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Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method and recording medium

US11257701B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2019
Grant dateFeb 22, 2022
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68707
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes a transfer device configured to transfer at least one substrate as a processing target; a transfer controller configured to control the transfer device to perform a normal transfer of transferring the substrate and a high-accuracy transfer of transferring the substrate with higher positioning accuracy as compared to the normal transfer; a warm-up controller configured to control the transfer device to perform a warm-up operation, which is different from the normal transfer and the high-accuracy transfer, when necessary; and a necessity determination unit configured to make a determination that the warm-up operation is required as a beginning of the high-accuracy transfer is approaching when a duration of a stop state of the transfer device exceeds a preset reference time.

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