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High speed wafer handler

US5098245A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 1990
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67751
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention describes a loading system for high speed loading of wafers, such as semiconductor wafers, into vacuum chambers for various applications such as inspection or processing using, for example, a SEM. This system provides low contamination from atmospheric conditions both on loading and unloading the wafers.

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