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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jinhyuk Choi, Suwon-si, KR;

Kongwoo Lee, Seoul, KR;

Beomsoo Hwang, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01); F16K 51/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/003 (2013.01); F16K 3/029 (2013.01); F16K 51/02 (2013.01); H01L 21/67201 (2013.01);
Abstract

A loadlock apparatus includes a loadlock chamber including a first opening and a second opening separated in a vertical direction; a first slit valve including a first valve plate configured to move between a first open position where the first opening is open and a first closed position where the first opening is closed, the first open position being a position moved downward from the first closed position; and a second slit valve including a second valve plate configured to move between a second open position where the second opening is open and a second closed position where the second opening is closed, the second open position being a position moved upward from the second closed position.


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