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Reduced capacity carrier, transport, load port, buffer system

US8328495B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2009
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67775
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor workpiece processing system having at least one processing apparatus for processing workpieces, a primary transport system, a secondary transport system and one or more interfaces between first transport system and second transport system. The primary and secondary transport systems each have one or more sections of substantially constant velocity and in queue sections communicating with the constant velocity sections.

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