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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Peter Van Der Meulen, Newburyport, MA (US);
Inventor:
Peter van der Meulen, Newburyport, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brooks Automation, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 21/68 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67161 (2013.01); B25J 9/042 (2013.01); H01L 21/67126 (2013.01); H01L 21/67167 (2013.01); H01L 21/67173 (2013.01); H01L 21/67178 (2013.01); H01L 21/67184 (2013.01); H01L 21/6719 (2013.01); H01L 21/67196 (2013.01); H01L 21/67201 (2013.01); H01L 21/67207 (2013.01); H01L 21/67253 (2013.01); H01L 21/67259 (2013.01); H01L 21/67727 (2013.01); H01L 21/67733 (2013.01); H01L 21/67736 (2013.01); H01L 21/67742 (2013.01); H01L 21/67745 (2013.01); H01L 21/67748 (2013.01); H01L 21/67754 (2013.01); H01L 21/67757 (2013.01); H01L 21/67781 (2013.01); H01L 21/68 (2013.01); H01L 21/68707 (2013.01); H01L 21/68735 (2013.01); Y10S 414/137 (2013.01); Y01S 414/135 (2013.01); Y10S 414/139 (2013.01); Y10S 414/135 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a vacuum-based semiconductor handling system. The system may be a linear system with a four-link robotic SCARA arm for moving materials in the system. The system may include one or more vertically stacked load locks or vertically stacked process modules.