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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tadashi Enomoto, Iwate, JP;
Nao Akashi, Hokkaido, JP;
Yutai Matsuhashi, Iwate, JP;
Masakazu Yamamoto, Iwate, JP;
Assignee:
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/673 (2006.01); H01L 21/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67309 (2013.01); H01L 21/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a chamber that accommodates a boat; a transfer mechanism that is provided inside the chamber, and transfers a substrate; a first camera that captures an image of a support column of the boat and the substrate; a support member that is inserted through an opening formed in a wall surface of the chamber, and supports the first camera; and a driver that drives the support member in order to move the first camera between a standby position and a measurement position.