AU2001251541A1 - System for parallel processing of workpieces - Google Patents

System for parallel processing of workpieces

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AU2001251541A1
AU2001251541A1 AU2001251541A AU5154101A AU2001251541A1 AU 2001251541 A1 AU2001251541 A1 AU 2001251541A1 AU 2001251541 A AU2001251541 A AU 2001251541A AU 5154101 A AU5154101 A AU 5154101A AU 2001251541 A1 AU2001251541 A1 AU 2001251541A1
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Prior art keywords
workpieces
parallel processing
parallel
processing
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AU2001251541A
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Daniel Babbs
Matthew Coady
Timothy Ewald
Jae Kim
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Asyst Technologies Inc
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ASYST TECHNOLOGIES
Asyst Technologies Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/16—Programme controls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J18/00—Arms
    • B25J18/02—Arms extensible
    • B25J18/04—Arms extensible rotatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/02—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type
    • B25J9/04—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type
    • B25J9/041—Cylindrical coordinate type
    • B25J9/042—Cylindrical coordinate type comprising an articulated arm
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/67—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere
    • H01L21/677—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
    • H01L21/67763—Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components ; Apparatus not specifically provided for elsewhere for conveying, e.g. between different workstations the wafers being stored in a carrier, involving loading and unloading
    • H01L21/67766—Mechanical parts of transfer devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
AU2001251541A 2000-04-12 2001-04-10 System for parallel processing of workpieces Abandoned AU2001251541A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/547,551 US6326755B1 (en) 2000-04-12 2000-04-12 System for parallel processing of workpieces
US09547551 2000-04-12
PCT/US2001/011824 WO2001079091A1 (en) 2000-04-12 2001-04-10 System for parallel processing of workpieces

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AU2001251541A1 true AU2001251541A1 (en) 2001-10-30

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US (1) US6326755B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1272411A4 (en)
JP (3) JP5483791B2 (en)
KR (1) KR100570357B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1225388C (en)
AU (1) AU2001251541A1 (en)
TW (1) TW508290B (en)
WO (1) WO2001079091A1 (en)

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CN1443132A (en) 2003-09-17
JP2003531479A (en) 2003-10-21
WO2001079091A1 (en) 2001-10-25
JP2012235177A (en) 2012-11-29
JP2018029213A (en) 2018-02-22
KR100570357B1 (en) 2006-04-12
CN1225388C (en) 2005-11-02
JP6558780B2 (en) 2019-08-14
EP1272411A1 (en) 2003-01-08
JP6306812B2 (en) 2018-04-04
TW508290B (en) 2002-11-01
US6326755B1 (en) 2001-12-04

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