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- 機器フロントエンドモジュールであって、
複数のロードポートを含む前壁、ロードロック装置に連結されるように構成された後壁、及び2つの側壁と、
前記前壁、前記後壁、及び前記2つの側壁の間に形成された機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバと、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュールの上部にあり、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバへの開口部を含む上部プレナムと、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバから前記上部プレナムへのガスの再循環を可能にするリターンガス流路を提供する複数のリターンダクトであって、前記複数のリターンダクトの少なくとも幾つかが前記ロードポートの間に配置されている、複数のリターンダクトと
を備える、機器フロントエンドモジュール。 - 前記複数のリターンダクトが前記前壁に沿って延在し、前記複数のリターンダクトの少なくとも幾つかが2つの隣接するキャリアドアオープナの側面の間で上向きに延在するように構成される、請求項1に記載の機器フロントエンドモジュール。
- 第1の側面ストレージポッドが前記2つの側壁のうちの少なくとも1つに連結され、前記第1の側面ストレージポッドからの排気チャネルが側面リターンダクトによって前記上部プレナムに連結される、請求項1に記載の機器フロントエンドモジュール。
- 前記2つの側壁の第1の側壁に連結された第1の側面ストレージポッドと、前記2つの側壁の第2の側壁に連結された第2の側面ストレージポッドとを備える、請求項1に記載の機器フロントエンドモジュール。
- 前記複数のロードポートにドッキングされた4つの基板キャリアと、前記リターンガス流路を提供する少なくとも3つのリターンダクトとを備える、請求項1に記載の機器フロントエンドモジュール。
- 電子デバイス製造アセンブリであって、
機器フロントエンドモジュールであって、
複数のロードポートを含む前壁、ロードロック装置に連結されるように構成された後壁、及び2つの側壁と、
前記前壁、前記後壁、及び前記2つの側壁の間に形成された機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバと、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュールの上部にあり、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバへの開口部を含む上部プレナムと、
前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバから前記上部プレナムへのガスの再循環を可能にするリターンガス流路を提供する複数のリターンダクトであって、前記複数のリターンダクトの少なくとも幾つかが前記複数のロードポートの幾つかの間に配置されている、複数のリターンダクトと
第1の側壁のインターフェース開口部を介して前記機器フロントエンドモジュールの前記2つの側壁の前記第1の側壁に連結された第1の側面ストレージポッドであって、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバから1又は複数の基板を受け入れるように構成され、排気チャネルを含む、第1の側面ストレージポッドと、
前記排気チャネルと前記上部プレナムとの間に連結された第1の側面リターンダクトと
を含む、機器フロントエンドモジュール
を備える、電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。 - 前記複数のロードポートのうちの2つのそれぞれがキャリアドアオープナを含み、前記複数のリターンダクトのうちの1つが前記キャリアドアオープナの側面の間で上向きに延在するように構成される、請求項6に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。
- 前記複数のリターンダクトのうちの少なくとも幾つかは、前記前壁の内面に沿って上向きに延在するように構成される、請求項6に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。
- 前記複数のリターンダクトのうちの少なくとも幾つかは、前記前壁の外面に沿って上向きに延在するように構成される、請求項6に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。
- 前記第1の側面ストレージポッドが更に、
前記インターフェース開口部に隣接して配置されたチャンバ開口部をそれぞれが有する1又は複数のチャンバと、
前記1又は複数のチャンバに配置された1又は複数の側面ストレージコンテナであって、それぞれが、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバから前記1又は複数の基板を受け入れるように構成され、前記排気チャネルに連結され、前記チャンバ開口部から入るガスを排気するように構成される、1又は複数の側面ストレージコンテナと
を含む、請求項6に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。 - 前記排気チャネルに連結された第3のプレナムに配置された化学フィルタを更に備える、請求項10に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。
- 共通プレナムと、
前記チャンバ開口部と前記共通プレナムとの間で前記1又は複数の側面ストレージコンテナに配置された排気バッフルと、
前記共通プレナムを出る排気ガスを加熱するように構成されたヒータと
を更に備える、請求項10に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。 - 第2の側壁のインターフェース開口部を介して前記機器フロントエンドモジュールの前記2つの側壁の前記第2の側壁に連結された第2の側面ストレージポッドを更に備え、前記第2の側面ストレージポッドは、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバから1又は複数の基板を受け入れるように構成される、請求項6に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。
- 前記第2の側面ストレージポッドが第2の排気チャネルを含み、第2の側面リターンダクトが前記第2の排気チャネルと前記上部プレナムとの間に連結される、請求項13に記載の電子デバイス製造アセンブリ。
- 機器フロントエンドモジュールを操作する方法であって、
複数のロードポートでインターフェースする機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバに接続された上部プレナムを備えた前記機器フロントエンドモジュールを提供することと、
前記上部プレナムから前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバにガスを流すことと、
前記ガスの少なくとも一部を、前記機器フロントエンドモジュールチャンバから、前記ロードポートの間に配置された1又は複数のリターンダクトを通して前記上部プレナムに再循環させることと
を含む方法。
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