Systems, apparatus, and methods for a load port door opener
US10741432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/67389
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for an improved load port operable to purge air trapped between the substrate carrier door and the carrier door opener. Embodiments include a docking tray adapted to receive a substrate carrier including a carrier door; a door opener adjacent the docking tray and adapted to couple to the carrier door and to open the carrier door, wherein the door opener includes a purge gas inlet port; at least one exhaust outlet port, and a ridge wall defining a perimeter channel in cooperation with a docked substrate carrier, wherein the ridge wall includes openings proximate the ports and wherein the door opener further includes a diverter structure disposed to direct purge gas from the inlet port to at least one of the openings in the ridge wall. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
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