Patent ID: 11923217
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 16:
17. The processing system of claim 16, wherein the FOUP load lock comprises:
a load lock isolation door operable to close a load lock isolation door opening in a first sidewall of the FOUP load lock, the load lock isolation door opening being sized so that the FOUP is capable of passing therethrough to and from the interior space; and
a tunnel isolation door operable to close a slit valve opening in a second sidewall of the FOUP load lock, the slit valve opening being sized so that a substrate capable of being placed in the FOUP is capable of passing through the slit valve opening to and from the interior space, the transfer robot being operable to transfer a substrate from the transfer chamber to the processing chamber via the slit valve opening.