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Mechanical transmission system for automatically breaking off in response to earthquake and method thereof

US6670889B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2002
Grant dateDec 30, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67253
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mechanical transmission system for transmitting a wafer to a semiconductor manufacturing machine and being able to break off automatically in response to an earthquake via receiving a control signal generated by an earthquake detecting device is provided. The system includes a mechanical transmission device for transmitting the wafer to the semiconductor manufacturing machine, a warning device for generating a warning signal in response to the control signal, and a control circuit electrically coupling to the mechanical transmission device and breaking off in response to the control signal for avoiding the damage of the mechanical transmission device or the semiconductor-manufacturing machine caused by the earthquake.

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