GB2296698B - A chamber combination for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere - Google Patents

A chamber combination for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

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Publication number
GB2296698B
GB2296698B GB9604252A GB9604252A GB2296698B GB 2296698 B GB2296698 B GB 2296698B GB 9604252 A GB9604252 A GB 9604252A GB 9604252 A GB9604252 A GB 9604252A GB 2296698 B GB2296698 B GB 2296698B
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Prior art keywords
workpieces
transport
vacuum atmosphere
chamber combination
chamber
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB9604252A
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GB2296698A (en
Inventor
Roman Schertler
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OC Oerlikon Balzers AG
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Balzers AG
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    • 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
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/30—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
    • H10P72/33—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for conveying, e.g. between different workstations into and out of processing chamber
    • H10P72/3304—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for conveying, e.g. between different workstations into and out of processing chamber characterised by movements or sequence of movements of transfer devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/30—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for conveying, e.g. between different workstations
    • H10P72/33—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for conveying, e.g. between different workstations into and out of processing chamber
    • H10P72/3308—Vertical transfer of a single workpiece

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (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)
GB9604252A 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A chamber combination for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere Expired - Lifetime GB2296698B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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.
GB9320452A GB2271332B (en) 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A method and chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

Publications (3)

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GB9604252D0 GB9604252D0 (en) 1996-05-01
GB2296698A GB2296698A (en) 1996-07-10
GB2296698B true GB2296698B (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
GB9320452A Expired - Lifetime GB2271332B (en) 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A method and chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

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GB9320452A Expired - Lifetime GB2271332B (en) 1992-10-06 1993-10-05 A method and chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere

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US (1) US6818108B2 (https=)
JP (1) JP3323601B2 (https=)
KR (1) KR940009030A (https=)
CH (1) CH691377A5 (https=)
FR (1) FR2696428A1 (https=)
GB (2) GB2296698B (https=)

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CH691377A5 (de) 2001-07-13
KR940009030A (ko) 1994-05-16
JP3323601B2 (ja) 2002-09-09
GB2271332B (en) 1996-12-18
FR2696428B1 (https=) 1997-02-21
US6818108B2 (en) 2004-11-16
FR2696428A1 (fr) 1994-04-08
GB9320452D0 (en) 1993-11-24
GB9604252D0 (en) 1996-05-01
JPH06267069A (ja) 1994-09-22
US20030106789A1 (en) 2003-06-12
GB2296698A (en) 1996-07-10
GB2271332A (en) 1994-04-13

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