Substrate processing apparatus equipped with substrate scanner
US11551955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/67219
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A substrate processing apparatus includes a process station for processing a substrate; a cassette station integrated with the process station; a substrate carriage equipped for transferring the substrate between said process station and the cassette station through a passage located at an interface between the process station and said cassette station; and a substrate scanner equipped at said interface between the process station and the cassette station for capturing surface image data during transportation of the substrate that passes through the passage.
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