is included in each of the terminal, apparatus, or server may commonly refer to an apparatus for exchanging data having a specific format and contents in an electronic communication manner and software that is related to the apparatus. In this specification, a term, such as a “unit”, a “module”, a “server”, a “system”, a “platform”, an “apparatus”, or a “terminal”, may be intended to denote a combination of hardware and software that is driven by the corresponding hardware. For example, in this case, the hardware may be a data processing device that includes a CPU or another processor. Furthermore, the software that is driven by the hardware may denote a process being executed, an object, an executable file, a thread of execution, or a program. 
     Hereinafter, a system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment is described in detail. 
       FIG.  1    is a construction diagram illustrating a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG.  2    is a concept view illustrating a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG.  3    is a processing state diagram of a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIGS.  1  to  3   , a system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis may have a structure including a sample processing unit  100 , a sample storage unit  200 , and a sample conveying unit  300 . 
     The sample processing unit  100  may play a role in manufacturing a plurality of unit wafers S by cutting an analysis target wafer W and in manufacturing a sample AS for analysis by processing the unit wafers S through at least one processing process. 
     The sample processing unit  100  may manufacture, for analysis, a sample AS, which may have various forms. For example, the sample AS for analysis may be a sample for scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis or a sample for transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis. The sample for SEM analysis and the sample for TEM analysis may be manufactured by using different processing methods to manufacture the unit wafer S. That is, the sample processing unit  100  may generate the unit wafer S, and may manufacture various types and forms of sample AS for analysis by processing the generated unit wafer S through at least one processing method. 
     To this end, the sample processing unit  100  may manufacture the sample AS for analysis by processing a wafer using at least any one of methods such as cutting, dimpling, ion milling, polishing, coating, grinding, and cleaning, as non-limiting examples. To this end, the sample processing unit  100  may include at least one processing apparatus, such as a cutting apparatus, a dimpling apparatus, an ion milling apparatus, a polishing apparatus, a coating apparatus, a grinding apparatus, a cleaning apparatus, or a punching apparatus, as non-limiting examples. For instance, the sample processing unit  100  may manufacture a unit wafer S, and may form a dimple area in the unit wafer S by performing dimpling processing on the unit wafer S, or may perform an ion milling process of polishing the unit wafer S to a fine thickness. Furthermore, the sample processing unit  100  may perform polishing processing to smooth a surface of the unit wafer S, may puncture the unit wafer S through punching, or may perform a cleaning process of removing a residue on a surface of the unit wafer S. 
     The sample processing unit  100  may form a plurality of unit wafers S by cutting a wafer, and may manufacture a sample AS for analysis by processing the unit wafer S. That is, as illustrated in  FIG.  3   , an analysis target wafer W may be conveyed to a first processing apparatus  100   a . A plurality of unit wafers S may be manufactured by performing cutting processing on the analysis target wafer W. The manufactured analysis target wafer W may be stored in the sample storage unit  200 . 
     First, the sample processing unit  100  may generate the plurality of unit wafers S by cutting the analysis target wafer W. Thereafter, the individual unit wafers S may be separated and loaded on a reception holder  230  by the sample conveying unit. The sample AS for analysis may be manufactured by processing a unit wafer S that has been loaded on the reception holder  230  as described above using any one or more methods of processing. 
     Furthermore, the sample processing unit  100  may manufacture the sample AS by processing the unit wafer S under the control of individual processing information of the unit wafer S that is generated by analysis scheme information based on an identification code. For example, when analysis scheme information calls for large area SEM analysis, the sample processing unit  100  may generate a unit wafer S and perform a dimpling process on the unit wafer S, and then further process the unit wafer S with two methods for ion milling processing to manufacture a sample for SEM analysis. 
     The unit wafer S may be conveyed by the sample conveying unit  300  in order to perform a processing process through one or more different methods. That is, as illustrated in  FIG.  3   , a sample that has been processed by a second processing apparatus  100   b  may be conveyed and processed in a third processing apparatus  100   c.    
     The manufactured sample AS for analysis may be carried out from a processing apparatus that is installed in the sample processing unit  100 , and may be received in the sample storage unit  200 . The sample AS for analysis that has been received in the sample storage unit  200  may be subsequently removed for performance of additional processing on the sample AS. 
     The sample storage unit  200  may have a structure that includes a loading area with reception holders  230 . The unit wafer S and the sample AS may be loaded onto the reception holders  230 , and therefore may be respectively moved in and out of the sample storage unit  200 . Accordingly, the sample storage unit  200  may store and keep a plurality of unit wafers S and samples AS for analysis. 
     The sample storage unit  200  may have a structure including a storage chamber  210  and the reception holder  230 . 
     The loading area may be formed in the storage chamber  210 . A plurality of unit wafers S and samples AS for analysis may be stored and kept in the storage chamber  210 . The storage chamber  210  may receive the unit wafer S, may move the unit wafer S out of the storage chamber  210 , may manufacture the sample AS for analysis by processing the unit wafer S, and may receive manufactured samples AS for analysis. The storage chamber  210  may store unit wafers S and samples AS for analysis that are waiting for processing. 
     The storage chamber  210  may have a structure in which a plurality of loading areas has been formed. For example, the storage chamber  210  may have a structure including a first loading area  211  and a second loading area  213 . 
     A reception holder  230  on which a unit wafer S has not been loaded is stored in the first loading area  211 . The first loading area  211  may generate a space for loading the unit wafer S onto the reception holder  230 , and may include space for a reception holder  230 ′ loaded with a unit wafer S. 
     Furthermore, the first loading area  211  may include a wafer station  212  on which the analysis target wafer W is loaded after being subjected to cutting processing. The wafer station  212  may be formed on one side of the first loading area  211 . 
     Unloaded reception holders  230  may be arranged in the first loading area  211 . 
     Furthermore, the first loading area  211  may have a structure in which the wafer station  212  is loaded with an analysis target wafer W that has been subjected to cutting processing in a cutting apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 . Accordingly, the first loading area  211  may provide a space for separating the unit wafer S from the analysis target wafer W, for conveying and loading the separated unit wafer S onto an unloaded reception holder  230 , and for forming the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded. Furthermore, the first loading area  211  may receive and store the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded. 
     The second loading area  213  may be formed on one side of the first loading area  211 , and may include a space to and from which a loaded reception holder can be moved in and out of the storage chamber  210 . 
     For example, a unit wafer S may be loaded onto a reception holder  230 ′ that is removed from the first loading area  211  of the storage chamber  210  and delivered to the sample processing unit  100 . The sample AS for analysis may be manufactured in the sample processing unit  100 . A reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded is conveyed from the sample processing unit  100  and received in the second loading area  213 . The received reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded may be carried out from the second loading area  213  in order to perform an analysis process on the sample AS. 
     Furthermore, the second loading area  213  may include a plurality of divided reception spaces. Accordingly, the samples AS for analysis may be classified according to categories of analysis schemes and received in the plurality of divided reception spaces. The plurality of samples AS for analysis may be received and kept in the second loading area  213  and removed from the second loading area  213  for the actual analysis. 
     The storage chamber  210  may have a structure in which at least one opening has been formed on one surface of the storage chamber  210 , and may have a structure in which a cover for exposing and closing the opening has been installed. Accordingly, the storage chamber  210  may form a structure in which the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis are carried in and out through an opening of the storage chamber. 
     The sample storage unit  200  having a structure described above may carry the unit wafer S that is received in the storage chamber  210  out to the sample processing unit  100  in order to process the unit wafer S. Furthermore, the sample storage unit  200  may carry the sample AS for analysis. The sample AS has been manufactured by using any one or more of the processing methods using a specific processing apparatus that is included in the sample processing unit  100 , so the sample processing unit  100  can keep the sample AS for analysis and to perform additional processing. The sample AS for analysis that has been additionally processed may be returned by the sample conveying unit  300  and warehoused again in the sample storage unit  200 . 
     The unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis may be received and conveyed by the sample conveying unit using the reception holder  230 . To this end, the reception holder  230  may include a space on which the unit wafer S or the sample AS for analysis is mounted. Furthermore, the reception holder  230  may be passed between each of the processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100  and the sample conveying unit  300 . The unit wafer S may be stored in the storage chamber  210  loaded onto the reception holder  230 , and the unit wafer S may be carried out from the storage chamber  210  for processing to generate samples AS for analysis. The reception holder  230  may have a structure on which the sample AS for analysis is loaded after the unit wafer S is processed in the sample processing unit  100 . 
       FIG.  4    is a cross-sectional view illustrating a reception holder of the system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG.  4   , a reception holder  230  may have a holder body  231  and a plurality of reception stages  233   a  and  233   b.    
     The holder body  231  may have a given shape, and may be received in each of the storage chamber  210  and the sample processing unit  100 . The holder body  231  may have a coupling groove  232  formed on one side of the holder body  231 . The coupling groove  232  can be used to couple the holder body  231  to the processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 . For example, the coupling groove  232  may be used to clamp the holder body  231  to the processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 . Many processing apparatuses have matching structures that permit attaching and detaching of the holder body  231  to processing apparatuses, however, if manufacturers of processing apparatuses are different from each other, then the reception holder  230  in each processing apparatus might not be interchangeable in different processing apparatuses made by different manufacturers. Accordingly, in embodiments of the disclosure, the reception holder  230  may be fixed by installing the same fixing structure in each processing apparatus. Accordingly, the holder body  231  may be installed in many types of processing apparatuses made by different manufacturers. 
     The reception holder  230  may have a structure in which the plurality of reception stages  233   a  and  233   b  has been formed so that the unit wafer S is processed by using a different method depending on an analysis method. 
     For example, the reception holder  230  may have a structure including a first reception stage  233   a  and a second reception stage  233   b.    
     The first reception stage  233   a  may be formed on one side of the holder body  231  and at the top of the holder body  231 , and may include a reception space on which the unit wafer S is received. The first reception stage  233   a  may be installed to have a structure to and from which the unit wafer S is attachable and detachable, and may have a structure including a clamp unit  235 . 
     Specifically, the clamp unit  235  may have a structure including a fixing groove  2351 , a support plate  2353 , an elastic member  2355 , an elastic clip  2357 , and a cover frame  2359 . 
     The fixing groove  2351  may be inserted at the top of the holder body  231  and on one side of the holder body  231 . The fixing groove  2351  may be open at the top, and the support plate  2353 , the elastic member  2355 , and the elastic clip  2357  may be arranged in the fixing groove  2351 . 
     The support plate  2353  may be disposed on a shaft  2353   a  that extends upward from the bottom of the fixing groove  2351 . A unit wafer S may be seated at the top of the support plate  2353 . 
     The elastic member  2355  may be installed along the outer circumference surface of the shaft  2353   a  that extends from the bottom of the support plate  2353 . The elastic member  2355  may be implemented as an elastic spring so that the elastic member  2355  is contracted when the top of the support plate  2353  is pressurized and descends and is restored when pressurization at the top of the support plate  2353  is released and the support plate  2353  ascends. 
     The elastic clip  2357  may have a trapping protrusion  2357   a  that is formed to protrude from an inner wall of the fixing groove  2351 . The trapping protrusion  2357   a  elastically deforms at both sides of the elastic clip  2357  when the top of the support plate  2353  is pressurized and the trapping protrusion  2357   a  is restored when pressurization for the top of the support plate  2353  is released. The trapping protrusion  2357   a  fixes the unit wafer S to the fixing groove  2351  by clamping both side surfaces of the unit wafer S. When the top of the unit wafer S is re-pressurized, the trapping protrusion  2357   a  is expanded at both sides of the elastic clip  2357 , the support plate  2353  ascends, and the unit wafer S is taken out of the fixing groove  2351 . 
     The cover frame  2359  may be inserted and coupled to an inner wall of the fixing groove  2351 , may form a space in which an elastic clip moves, and may have a structure in which an exposure hole has been formed so that the trapping protrusion  2357   a  is exposed on one side of and at the top of cover frame  2359 . 
     The unit wafer S can be removably attached to the first reception stage  233   a  by using the clamp unit  235 . 
     The second reception stage  233   b  may be formed on the other side of, and at the top of, the holder body  231 , and may include a space or recess into which the unit wafer S is received. The second reception stage  233   b  may include a space to which a grid  237  is removably coupled. The unit wafer S may be installed at the top of the grid  237 . The grid  237  may be implemented by using a common grid structure having various forms, on which the unit wafer is installed. A representative example of the grid  237  may be a half-moon grid. That is, in the state in which the grid  237  has been fixed and formed in the second reception stage  233   b , the unit wafer S may be installed at the top of the grid  237 . In this case, the unit wafer that is installed at the top of the grid  237  may be processed to have a size of 0.1 to 20 μm or may be manufactured by additionally processing the unit wafer. In particular, the unit wafer that is installed at the top of the grid  237  may be processed to have a size of several μm. The second reception stage may manufacture a sample for analysis, for example, TEM analysis. 
     Accordingly, the second reception stage  233   b  may form a space in which a sample extracted from the unit wafer and the grid are coupled in the form of an attachable and detachable structure. 
     Furthermore, a fixture for fixing the grid  237  may be further installed in the second reception stage  233   b . The fixture may have the same structure as the clamp unit  235 . Accordingly, the grid  237  may have a structure that is fixed to the clamp unit  235  on both side surfaces of the grid  237 . 
     The reception holder  230  may provide a loading space for loading the unit wafer S for analyzing the analysis target wafer W by using different analysis methods. 
     The sample conveying unit  300  may convey the analysis target wafer W, the unit wafer S, the reception holder on which the unit wafer S has been loaded, and the reception holder on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded. 
     To this end, the sample conveying unit  300  may have a structure including first to third conveying modules  310 ,  320 , and  330 . 
     The first conveying module  310  may convey the analysis target wafer W to the sample processing unit  100 . Referring to  FIG.  2   , the analysis target wafer W may be conveyed by a conveying container F, such as a front opening unified pod (FOUP). The first conveying module  310  may convey the analysis target wafer W, which is conveyed by the conveying container F, to the cutting apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 . The analysis target wafer W is then subjected to cutting processing to form the unit wafer S. 
     Furthermore, the first conveying module  310  may also convey and receive the analysis target wafer W that has been subjected to cutting processing in the wafer station  212  of the sample storage unit  200 , separate the unit wafers S, and remove residual material from the analysis target wafer W from the wafer station  212 . Residue from the analysis target wafer W may be conveyed and stored in a separate storage space or discarded. 
     The first conveying module  310  may be implemented as a wafer conveying apparatus equipped with a robot arm. 
     The second conveying module  320  may convey and attach the unit wafer S to the reception holder  230 . The second conveying module  320  may be implemented with a vacuum chuck for picking up the unit wafers S from the analysis target wafer W and separating the unit wafers S, an elevation member for moving the vacuum chuck up and down, and a conveying member for conveying the vacuum chuck to the sample storage unit  200 , in which the reception holder  230  has been received. When the vacuum chuck of the second conveying module  320  fixes the unit wafer S using vacuum pressure, the elevation member may move the vacuum chuck up. The conveying member conveys the unit wafer S to the sample storage unit. Accordingly, the unit wafer S may be pressurized or attached to the grid  237  at the top of the reception holder  230 . The second conveying module  320  may be implemented as a common die pick-up apparatus having various forms, which is used to bond a plurality of dies that has been formed by cutting a wafer. That is, the second conveying module  320  may be implemented by using a conveying apparatus having a structure capable of adsorbing the unit wafer S, moving the unit wafer S to the upper side of the second conveying module  320 , conveying the unit wafer S in the state in which the unit wafer S has been picked up, moving the unit wafer S down in order to attach the unit wafer S to the first reception stage  233   a  or second reception stage  233   b  of the reception holder, and pressurizing the unit wafer S. 
     Furthermore, the second conveying module  320  may also be used in removing the sample AS for analysis from the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded. 
     The second conveying module  320  may be implemented by using a chip conveying apparatus that is equipped with a common vacuum chuck having various forms. The second conveying module  320  may be used to separate a semiconductor chip from a wafer, and may be implemented by using a conveying apparatus having a structure that adsorbs the unit wafer S, moves the unit wafer S to the upper side of the structure, conveys the unit wafer S in the state in which the structure has picked up the unit wafer S, and moves down and pressurizes the unit wafer S in order to attach the unit wafer S to the first reception stage  233   a  or second reception stage  233   b  of the reception holder  230 . 
     The third conveying module  330  may convey both the reception holder  230 ′ to which the unit wafer S has been attached and the reception holder  230 ″ to which the sample AS for analysis has been attached. The reception holder  230 ′ and the reception holder  230 ″ may be carried between the processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100  and the sample storage unit  200 . Furthermore, the third conveying module  330  may be used in carrying the reception holder  230 ″, on which the sample AS for analysis is loaded, from the sample storage unit  200  to the sample analysis unit. The third conveying module  330  may also be used to carry the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded from the sample analysis unit after an analysis process is performed. 
     The third conveying module  330  may be implemented by using a common article conveying apparatus that includes a robot arm and has various forms, which is used to convey articles. 
     Furthermore, after an analysis process is performed using the sample AS for analysis, the third conveying module  330  may carry the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded out from the sample analysis unit. The third conveying module  330  may convey, to the first loading area  211 , the reception holder  230 ″. 
     Accordingly, the sample conveying unit  300  may be implemented by using an equipment front end module (EFEM), a wafer conveying apparatus, a die pick-up apparatus, or a conveyer belt that includes a robot arm, which is commonly used to convey a wafer. Multiple sample conveying units  300  may be installed in the system, and may form a structure that conveys a wafer, the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis in each component. At least any one of a terminal module  520 , a reading module  430 , and a tag module  410  may be installed in each of the conveying modules  310 ,  320 , and  330  of the sample conveying unit  300 . Accordingly, the driving of the sample conveying unit  300  may be controlled by a controller  500  to be described later. 
     Referring to  FIG.  1   , the system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may include a sample classification unit  400 . 
     The sample classification unit  400  may generate, store, and read an identification code that includes unique identification information of each of the analysis target wafer W, the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis. The unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis may be separated from each other and separately received and kept in the sample storage unit  200  based on identification codes of the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis. The sample classification unit  400  may generate and assign an identification code to a sample for analysis so that the sample for analysis can be identified. Accordingly, the system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment can automate processes of warehousing a wafer and manufacturing, receiving, and carrying out a sample for analysis. 
     To this end, the sample classification unit  400  may have a structure including the tag module  410 , the reading module  430 , and a code generation module  450 . 
     The tag module  410  may be installed on one side of the reception holder  230 , and may store identification codes of the reception holder  230 , the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis. 
     Furthermore, the tag module  410  may be installed in a wafer holder for conveying the analysis target wafer W, and may store an identification code of the analysis target wafer W. 
     The identification code may include at least one of a lot-ID, wafer-ID, shot-ID, or reception holder-ID of the analysis target wafer W, processing history information or analysis scheme information of the sample AS for analysis, as well as a unique identification information that includes a combination of the lot-ID, wafer-ID, shot-ID, or reception holder-ID of the analysis target wafer W and the processing history information or analysis scheme information of the sample AS for analysis. 
     In general, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus may include unit processes for each lot unit that includes 25 wafers. Accordingly, the lot-ID may mean identification information of a lot in which wafers are contained. The wafer-ID may be assigned when a wafer is input to a manufacturing line of a semiconductor apparatus, and may mean identification information that identifies which of the 1 to 25 slots in the lot has been used for mounting the analysis target wafer. The source of the analysis target wafer may be tracked and unique identification information of the analysis target wafer may be identified, by using the lot-ID and the wafer-ID. The shot-ID may indicate unique identification information, such as a separation location of a unit wafer that is manufactured by cutting a wafer. The reception holder-ID may include unique identification information of a holder and information indicating a location of a station within a holder or a location at which a unit wafer has been loaded. The processing history information may include information indicating a processing history as to which process has been used to process the sample for analysis. The analysis scheme information may include information identifying which analysis will be applied to the sample for analysis. 
     The tag module  410  may include a barcode, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, English letters, and number indicia. The tag module  410  is not necessarily implemented in a physical form. For example, the tag module  410  may be provided through only the form of software. 
     Specifically, the tag module  410  may include at least any one of an RFID tag, an IC chip, a barcode in which the identification information has been written, and a QR code in which the identification information has been written. In particular, the tag module  410  may be implemented by using an RFID tag or IC chip capable of near field communication (NFC). 
     The tag module  410  may store an identification code. An identification tag may store an identification code based on unique identification information of one or more of the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis to be identified. 
     The reading module  430  may recognize an identification code that is stored in the tag module  410 , and may transmit the recognized identification code to the controller  500  and a management server unit  600 . The reading module  430  may have a structure including at least one tag reader that is connected to a communication network in order to transmit an identification code. 
     The reading module  430  may be installed in each of the sample processing unit  100 , the sample storage unit  200 , and the sample conveying unit  300 . 
     Specifically, the reading module  430  may be installed on one side of the processing apparatus that is provided in the sample processing unit  100 , and may recognize an identification code of the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder  230 , and may transmit the recognized identification code to the controller  500  and the management server unit  600 . Accordingly, when the reception holder  230  on which the unit wafer S has been loaded is conveyed to any one processing apparatus that is included in the sample processing unit  100 , the reading module  430  may recognize an identification code of the tag module  410  that has been installed in the conveyed reception holder  230 , and may transmit the recognized identification code. 
     Furthermore, the reading module  430  may be installed in the second conveying module  320  that is included in the sample conveying unit  300 . Accordingly, the reading module  430  may recognize an identification code of the analysis target wafer W (such as a lot-ID, a wafer-ID, or a shot-ID) from the tag module  410 . The identification code, which was installed in the analysis target wafer W in a process of separating the unit wafer S from a cut analysis target wafer W, may be transmitted by the reading module  430 . The reading module  430  may recognize an identification code of the reception holder  230  in a process of loading the unit wafer S on the reception holder  230 . As a result, the lot-ID, wafer-ID, or shot-ID of the analysis target wafer W and identification information for a separated location of the unit wafer S can be stored in the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder  230 . The management server unit  600  can generate inventory information indicating that the reception holder on which the unit wafer S has been loaded has been stored in the first reception area. 
     Furthermore, the reading module  430  may be additionally installed in the third conveying module  330  that is included in the sample conveying unit  300 . Accordingly, if the second loading area  213  includes multiple divided reception spaces, the samples AS for analysis may be received in the reception spaces for each category based on processing information of the reception holder on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded. 
     Furthermore, the reading module  430  may be installed in the sample storage unit  200 . The reading module  430  that has been installed in the sample storage unit  200  may recognize an identification code of a tag module of the reception holder on which the unit wafer S that is carried out has been loaded. Furthermore, the reading module  430  may recognize an identification code of a tag module of the reception holder on which the sample AS for analysis that has been processed in each processing apparatus has been loaded. Accordingly, inventory information that is stored in the second reception area can be generated. 
     More specifically, the reading module  430  may be provided along with a processing apparatus or a terminal module of the sample conveying unit. The reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded may be conveyed to a specific processing apparatus based on processing information. When the unit wafer S is disposed in a corresponding processing apparatus, the reading module  430  may read identification information of the unit wafer S from the tag module  410 . 
     In particular, the reading module  430  may continuously radiate a read signal to a conveying path of the sample conveying unit  300  along which the unit wafer S is conveyed. When the unit wafer S is disposed at the conveying path, the reading module  430  may detect that the unit wafer S has been disposed in a specific processing apparatus based on a reflected signal being received. Alternatively, if the tag module  410  that has been attached to the reception holder  230  is a transponder that actively transmits a signal, the reading module  430  may detect the tag module  410  by using a method of receiving a signal of the transponder that is disposed within a given distance. 
     Alternatively, the reading module  430  may be implemented by using a plurality of readers including automatic focus control means and a scan camera and a control program. 
     An identification code of the tag module  410  that is recognized through the reading module  430  may be transmitted to the management server unit  600  over at least any one of wired and wireless communication networks. In this specification, a communication method through a wired network and/or a wireless network may include all communication methods through which objects may be networked, and the present disclosure is not limited to wired communication, wireless communication, 3G, 4G, or other methods. Similarly, the above communication methods are not limited in communication between the terminal module and the reading module or another apparatus or communication between the system and the management server unit. 
     The management server unit  600  may store information, such as an analysis scheme, lot information, and a processing location. In particular, the lot information may include wafer map information or analysis location information. 
     The code generation module  450  may generate an identification code that includes different types of unique identification information, and may assign the generated identification code to the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder so that the generated identification code is stored in the tag module  410 . Since each of the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis can be identified based on such an identification code, the carrying-in and carrying-out of each of the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis that have been received in the sample storage unit  200  can be automatically controlled. 
     Specifically, when the reading module  430  that has been installed in a processing apparatus recognizes an identification code of the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder  230  after the processing apparatus performs a processing process, the code generation module  450  may generate and transmit a new identification code to the corresponding tag module  410  in order to update processing information. 
     The code generation module  450  may generate a new identification code according to a processing process that is applied to the sample AS for analysis, which is manufactured by processing unit wafers S having different materials, manufacturing methods, or forms. The code generation module  450  may assign the new identification code to the tag module  410  so that each sample AS for analysis can be identified. Accordingly, processes of warehousing a plurality of analysis target wafers W and the manufacturing and carrying-in and carrying-out of the sample AS for analysis can be automatically performed. 
     More specifically, in a process of separating the unit wafer S and loading the unit wafer S on the reception holder  230  after the analysis target wafer W is warehoused and subjected to cutting processing, the reading module  430  that has been installed in the second conveying module  320  may recognize the tag module  410  that has been installed on one side of the analysis target wafer W and the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder  230 . Consequently, the code generation module  450  may recognize the lot-ID and wafer-ID of an analysis target wafer and the shot-ID of a unit wafer, may generate a first identification code, and may assign the first identification code to a tag module or unit of the reception holder. 
     Thereafter, the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded may be carried out from the sample storage unit  200 , may be conveyed to a corresponding processing apparatus based on analysis scheme information of the unit wafer S, which may be processed in the corresponding processing apparatus. The reading module  430  may be installed on one side of the processing apparatus, and may recognize the tag module  410  that has been attached to the reception holder. After a processing process is completed in the terminal module  520  of the processing apparatus and a completion signal is generated, the tag module  410  of the reception holder may be recognized by the reading module  430  of the processing apparatus, as the sample conveying unit  300  is carried out of the reception holder  230  from the processing apparatus. The code generation module  450  may determine that a unit wafer has been processed in the corresponding processing apparatus, may generate a second identification code, and may assign the second identification code to the tag module  410  of the reception holder  230  so that the second identification code is stored in the tag module  410 . The generation of such a second identification code may be performed in each step of processing a unit wafer by using a processing apparatus so that information on all processing processes that have been performed is included in the second identification code. Accordingly, an identification code may include processing history information of a sample for analysis. 
     For example, the code generation module  450  may generate registration information indicative of a new record for each of pieces of processing of the analysis target wafer W, the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis based on information of the analysis target wafer W, the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis. In addition, the code generation module  450  may generate identification codes for each of the analysis target wafer W, the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis by incorporating the registration information for each step, and may consecutively assign the identification codes to the analysis target wafer W, the unit wafer S, and the sample AS for analysis. Accordingly, the system  10  according to an embodiment can automatically control the carrying-in and carrying-out of the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis because the unit wafer S and the sample AS for analysis can be automatically identified based on respective identification codes. 
       FIG.  5    is a block diagram illustrating a process of generating, by a code generation module, an identification code in a process of manufacturing a sample for SEM analysis by using a system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG.  5   , in a cutting process P 1 , in order to manufacture a sample for SEM analysis, first, an analysis target wafer W may be conveyed to a cutting apparatus of a sample processing unit  100 . A reading unit A of a reading module that has been installed on one side of the cutting apparatus may recognize an identification code of the analysis target wafer W by recognizing a tag module  410  that has been installed on one side of the analysis target wafer W, and may transmit the recognized identification code. The management server unit  600  may receive the identification code, and may control the cutting apparatus to perform cutting processing on the analysis target wafer W by transmitting a processing signal to a terminal unit A of a terminal module  520  that has been installed on one side of the cutting apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 . 
     In a storage process P 2 , the analysis target wafer W that has been subjected to cutting processing may be conveyed and received in the sample processing unit  100 . In this case, a reading unit B that has been installed in the sample processing unit  100  may recognize the identification code of the analysis target wafer W that has been subjected to cutting processing, and may transmit the recognized identification code to the management server unit  600 . 
     Thereafter, the management server unit  600  may receive the identification code of the analysis target wafer W that has been subjected to cutting processing, may generate a driving signal, and may transmit the driving signal to a terminal unit B of the second conveying module  320 . The second conveying module  320  may receive the driving signal, may separate a unit wafer S from the analysis target wafer W that has been subjected to cutting processing, and may load the separated unit wafer S on the reception holder  230 ′. The reading unit B of the second conveying module  320  may recognize an identification code of the reception holder  230 ′, and may transmit the recognized identification code to the management server unit  600  and the code generation module  450 . 
     In this case, the management server unit  600  may transmit analysis scheme information to a processing information generation module  540 . The processing information generation module  540  may receive the analysis scheme information, may generate individual processing information, and may transmit the individual processing information to a terminal unit C of the dimpling apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 , a terminal unit D of the ion cleaning apparatus, and a terminal unit of the third conveying module. 
     Thereafter, in a dimpling process P 3 , the terminal unit of the third conveying module  330  may receive the individual processing information, and may carry out, from the sample storage unit  200 , the reception holder  230 ′ on which a unit wafer corresponding to the individual processing information has been loaded. The reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer that has been carried out has been loaded may be conveyed to the dimpling apparatus. A first sample for analysis may be manufactured by performing dimpling processing on the unit wafer. The reading unit C of the dimpling apparatus may recognize an identification code of the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer has been loaded, and may transmit the recognized identification code to the management server unit  600 . The management server unit may store the received identification code, may generate a new identification code related to the dimpling processing through the code generation module  450 , and may transmit the new identification code to the tag module  410  on which a corresponding sample for analysis has been loaded so that the new identification code is stored in the tag module  410 . The identification code of the first sample for analysis may include a dimpling processing number, wheel specifications, etc. 
     Thereafter, in an ion milling process P 4 , the third conveying module  330  may carry out, from the dimpling apparatus, the reception holder  230 ″ on which the first sample for analysis has been loaded, and may convey the reception holder  230 ″ to an ion milling apparatus. The first sample for analysis may be subjected to ion milling processing and manufactured as a second sample for analysis. A reading unit D that has been installed on one side of the ion milling apparatus may transmit an identification code of the second sample for analysis. The management server unit  600  may receive and store the corresponding identification code. The code generation module  450  may generate a new identification code related to the ion milling processing through, and may transmit the new identification code to the tag module  410  on which the second sample for analysis has been loaded so that the new identification code is stored in the tag module  410 . The unique identification information of the second sample for analysis may include information on whether ion milling processing has been performed, a processing number, etc. 
     The system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may include the controller  500 . 
     The controller  500  may control the driving of the sample processing unit  100 , the sample storage unit  200 , the sample conveying unit  300 , and the sample classification unit  400  based on an identification code. Accordingly, a processing process for a sample for analysis can be automated. 
     The controller  500  may have a structure including a communication module  510 , the terminal module  520 , a management module  530 , and a processing information generation module  540 . 
     The communication module  510  may receive an identification code that is recognized in the reading module  430 , and may transmit the received identification code to the management module  530 , the processing information generation module  540 , and the management server unit  600 . The communication module  510  may form a structure that transmits and receives an identification code, processing information, and analysis scheme information. 
     The communication module  510  may receive information that is read by the reading module  430  from the tag module  410  that has been attached to the reception holder  230 ′ or  230 ″, through communication with the terminal module  520  that is included in one or more process steps. In this case, an identification code that is read from the tag module  410  may include identification information of a unit wafer and a sample for analysis and information, such as a history or current state of a processing process that has already been performed on the unit wafer and the sample for analysis or the type or characteristic of a process that needs to be subsequently performed. 
     The terminal module  520  may be installed in a processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 , and may play a role to receive individual processing information that is generated by the processing information generation module  540  and to individually control each processing apparatus to perform a processing process. When the processing process is completed in the processing apparatus, the terminal module  520  may generate a completion signal, and may transmit the completion signal to the code generation module  450 . The code generation module  450  may be constructed to transmit a generated new identification code to the tag module  410  and the management server unit  600  so that the identification code is stored in the tag module  410  and the management server unit  600 . The terminal module  520  may be provided in a plural number in a way to correspond to a plurality of process apparatuses. 
     The terminal module  520  may be installed on one side of the sample conveying unit  300 , may receive processing information, and may control the driving of the sample conveying unit  300 . 
     Specifically, when individual processing information is received from the processing information generation module  540 , the terminal module  520  may convey, to a corresponding processing apparatus, the reception holder  230 ′ on which a unit wafer corresponding to the individual processing information has been loaded based on the individual processing information. 
     Furthermore, when the processing of the unit wafer is completed based on the individual processing information, the terminal module  520  may convey, to the sample storage unit  200 , the reception holder  230 ″ on which a sample AS for analysis has been loaded, and may receive, in the second loading area  213 , the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded for each category based on the individual processing information. 
     Furthermore, the terminal module  520  may form a structure that receives a conveying signal from a sample analysis unit to be described later and that conveys, to the sample analysis unit, the reception holder  230 ″ on which a corresponding sample for analysis has been loaded. 
     The management module  530  may collect and store management information for the quantity of the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer has been loaded and the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample for analysis has been loaded, which are received in the sample storage unit  200 . The management module  530  may be installed on one side of the sample storage unit  200 . 
     Furthermore, the management module  530  may collect and store management information for the quantity of the reception holders  230 ″, on which the sample for analysis has been loaded, by recognizing an identification code of the reception holder  230 ″. An identification code of a reception holder  230 ″ loaded with a carried-out sample for analysis is obtained from the reading module  430  installed in the sample storage unit  200 . 
     The processing information generation module  540  may be involved in generating individual processing information for the unit wafer S based on the identification code and may transmit the generated individual processing information to the terminal module  520 , the management module  530 , and the sample conveying unit  300 . 
     Accordingly, the processing order of the unit wafer S may be determined before the unit wafer S is processed in the sample processing unit  100 . A sample AS for analysis can be manufactured by processing the unit wafer S by using at least one processing method based on individual processing information. 
     Specifically, when the management server unit receives an identification code from the reading module  430  and generates and transmits analysis scheme information, the processing information generation module  540  may receive the analysis scheme information and generate individual processing information. 
     The individual processing information may define the type of processing for a unit wafer, which will be performed in the future, or may define a characteristic related to a corresponding processing process, such as for example, a processing part, a processing quantity, a size, or a processing method. 
     The analysis scheme information may include information on an analysis method of the analysis target wafer W. The sample AS for analysis may be manufactured by processing the unit wafer S by using a different method based on analysis scheme information. Accordingly, the processing information generation module  540  may generate different processing information based on the analysis scheme information. That is, the analysis scheme information may include information on how the analysis target wafer W will be analyzed. 
     Furthermore, the processing information generation module  540  may be constructed to generate individual processing information by adjusting at least any one of a processing process, processing form, processing location, and processing quantity of a unit wafer based on the analysis scheme information and information on the quantity of the unit wafers S that is collected by the management module  530 . Furthermore, a processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100  may adjust a processing location and a processing form. Furthermore, the sample conveying unit  300  may convey the unit wafer to the sample processing unit  100  based on a processing quantity. 
     To this end, the communication module  510  may transmit, to the terminal module  520 , the individual processing information that is generated by the processing information generation module  540 . A processing apparatus in which a corresponding terminal module  520  has been installed may be constructed to process a corresponding unit wafer S. 
     Furthermore, the individual processing information may be transmitted to the terminal module  520  of the sample conveying unit  300 . Accordingly, the reception holder  230 ′ on which the corresponding unit wafer S has been loaded may be conveyed to a processing apparatus on which the terminal module  520  has been installed. 
     Moreover, the individual processing information may be transmitted to the terminal module  520  that has been installed in the sample storage unit  200  so that whether the corresponding unit wafer S is carried out may be determined and inventory information may be changed. 
     Furthermore, the communication module  510  may transmit, to the terminal module  520 , individual processing information that is generated by the processing information generation module  540  again. The terminal module  520  may output a processing signal so that a corresponding processing apparatus in a corresponding process step may perform a processing process. In this case, the individual processing information may be transmitted to one or a plurality of apparatuses that are used in a process step and may correspond to the terminal module  520  that has transmitted information read from the tag module  410 . 
     The controller  500  may include a check module  550 . The check module  550  may be installed on one side of a processing apparatus of the sample processing unit  100 . The check module  550  may identify a state of the sample processing unit  100 . When the state of the sample processing unit  100  is identified as a driving state, a regular check state, or a failure state, the check module  550  may generate and transmit a waiting signal to the sample conveying unit  300 , which is controlled to maintain a command waiting state based on a preset time value without performing a conveying process. 
     The check module  550  may be implemented using a vibration sensor, a weight detection sensor, or a combination of the vibration sensor and the weight detection sensor, and may be implemented by introducing various sensors in addition to the sensors. 
     The controller  500  may include an input module  560 . The input module  560  is a component that enables a user to input analysis scheme information or a manager to input various types of update information for control of the system  10 . When a user inputs control information, the input module  560  may transmit the control information to the management server unit  600  for system control. The management server unit  600  may store the analysis scheme information and the control information, and may control the driving of the system. 
     For example, when a user indicates the manufacturing of a large area sample for SEM analysis through the input module  560 , the controller  500  may control an operation of each component so that the sample for SEM analysis is manufactured and the manufactured sample for SEM analysis is stored. The input module  560  may be implemented by using a keypad, a dome switch, a touchpad, a jog wheel, or a jog switch. 
     The system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may include the controller  500  having the components described above, and may integrate and manage processes for manufacturing and carrying in and out a unit wafer and a sample for analysis. 
     The system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may include the management server unit  600 . The management server unit  600  may store and transmit an identification code, individual processing information, analysis scheme information, and a value input by a user, and may integrate and manage various types of information. The management server unit  600  may be implemented as an analysis request computation system. The analysis request computation system may have a plurality of S/Ns. Such information may include analysis scheme information, and may include information, such as lot information or analysis-required location of an analysis target wafer, which is associated with FAB. Furthermore, the management server unit  600  may apply to or skip a processing procedure, and may carry out, convey, process, and analyze an analysis target wafer in a wafer storage area, based on the information. 
     The system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may further include a processing inspection unit. 
     The processing inspection unit may be installed between the sample processing unit  100  and the sample storage unit  200 , and may identify processing location coordinates and whether a defect has occurred in a sample AS for analysis being conveyed by the sample conveying unit  300 . The defect may include contamination, a scratch, chipping, or a crack. 
     If a defect is detected in a sample AS for analysis, the processing inspection unit may cause the sample AS for analysis to be discarded before receiving the sample AS for analysis in the sample storage unit  200 . The processing inspection unit may be implemented by using an optical microscope or an analysis apparatus. 
     The components of the system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may include structures that transmit and receive various types of information and that are controlled by being connected over a communication network in a wired or wireless communication manner. 
     Furthermore, the system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may further include a manager terminal unit that receives a driving state and task information of the sample processing unit, the sample storage unit, and the sample conveying unit. 
     The manager terminal unit may monitor the system  10  in real time by receiving state information of each of the processing apparatuses of the sample processing unit  100  and task information of a processing process that is performed in the processing apparatus, and may enable a manager to immediately take measures by inputting a control command to the controller  500  when an error occurs so that the driving of the sample processing unit  100  can be controlled. 
     The system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment can realize various services through a wireless or wired communication connection between multiple processing apparatuses, the manager terminal unit (or a client), and the management server unit. The manager terminal unit may be a personal computer (PC) including a desktop computer, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer, and may be a personal communication device that guarantees mobility, such as a smart device including a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, or a smartphone. A data generation unit that generates state information and task information may be installed in each processing apparatus. The processing apparatus may include a plurality of sensors for the data generation unit. Accordingly, a measured value that is detected by the sensor may be provided to the data generation unit. The data generation unit may generate state information and task information of the processing apparatus, may transmit the state information and the task information to the management server unit. The management server unit may transmit the state information and the task information to the manager terminal unit so that a manager can identify the state of the processing apparatus in real time. 
     A measured value that is detected by the sensor may include an operating state or abrasion state of each of parts that constitute the processing apparatus, a step that is executed in a processing process, and a defective state and progress state of a processing process. 
     An individual identification code may be assigned to the processing apparatus. The data generation unit may transmit state information and task information that are generated based on a measured value of the sensor along with an apparatus identification code so that a manager can check a defect occurring in a processing apparatus included in the sample processing unit, check the progress state is, or check which processing process is performed, through the manager terminal unit. 
     The system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment can rapidly provide the results of analysis through unmanned automation of a wafer processing process, can enhance analysis technology competitiveness, and can reduce input manpower, costs, and time consumption for sample processing. 
       FIG.  6    is a construction diagram illustrating a wafer analysis automation system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG.  6   , a wafer analysis automation system  20  according to an embodiment of the disclosure may have a sample processing unit  100 , a sample storage unit  200 , a sample conveying unit  300 , and a sample analysis unit  700 . 
     The sample processing unit  100 , the sample storage unit  200 , and the sample conveying unit  300  are substantially the same as those of units in a system  10  for automating the processing of a sample for analysis. Detailed descriptions of the sample processing unit  100 , the sample storage unit  200 , and the sample conveying unit  300  are therefore omitted below. 
     A first loading area  211  of the sample storage unit  200  may provide a space for a reception holder  230 ″ loaded with a sample AS for analysis to be carried out from the sample analysis unit, after the reception holder  230 ″ is analyzed by using an analysis scheme. The first loading area  211  may also provide a space in which the sample AS for analysis is removed from the reception holder  230 ″ after the sample AS for analysis is analyzed. Accordingly, the reception holder  230  on which the unit wafer S or the sample AS for analysis has not been loaded may be kept in the first loading area  211 . 
     Furthermore, the second conveying module  320  of the sample conveying unit  300  may separate the sample AS for analysis from the clamp unit  235  by pressurizing the sample AS for analysis or may remove the sample AS for analysis from the grid  237  by separating the sample AS for analysis. 
     The second conveying module  320  may have a structure in which the reading module  430  and the terminal module  520  have been installed. Accordingly, an identification code of the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder  230  may be recognized. The code generation module may be constructed to generate and transmit a new identification code to the tag module  410  corresponding to the identification code, so that the reception holder  230  on which a unit wafer and a sample for analysis have not been loaded can be reused. 
     The sample analysis unit  700  may include at least one analysis apparatus, and may analyze the sample AS that is carried out from the sample storage unit  200 , based on analysis scheme information. 
     The sample analysis unit  700  may include various common analysis apparatuses which are used for wafer analysis. 
     For example, the sample analysis unit  700  may analyze a sample for analysis by using at least one method among electron microscope analysis using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and/or a transmission electron microscope (TEM), focused ion beam (FIB) analysis, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis, scanning probe microscopy (SPM) analysis, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS), photo electron emission microscopy (PEEM) analysis, Auger electron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction (LEED) analysis, reflection high energy diffraction (RHEED) analysis, and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). 
     The sample analysis unit  700  may check a defect in an analysis target wafer by analyzing a sample AS for analysis so that a method of manufacturing a wafer can be improved. 
     The sample conveying unit  300  may be included in the reading module  430 . The sample conveying unit  300  may identify a sample AS for analysis based on an identification tag of the tag module  410 , may convey the sample AS for analysis to a specific apparatus of the sample analysis unit  700 , and may also convey the sample AS for analysis between apparatuses that constitute the sample analysis unit  700 . Accordingly, all processes for wafer analysis can be automated. 
     Furthermore, the controller  500  may further include a detection module  570  that identifies a state of the sample analysis unit  700 . When the state of the sample analysis unit  700  is identified as a driving state, a regular check state, or a failure state, the detection module  570  may generate a waiting signal so that the sample conveying unit  300  maintains a waiting state based on a preset time value, and may control the process by stopping the supply of a sample AS for analysis to the sample analysis unit  700 . 
     The wafer analysis automation system  20  according to an embodiment may include a sample classification unit  400 , a controller  500 , a management server unit  600 , a processing inspection unit, and a power supply unit. 
       FIG.  7    is a process chart illustrating a method of processing a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG.  7   , a method of processing a sample for analysis according to an embodiment may include a first processing step S 100 , a first storage step S 200 , a second processing step S 300 , and a second storage step S 400 . 
     The first processing step S 100  may be a step of conveying an analysis target wafer W to a sample processing unit  100  and forming a plurality of unit wafers S by performing cutting processing on the analysis target wafer W. 
     Specifically, in this step, the analysis target wafer W may be conveyed to a conveying container, such as a FOUP. The analysis target wafer W may be conveyed to a sample processing unit  100  through a sample conveying unit  300 . The sample processing unit  100  may manufacture a plurality of unit wafers S by performing cutting processing on the analysis target wafer W. 
     The first storage step S 200  may be a step of separating the unit wafers S from the analysis target wafer W and keeping the unit wafers S by loading the unit wafers S onto the reception holders  230 , which are received by the sample storage unit  200 . 
     Specifically, the unit wafer S may be separated from the analysis target wafer W through the sample conveying unit  300 , and may be conveyed to a first loading area  211  in which a reception holder  230  has been received. When the unit wafer S has been disposed on the first reception stage  233   a  or second reception stage  233   b  of the reception holder  230 , the unit wafer S may be lowered down and removably affixed to the first reception stage  233   a  or the second reception stage  233   b . In this case, the unit wafer S may be loaded on the reception holder  230  by using a method of fixing the unit wafer S by pressing the clamp unit  235  that has been formed in the first reception stage  233   a  or by fixing the unit wafer S to the grid  237 , which has in turn been fixed to the top of the second reception stage  233   b . The reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer has been loaded may be stored in the first loading area  211 . 
     Furthermore, the first storage step S 200  may further include a step of storing the reception holder on which the unit wafer has been loaded and determining, by the check module  550 , whether the unit wafer S may be processed in the sample processing unit  100 , when a carry-out signal of a corresponding unit wafer is generated based on individual processing information. 
     The check module  550  may identify a state of the sample processing unit  100 , and may perform control by generating a waiting signal when the state of the sample processing unit  100  is a driving state, a regular check state, or a failure state and transmitting the waiting signal to the sample conveying unit  300  so that the sample conveying unit  300  maintains a command waiting state based on a preset time value, without performing a conveying process. Thereafter, the check module  550  may determine and select to which analysis apparatus of the sample analysis unit  700  a sample for analysis will be carried out based on an identification code. 
     The second processing step S 300  may be a step of carrying out a reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded from the sample storage unit  200 , conveying the reception holder  230 ′ to the sample processing unit  100 , and manufacturing a sample AS for analysis by processing the unit wafer S. 
     In this step, the sample conveying unit  300  may receive individual processing information that is generated by the processing information generation module  540 , may carry out the reception holder  230 ′ on which a unit wafer S corresponding to the individual processing information has been loaded from the sample storage unit  200 , and may convey the reception holder  230 ′ on which the corresponding unit wafer has been loaded to a processing apparatus corresponding to the individual processing information. 
     Furthermore, the terminal module  520  of the sample processing unit may recognize the individual processing information that has been generated by the processing information generation module  540 , and may process the reception holder  230 ′ on which the corresponding unit wafer has been loaded. In this step, the sample AS for analysis may be manufactured by processing the unit wafer S by using at least one processing method. The unit wafer S may be processed based on the individual processing information that has been generated by the processing information generation module  540 . 
     The second storage step S 400  may be a step of conveying and receiving the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded in the second loading area  213  of the sample storage unit. 
     In this step, the reception holder  230 ″, on which the sample for analysis on which the processing has been completed has been loaded, may be received. The tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder may recognize an identification code of the sample for analysis. The identification code may be stored in the management module  530 . 
     A sample AS for analysis may be manufactured through the automation method. When a carry-out signal for analysis is received by the sample conveying unit  300  and the management module  530 , the sample conveying unit  300  may convey the reception holder  230 ″ on which the manufactured sample AS for analysis has been loaded to the sample analysis unit  700 . The sample analysis unit  700  may perform analysis on the sample AS. 
       FIG.  8    is a flowchart illustrating a detailed process of a processing step in a method of processing a sample for analysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     A method of processing a unit wafer according to an embodiment is more specifically described with reference to  FIG.  8   . First, an analysis target wafer W may be warehoused through a wafer conveying container, such as a FOUP. The warehoused analysis target wafer W may be conveyed to a sample processing unit  100 . The sample processing unit  100  may perform cutting processing on the analysis target wafer W. 
     Thereafter, the analysis target wafer W on which the cutting processing has been performed may be received in a wafer station  212  of the sample storage unit. In the wafer station  212 , a unit wafer S may be selected and separated from the analysis target wafer W on which the cutting processing has been performed. A separated unit wafer S may be loaded on a reception holder  230 ′. Accordingly, the unit wafer S may be stored in a sample storage unit  200 . 
     Thereafter, the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded, may be carried out from storage in the sample storage unit  200 . The sample processing unit  100  may manufacture a sample AS for analysis by processing the unit wafer S. The state of the manufactured sample AS for analysis is the state in which the manufactured sample AS for analysis has been loaded on a reception holder  230 ″. As described above, the reception holder  230 ″ on which the sample AS for analysis has been loaded may be conveyed to the sample storage unit  200  and received and stored in the sample storage unit  200 . 
     As described above, in the step of separating the unit wafer S from the analysis target wafer W, a tag module that has been installed on one side of the analysis target wafer W may recognize an identification code of the analysis target wafer W. The recognition of the identification code may be performed by a second conveying module  320 . The second conveying module  320  may convey and load the separated unit wafer S onto the reception holder  230 . In such a process, the identification code may be recognized from the tag module  410  that has been installed in the reception holder  230 , and may be transmitted. A reading module  430  may transmit the recognized identification code to a processing information generation module  540  and the management server unit  600 . 
     Thereafter, a new identification code may be generated based on the identification code of the analysis target wafer W and an identification code of the reception holder  230 , and may be transmitted and stored in the tag module  410  of the reception holder. 
     The identification code of the analysis target wafer W may include a lot-ID, wafer-ID, and shot-ID of the analysis target wafer. The identification code of the reception holder  230  may include a unique identification information of the reception holder, and identification information indicating locations of a first reception stage  233   a  and a second reception stage  233   b  in the reception holder  230 . 
     Accordingly, a new identification code may be generated based on the identification code of the analysis target wafer W and the identification code of the reception holder  230 , and may be stored in the tag module  410  of a reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer S has been loaded. That is, the new identification code may mean the identification code of the unit wafer S that includes both the identification code of the analysis target wafer W and the identification code of the reception holder  230 . 
     Thereafter, a management server unit  600  may recognize the identification code of the analysis target wafer W, may generate analysis scheme information based on the recognized identification code, and may transmit the generated analysis scheme information to the processing information generation module  540 . The processing information generation module  540  may generate individual processing information based on the analysis scheme information, and may transmit the generated individual processing information. 
     Furthermore, the analysis target wafer W on which cutting processing has been performed may be received in a wafer station  212  of the sample storage unit. A unit wafer S, which has been received in the wafer station  212 , may be selected and separated from the analysis target wafer W on which cutting processing has been performed. The separated unit wafer S may be loaded on the reception holder  230 . 
     When the process of processing the unit wafer is completed, a terminal module  520  may generate a completion signal and transmit the completion signal to a code generation module  450 . The code generation module  450  may generate a new identification code including processing information, may store the new identification code in the tag module  410  of the reception holder  230 ′ on which the unit wafer has been loaded. A sample AS for analysis may be manufactured by performing such a process at least once. 
     More specifically, the second processing step S 300  may be performed by being subdivided into the following steps. 
     First, a processing process of a unit wafer for processing may be selected by identifying analysis scheme information in an identification code that has been recognized from a tag module of the reception holder  230 ′ on which a unit wafer has been loaded. The unit wafer may be conveyed to a processing apparatus that is indicated in analysis scheme information. The processing process may be performed on the unit wafer. For example, in order to manufacture a large area sample for SEM analysis, a first sample for analysis may be manufactured by performing dimpling processing on a unit wafer for processing. Identification information of the first sample for analysis may be stored. The identification information of the first sample for analysis may include a dimpling processing number and wheel specifications. 
     Thereafter, after the first sample for analysis is conveyed to the ion cleaning apparatus, a second sample for analysis may be manufactured by performing ion cleaning processing on the first sample for analysis. Thereafter, identification information of the second sample for analysis may be stored. The unique identification information of the second sample for analysis may include whether ion cleaning processing has been performed and a processing number. An identification code of the second sample for analysis may be generated based on the unique identification information, may be stored, and may be assigned to the second sample for analysis. 
     The system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis according to an embodiment and the method of processing a sample for analysis can rapidly provide the results of analysis, enhance analysis technology competitiveness, and reduce input manpower, costs, and time for sample processing by automating all processes including processes for the warehousing of a wafer, sample processing, and a distribution of a sample for each analysis based on an identification code. 
     Furthermore, although a manufacturer uses different processing equipment, an automated system can be implemented by using a method of adjusting the processing equipment according to the standards of the reception holder by introducing a reception holder that has been standardized to process a sample for analysis. 
     Accordingly, the system for automating the processing of a sample for analysis may be used for processing a sample for analysis for wafer analysis in the semiconductor, solar, and display industries. 
     The detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure disclosed as described above have been provided so that those skilled in the art can implement and practice the present disclosure. Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art may understand that the present disclosure may be modified and changed in various manners without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, those skilled in the art may use each of the elements described in the embodiments in such a way as to combine the elements. Accordingly, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments, but is intended to assign the widest range complying with the disclosed principles and new characteristics.