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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Ralph Lindenberg, Büdingen-Rinderbügen, DE;
Erkan Koparal, Nidderau, DE;
Ralph Lindenberg, Büdingen-Rinderbügen, DE;
Erkan Koparal, Nidderau, DE;
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for extracting a shielding element from a processing chamber of a substrate processing system or inserting the shielding element into the processing chamber is provided. The substrate processing system includes the processing chamber, a first shielding element for excluding application of material onto parts of a substrate, and a substrate transportation system for transporting substrates or substrate carriers into and out of the processing chamber. The method includes transporting the first shielding element by the substrate transportation system.