Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate transfer method
US8545160B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/67778
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A substrate transfer apparatus that transfers a substrate with respect to a processing apparatus includes a substrate accommodation unit for accommodating a plurality of substrates to be loaded into the processing apparatus in a vertical direction in a multi-stage; a substrate accommodation unit for accommodating a plurality of substrates unloaded from the processing apparatus in a vertical direction in a multi-stage; a substrate holder for transferring the substrates from the substrate accommodation unit to the processing apparatus; a substrate holder for transferring the substrates from the processing apparatus to the substrate accommodation unit. The substrate accommodation unit has an elevating mechanism for moving at least one of the substrate and the substrate holder in a vertical direction relative to each other and the substrate accommodation unit has an elevating mechanism for moving at least one of the substrate and the substrate holder in a vertical direction relative to each other.
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