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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Michael R. Rice, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Eric A. Englhardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert B. Lowrance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Martin R. Elliott, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kirk Van Katwyk, Tracy, CA (US);
Amit Puri, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael R. Rice, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Eric A. Englhardt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert B. Lowrance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Martin R. Elliott, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kirk Van Katwyk, Tracy, CA (US);
Amit Puri, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, a first method of calibrating a substrate carrier loader to a moving conveyor is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) providing a substrate carrier loader adapted to load substrate carriers onto a moving conveyor; (2) aligning the substrate carrier loader to the moving conveyor; and (3) calibrating the substrate carrier loader to the moving conveyor. Numerous other aspects are provided.