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Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2015
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Kikuchi, Iwate, JP;

Naoto Saito, Iwate, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 21/673 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67775 (2013.01); H01L 21/67379 (2013.01); H01L 21/67772 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a substrate processing apparatus including: a carry-in area where a placing table is provided to place thereon a carrying container including a take-out opening, a flange formed on an upper portion of a side formed with the take-out opening, and a recess formed on a top surface of the flange; a transfer area maintained under an atmosphere different from that of the carry-in area; a partition wall configured to partition the carry-in area and the transfer area and formed with an opening; a door configured to open/close the opening; a carrying container pressing unit configured to press the carrying container placed on the placing table against the partition wall so that the take-out opening of the carrying container faces the opening of the partition wall; and a carrying container holding unit configured to be inserted into the recess to press the carrying container against the partition wall.


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