GB2271332B - A method and chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere - Google Patents

A method and chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

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Publication number
GB2271332B
GB2271332B GB9320452A GB9320452A GB2271332B GB 2271332 B GB2271332 B GB 2271332B GB 9320452 A GB9320452 A GB 9320452A GB 9320452 A GB9320452 A GB 9320452A GB 2271332 B GB2271332 B GB 2271332B
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Prior art keywords
workpieces
transport
chamber
vacuum atmosphere
atmosphere
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GB9320452A
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GB2271332A (en
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Roman Schertler
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OC Oerlikon Balzers AG
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Balzers AG
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    • 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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C14/00—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
    • C23C14/22—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the process of coating
    • C23C14/56—Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating; Arrangements for maintaining the vacuum, e.g. vacuum locks
    • C23C14/568—Transferring the substrates through a series of coating stations
    • 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
    • H01L21/67739—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 into and out of processing chamber
    • H01L21/67745—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 into and out of processing chamber characterized by movements or sequence of movements of transfer devices
    • 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
    • H01L21/67739—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 into and out of processing chamber
    • H01L21/67751—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 into and out of processing chamber vertical transfer of a single workpiece

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Magnetic Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Automatic Assembly (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Optical Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
GB9320452A 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A method and chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere Expired - Lifetime GB2271332B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9604252A GB2296698B (en) 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A chamber combination for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH03121/92A CH691377A5 (de) 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Kammeranordnung für den Transport von Werkstücken und deren Verwendung.

Publications (3)

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GB9320452D0 GB9320452D0 (en) 1993-11-24
GB2271332A GB2271332A (en) 1994-04-13
GB2271332B true GB2271332B (en) 1996-12-18

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GB9604252A Expired - Lifetime GB2296698B (en) 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A chamber combination for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

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US (1) US6818108B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
JP (1) JP3323601B2 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
KR (1) KR940009030A (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
CH (1) CH691377A5 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
FR (1) FR2696428A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)
GB (2) GB2271332B (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html)

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US6264804B1 (en) 2000-04-12 2001-07-24 Ske Technology Corp. System and method for handling and masking a substrate in a sputter deposition system
US6406598B2 (en) 2000-04-12 2002-06-18 Steag Hamatech Ag System and method for transporting and sputter coating a substrate in a sputter deposition system

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JP3323601B2 (ja) 2002-09-09
FR2696428A1 (fr) 1994-04-08
GB9604252D0 (en) 1996-05-01
GB9320452D0 (en) 1993-11-24
KR940009030A (ko) 1994-05-16
CH691377A5 (de) 2001-07-13
US6818108B2 (en) 2004-11-16
JPH06267069A (ja) 1994-09-22
GB2296698A (en) 1996-07-10
FR2696428B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC7.html) 1997-02-21
GB2271332A (en) 1994-04-13
GB2296698B (en) 1996-12-18
US20030106789A1 (en) 2003-06-12

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