CA1049158A - Transport system for semiconductor wafer multiprocessing station system - Google Patents

Transport system for semiconductor wafer multiprocessing station system

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CA1049158A
CA1049158A CA76262458A CA262458A CA1049158A CA 1049158 A CA1049158 A CA 1049158A CA 76262458 A CA76262458 A CA 76262458A CA 262458 A CA262458 A CA 262458A CA 1049158 A CA1049158 A CA 1049158A
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fluid
accordance
vacuum
wafer
transport
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Karl H. Raacke
Valdeko H. Sirgo
Bruce I. Bertelsen
John P. Babinski
Clarence J. Townsend
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • H10P72/36—
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G51/00—Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the surface
    • B65G51/02—Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases
    • B65G51/03—Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases over a flat surface or in troughs

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
  • Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
CA76262458A 1975-10-01 1976-10-01 Transport system for semiconductor wafer multiprocessing station system Expired CA1049158A (en)

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US05/618,654 US3976330A (en) 1975-10-01 1975-10-01 Transport system for semiconductor wafer multiprocessing station system

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JP (1) JPS5244177A (enExample)
BR (1) BR7606592A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1049158A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2644055A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2345373A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1555673A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1074053B (enExample)

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FR2345373A1 (fr) 1977-10-21
BR7606592A (pt) 1977-07-05
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IT1074053B (it) 1985-04-17
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