TW432579B - Stackable cassette for use with wafer cassettes - Google Patents

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TW432579B
TW432579B TW088108262A TW88108262A TW432579B TW 432579 B TW432579 B TW 432579B TW 088108262 A TW088108262 A TW 088108262A TW 88108262 A TW88108262 A TW 88108262A TW 432579 B TW432579 B TW 432579B
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cassette
wafer
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Ronald R Stevens
Ravinder Aggarwal
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Asm Inc
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/50Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for positioning, orientation or alignment
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/10Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP]
    • H10P72/18Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP] characterised by being specially adapted for supporting a single substrate or by comprising a stack of such individual supports
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/06Apparatus for monitoring, sorting, marking, testing or measuring
    • H10P72/0604Process monitoring, e.g. flow or thickness monitoring
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/10Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP]
    • H10P72/19Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP] closed carriers
    • H10P72/1902Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP] closed carriers specially adapted for a single substrate
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/10Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP]
    • H10P72/19Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP] closed carriers
    • H10P72/1918Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof using carriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. front opening unified pods [FOUP] closed carriers characterised by coupling elements, kinematic members, handles or elements to be externally gripped
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S414/00Material or article handling
    • Y10S414/135Associated with semiconductor wafer handling
    • Y10S414/137Associated with semiconductor wafer handling including means for charging or discharging wafer cassette
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S414/00Material or article handling
    • Y10S414/135Associated with semiconductor wafer handling
    • Y10S414/14Wafer cassette transporting

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TW088108262A 1998-05-22 1999-05-20 Stackable cassette for use with wafer cassettes TW432579B (en)

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EP (2) EP1876640A2 (https=)
JP (1) JP2002516231A (https=)
KR (1) KR20010043728A (https=)
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US6162006A (en) 2000-12-19
WO1999061320A1 (en) 1999-12-02
KR20010043728A (ko) 2001-05-25

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