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- 第1の処理ツールおよび第2の処理ツールと接合するように構成された真空トンネルを備える搬送システムであって、前記真空トンネルが、
拡張領域、
基板搬送キャリッジであって、
キャリッジ本体、および
前記キャリッジ本体に結合されたエンドエフェクタ、
を備え、前記エンドエフェクタが、前記真空トンネル内での搬送中に基板を支持するように構成されており、前記エンドエフェクタが、前記キャリッジ本体が前記真空トンネル内に残っている間に、前記第1の処理ツールまたは前記第2の処理ツール内に延びて、基板を取り出すまたは配置するように構成されている、基板搬送キャリッジ、
前記拡張領域内において、前記基板搬送キャリッジの搬送経路上に配置された回転ステージであって、前記キャリッジ本体を約0度から約180度の間で回転させるように構成されている回転ステージ、ならびに
前記拡張領域内において、前記基板搬送キャリッジの前記搬送経路から外れた位置に配置された計測ツールであって、前記キャリッジ本体が前記回転ステージにより回転させられている間に、前記エンドエフェクタ上に配置された前記基板の計測を実行するように構成されている、計測ツール、
を備える、搬送システム。 - 前記基板搬送キャリッジを浮上させ、前記基板搬送キャリッジを前記第1の処理ツールと前記第2の処理ツールとの間で移動させるように構成された磁気浮上システムを、さらに備える、請求項1に記載の搬送システム。
- 前記第1の処理ツールと前記真空トンネルとの間で前記基板搬送キャリッジの搬送を可能にするように、前記第1の処理ツールの近くに配置された第1のエレベータユニット、および
前記第2の処理ツールと前記真空トンネルとの間で前記基板搬送キャリッジの搬送を可能にするように、前記第2の処理ツールの近くに配置された第2のエレベータユニット、
をさらに備え、
前記真空トンネルが、前記第1の処理ツールおよび前記第2の処理ツールより上に配置されている、請求項1に記載の搬送システム。 - 第1の処理ツールおよび第2の処理ツールであって、各処理ツールが、
1つ以上の処理チャンバに結合するように構成された移送チャンバ、
機器フロントエンドモジュールから基板を受け取るように構成された第1のアクセス開口部を有するロードロックチャンバ、
該処理ツールの前記移送チャンバと前記ロードロックチャンバとの間で基板を移送するように構成された第2のアクセス開口部、および
前記ロードロックチャンバに設けられた第3のアクセス開口部、
を備える、第1の処理ツールおよび第2の処理ツール、ならびに
前記第1の処理ツールの前記第3のアクセス開口部と前記第2の処理ツールの前記第3のアクセス開口部との間に結合された真空トンネル
を備える基板処理および搬送(SPT)システムであって、
前記真空トンネルが、基板搬送キャリッジを備え、前記基板搬送キャリッジが、
キャリッジ本体、および
前記キャリッジ本体に結合されたエンドエフェクタ、
を備え、
前記エンドエフェクタが、前記真空トンネル内での搬送中に前記基板を支持し、前記第1の処理ツールおよび前記第2の処理ツールのそれぞれの前記第3のアクセス開口部を使用して前記第1の処理ツールおよび前記第2の処理ツールの前記ロードロックチャンバ内に延びるように構成されており、
前記真空トンネルがさらに、
前記基板搬送キャリッジが配置される拡張領域、
前記拡張領域内において、前記基板搬送キャリッジの搬送経路上に配置された回転ステージであって、前記キャリッジ本体を約0度から約180度の間で回転させるように構成されている回転ステージ、ならびに
前記拡張領域内において、前記基板搬送キャリッジの前記搬送経路から外れた位置に配置された計測ツールであって、前記キャリッジ本体が前記回転ステージにより回転させられている間に、前記エンドエフェクタ上に配置された前記基板の計測を実行するように構成されている、計測ツール、
を備える、基板処理および搬送(SPT)システム。 - 前記真空トンネルが、第2の回転ステージをさらに備える、請求項4に記載のSPTシステム。
- 前記基板搬送キャリッジを浮上させ、前記基板搬送キャリッジを前記第1の処理ツールと前記第2の処理ツールとの間で移動させるように構成された磁気浮上システムを、さらに備える、請求項4に記載のSPTシステム。
- 前記真空トンネルが、湾曲した経路をさらに備える、請求項4に記載のSPTシステム。
- 第1の処理ツールと第2の処理ツールとの間に延びるように構成された真空トンネルであって、前記第1の処理ツールおよび前記第2の処理ツールより上に配置され、基板搬送キャリッジを備える真空トンネル、
前記第1の処理ツールと前記真空トンネルとの間で前記基板搬送キャリッジの搬送を可能にするように、前記第1の処理ツールの近くに配置された第1のエレベータユニット、
前記第2の処理ツールと前記真空トンネルとの間で前記基板搬送キャリッジの搬送を可能にするように、前記第2の処理ツールの近くに配置された第2のエレベータユニット、ならびに
電力の喪失中に前記第1のエレベータユニットまたは前記第2のエレベータユニット内の基板搬送キャリッジシステムが落下するのを防止するように構成された緊急ブレーキシステム、
を備える搬送システム。 - 前記基板搬送キャリッジが、
キャリッジ本体、および
前記キャリッジ本体に結合されたエンドエフェクタであって、前記真空トンネル内での搬送中に基板を支持するように構成されたエンドエフェクタ、
を備える、請求項8に記載の搬送システム。 - 前記真空トンネルが、
前記基板搬送キャリッジが配置される拡張領域、および
前記拡張領域に配置された回転ステージであって、前記基板搬送キャリッジを約0度から約180度の間で回転させるように構成された回転ステージ、
をさらに備える、請求項9に記載の搬送システム。 - 前記真空トンネルが、計測ツールをさらに備え、前記計測ツールが、前記基板搬送キャリッジが前記拡張領域内に配置されている間に、前記エンドエフェクタ上に配置された基板の計測を実行するように構成されている、請求項10に記載の搬送システム。
- 前記第1のエレベータユニットおよび前記第2のエレベータユニットのうちの少なくとも1つが、磁気リフト機構を含む、請求項8に記載の搬送システム。
- 前記第1の処理ツールおよび前記第2の処理ツールより上に配置された追加の真空トンネルであって、前記第1のエレベータユニットおよび前記第2のエレベータユニットによってアクセス可能な追加の真空トンネルを、さらに備える、請求項3に記載の搬送システム。
- 電力の喪失中に前記第1のエレベータユニットまたは前記第2のエレベータユニット内の前記基板搬送キャリッジが落下するのを防止するように構成された緊急ブレーキシステムを、さらに備える、請求項3に記載の搬送システム。
- 複数の隔離弁をさらに備え、前記複数の隔離弁の各隔離弁が、前記真空トンネルと前記第1および前記第2の処理ツールの前記ロードロックチャンバとの間に配置されている、請求項4に記載のSPTシステム。
- 前記真空トンネルが、前記拡張領域に配置された第2の回転ステージをさらに備える、請求項10に記載の搬送システム。
- 前記基板搬送キャリッジを浮上させ、前記基板搬送キャリッジを前記第1の処理ツールと前記第2の処理ツールとの間で移動させるように構成された磁気浮上システムを、さらに備える、請求項8に記載の搬送システム。
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