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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Brooks Automation, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventor:
Leigh F. Sharrock, Londonderry, NH (US);
Assignee:
Brooks Automation, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/68 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/681 (2013.01); H01L 21/67259 (2013.01); H01L 21/67265 (2013.01); H01L 21/67772 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substrate processing apparatus including a frame defining a chamber with a substrate transport opening and a substrate transfer plane defined therein, a valve mounted to the frame and being configured to seal an atmosphere of the chamber when closed, the valve having a door movably disposed to open and close the substrate transport opening, and at least one substrate sensor element disposed on a side of the door and oriented to sense substrates located on the substrate transfer plane.