Patent ID: 11869790
Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that is performed by the substrate processing apparatus of claim 1, the method comprising:
transporting, by the transporter, the one or more supports to the at least one process chamber;
transferring the substrate from the supports to a substrate support stage that is loaded into the at least one process chamber;
processing the substrate in the at least one process chamber; and
delivering, in the delivery chamber, the supports such that:
a support of the one or more supports, which has been delivered from the transporter, is supported by one supporter of the at least two supporters; and
a support of the one or more supports is supported by another supporter of the at least two supporters to allow the substrate to be transferred.