Patent ID: 11899429
Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A controlling apparatus for controlling operation of a substrate processing apparatus having a plurality of processing modules, the controlling apparatus comprising:
a first cluster tool controller (CTC) configured to control each processing module of the plurality of processing modules in the substrate processing apparatus; and
a second CTC having the same configuration of a software and a hardware as configuration of a software and a hardware of the first CTC,
wherein, when the first CTC stops operating, the second CTC controls each processing module of the plurality of processing modules in the substrate processing apparatus in place of the first CTC,
wherein the first CTC comprises:
a first processing unit configured to process data for controlling each processing module of the plurality of processing modules in the substrate processing apparatus;
a first storage unit configured to store the data for controlling each processing module of the plurality of processing modules in the substrate processing apparatus; and
a first interface unit configured to perform data exchanging with the second CTC, and

wherein the second CTC comprises:
a second processing unit configured to process the data for controlling each processing module of the plurality of processing modules in the substrate processing apparatus while operating in synchronization with the first processing unit;
a second storage unit configured to store the data for controlling each processing module of the plurality of processing modules in the substrate processing apparatus while operating in synchronization with the first storage unit; and
a second interface unit configured to perform data exchanging with the first CTC.