Optical reticle load port
US11018037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/67775
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus configured to load or unload a mask pod includes a first load port supporter and a second load port supporter spaced apart from the first load port supporter. Each of the first load port supporter and the second load port supporter includes at least portions of an L-shaped rectangular prism. The first load port supporter and the second load port supporter are disposed diagonally around a rectangular area, where first inner sidewalls of the first load port supporter and second inner sidewalls of the second load port supporter delimit boundaries of the rectangular area, and where a first width of the rectangular area is equal to a second width of the mask pod, and a first length of the rectangular area is equal to a second length of the mask pod.
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