摘要:
A substrate loading device having a frame (29); a cassette support (28), and a user interface (100). The frame is connected to a substrate processing apparatus (14). The frame has a transport opening (300) through which substrates are transported between the device and the processing apparatus. The cassette support is connected to the frame for holding at least one substrate holding cassette (T). The user interface is arranged for inputting information, and is mounted to the frame so that the user interface is integral with the frame.
摘要:
Aspects of the invention are found in a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a fluid inlet manifold, a fluid outlet manifold, a plurality of heat transfer channels configured to communicate with the fluid inlet manifold and the fluid outlet manifold, and packing located within the fluid inlet manifold. Further aspects of the invention are found in a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system includes a compressor and at least one heat exchanger coupled to the compressor. The at least one heat exchanger includes a header, packing located in the header, and a heat transfer channel. The heat transfer channel is configured to receive fluid passing through the header and the packing.
摘要:
A substrate processing apparatus (22, 100, 200) comprising a substrate transport (24, 106, 202) and substrate processing chambers (26, 102). The substrate transport (24) has a transport chamber (32) and a transport mechanism (34, 106, 202). The transport mechanism has a rotatable drive (48, 112, 204), an arm (50, 208) pivotably connected to the drive to pivot in vertical directions, and a substrate holder (52, 210) pivotably connected to an end of the arm by an articulating wrist (64). The arm (50, 208) can vertically move the substrate holder (52, 210) up and down. The substrate processing chambers (26, 102) are stationarily connected to the transport chamber (32) at two different vertical levels.
摘要:
A reticle manipulating device with an at least substantially closed housing for maintaining clean-room conditions inside the housing, an input/output station for introducing and discharging reticles in and out of the housing, and at least one functional unit arranged in the housing for impressing a predetermined function on the reticles. The device has a manipulating device also arranged inside the housing, for manipulating the reticles in the housing.
摘要:
An automated material handling system (100) that allows an overhead hoist (102a-102b) supported by a suspended track (106a-106b) to access Work-In-Process (WIP) parts from storage locations (110a-110b) besides the track (106a-106b).
摘要:
An automated material handling system (100) that allows an overhead hoist (102a-102b) supported by a suspended track (106a-106b) to access Work-In-Process (WIP) parts from storage locations (110a-110b) besides the track (106a-106b).
摘要:
A substrate processing apparatus (10) having a plurality of substrate processing modules (14) connected to a substrate transport chamber (31). The substrate transport chamber (31) has a housing (13) and a substrate transport mechanism (22). The housing (13) forms a substantially closed main transport chamber (31) with doorways into the main transport chamber for the substrate processing modules (14). The transport mechanism (22) has a substrate holder (29) movably located in the transport chamber (31). The housing (13) includes a front end (28) extension (30) that is connected to load locks (16). The front end (28) extension (30) has an aligner (32), a cooler (36), and a buffer (34) directly connected to the housing (13) and located in the front end (28) extension (30) in part of the main transport chamber (31).
摘要:
A substrate thermal condtioning apparatus (10) with a chamber (12), a plate (32) located in the chamber (12) and a gas supply (14). The plate (32) has a top heat transfer surface with grooves (42) therealong. A substrate (S) is placed on standoffs (41) of the heat transfer surface and gas is pumped into the chamber (12). The plate (32) is either heated or cooled to change the temperature of the substrate (S). Heat is transferred between the substrate (S) and the plate (32) primarily by gas conduction heating. Because of the grooves (42) in the plate (32), the gas can be very quickly and uniformly distributed and evacuated between the substrate (S) and the heat transfer surface.
摘要:
A system is provided for determining an eccentricity vector ⊂ which defines the magnitude and direction of an initial placement displaced from a desired location of a centroid O of a right quadrilateral semiconductor wafer (22) which may be clear or opaque. With an initial point for reference desirable established on its peripheral edge (108) for detection by an edge sensor, the wafer is rotated about a point P and a curve defining the profile of the peripheral edge (108) is obtained. The eccentricity vector is computed from the sensed positions of the corners of the wafer and has a magnitude representative of the spatial dislocation of the centroid O relative to the point P and having an orientation Ζ representative of the angle subtended by a first line connecting the point P and the centroid O relative to a second line connecting opposite corners of the wafer. As processing proceeds, the wafer (96) is inserted into an aligner station, then repositioned from an initial position to a desired position, then advanced seriatim into a plurality of processing station (96) while maintaining the desired position previously attained.