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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2015
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Iwate, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a substrate heat treatment apparatus. The apparatus includes: a conveyance storage unit which includes a first storage section and a second storage section each of which stores a plurality of conveyance containers, and a conveyance mechanism configured to convey the conveyance containers, each of the conveyance containers accommodating a plurality of wafers; and a heat treatment unit including a heat treatment furnace which accommodates a holder configured to hold the plurality of wafers in multiple stages, and performs the heat treatment on the wafers. A mounting stage of a transfer section is provided below the first storage section in the conveyance storage unit. On the mounting stage, the conveyance containers are mounted so that the wafers within the conveyance containers are transferred to the holder in the heat treatment unit.