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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Asm Ip Holding B.v., Almere, NL;
Inventors:
Adriaan Garssen, Doorn, NL;
Edwin den Hartog-Besselink, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
ASM IP Holding B.V., Almere, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67769 (2013.01); H01L 21/6773 (2013.01); H01L 21/67259 (2013.01); H01L 21/67766 (2013.01); H01L 21/67775 (2013.01); H01L 21/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A storage apparatus to store cassettes for substrates comprising a moveable base plate constructed and arranged to hold cassettes, an outer wall provided with an opening to receive and remove the cassettes from the base plate, and a moving device constructed and arranged to move the base plate with respect to the opening is disclosed. The storage apparatus is provided with a stationary sensor near the opening for detecting at least one of a presence and a correct orientation of a substrate cassette on the base plate at the opening.