TWI251288B - Device for handling flat panels in a vacuum - Google Patents

Device for handling flat panels in a vacuum Download PDF

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TWI251288B
TWI251288B TW092106114A TW92106114A TWI251288B TW I251288 B TWI251288 B TW I251288B TW 092106114 A TW092106114 A TW 092106114A TW 92106114 A TW92106114 A TW 92106114A TW I251288 B TWI251288 B TW I251288B
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linear motion
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substrate
end effector
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Dennis P Poole
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Brooks Automation Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J18/00—Arms
    • B25J18/02—Arms extensible
    • B25J18/04—Arms extensible rotatable
    • 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
    • H10P72/50—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof for positioning, orientation or alignment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Program-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/02—Program-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type
    • B25J9/04—Program-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type
    • B25J9/041—Cylindrical coordinate type
    • 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
    • H10P72/3302—Mechanical parts of transfer devices
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S414/00—Material or article handling
    • Y10S414/135—Associated with semiconductor wafer handling
    • Y10S414/141—Associated with semiconductor wafer handling includes means for gripping wafer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
TW092106114A 2002-03-22 2003-03-20 Device for handling flat panels in a vacuum TWI251288B (en)

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US10/104,846 US6779962B2 (en) 2002-03-22 2002-03-22 Device for handling flat panels in a vacuum

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EP (1) EP1513962A4 (https=)
JP (1) JP2005521268A (https=)
KR (1) KR100738592B1 (https=)
CN (1) CN100346943C (https=)
AU (1) AU2003219828A1 (https=)
TW (1) TWI251288B (https=)
WO (1) WO2003084043A2 (https=)

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WO2003084043A2 (en) 2003-10-09
AU2003219828A8 (en) 2003-10-13
AU2003219828A1 (en) 2003-10-13
JP2005521268A (ja) 2005-07-14
CN100346943C (zh) 2007-11-07
CN1643177A (zh) 2005-07-20
KR100738592B1 (ko) 2007-07-11
US6779962B2 (en) 2004-08-24
KR20040099259A (ko) 2004-11-26
EP1513962A4 (en) 2008-05-14

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