Patent ID: 11945660
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for inspecting and sorting a plurality of substrates, the apparatus comprising:
a metrology unit;
a first conveyor lane arranged in a first direction and a first plane, the first conveyor lane configured to receive a plurality of substrates from the metrology unit;
a second conveyor lane partially disposed over the first conveyor lane, the second conveyor lane operable to vacuum transfer a first substrate of the plurality from the first conveyor line to the second conveyor lane, the second conveyor lane oriented in a second direction relative to the first direction selected to allow the first substrate transferred from the first conveyor lane to the second conveyor lane to move laterally clear of the first conveyor lane; and
at least a third conveyor lane partially disposed over the first conveyor lane, the third conveyor lane operable to vacuum transfer a second substrate of the plurality from the first conveyor line to the third conveyor lane, the third conveyor lane oriented in the second direction relative to the first direction selected to allow the second substrate transferred from the first conveyor lane to the third conveyor lane to move laterally clear of the first conveyor lane.