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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Wendell Thomas Blonigan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Masato Toshima, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kam S. Law, San Jose, CA (US);
David Eric Berkstresser, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steve Kleinke, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig Lyle Stevens, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Wendell Thomas Blonigan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Masato Toshima, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kam S. Law, San Jose, CA (US);
David Eric Berkstresser, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steve Kleinke, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig Lyle Stevens, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Orbotech LT Solar, LLC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for concurrent processing of several substrates. The system employs a novel architecture which, while being linear, may autonomously sequence processing and move substrates in different directions as necessary. The system moves several substrates concurrently; however, unlike the prior art it does not utilize trays.