KR100794684B1 - 로드락 챔버 - Google Patents
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- 웨이퍼를 회전하는 다수개의 웨이퍼 스테이지가 구비된 공정 챔버로 인입 또는 공정 챔버로부터 인출하는 로드락 챔버에 있어서,상기 웨이퍼 스테이지 개수에 상응하는 웨이퍼를 소정 높이의 간격을 두고 수납하는 슬롯 카세트;상기 슬롯 카세트를 소정 높이씩 단계적으로 승하강시키는 카세트 리프터; 및단계적으로 승하강하는 상기 슬롯 카세트에 수납된 웨이퍼를 공정 챔버로 차례로 인입하거나, 상기 공정 챔버로부터 웨이퍼를 인출하여 단계적으로 승하강하는 슬롯 카세트에 차례로 수납하는 웨이퍼 트랜스퍼를 포함하여 구성하되,상기 슬롯 카세트의 내부에는, 상기 웨이퍼 트랜스퍼에 의한 공정 챔버와의 웨이퍼 교환이 이루어지도록 양방향으로 개구된 제1통로와, 상기 제1통로와 180°미만의 각도로 이루면서 외부와의 웨이퍼 교환이 이루어지는 제2통로를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 로드락 챔버.
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- 제1항에 있어서,상기 제1, 제2통로는,상부 플레이트 외곽 하면의 소정 거리 이격된 위치에 다수개의 슬롯을 각각 구비한 3개의 슬롯부 사이에 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 로드락 챔버.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 웨이퍼 트랜스퍼는,웨이퍼가 상부에 안착되는 트랜스퍼 암; 및상기 트랜스퍼 암을 슬롯 카세트에서 웨이퍼 스테이지까지 전후진시키는 트랜스퍼 실린더를 포함하되,상기 트랜스퍼 암 상부에 슬롯 카세트의 하강시 최하위 슬롯에 수납된 웨이퍼부터 차례로 안착시키거나, 트랜스퍼 암 상에 안착된 웨이퍼를 슬롯 카세트의 상승시 최상위 슬롯부터 차례로 수납하도록 구성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 로드락 챔버.
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