Patent ID: 11935762
Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H  C | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:
a first processing module including a first process container in which at least one substrate is processed and a first transfer chamber connected to the first process container below the first process container;
a first utility system including a first supply system configured to supply a first processing gas into the first process container, a surface of the first utility system being connected or arranged close to the first processing module;
a first vacuum pump arranged on a same floor as the first processing module, equipped with a first intake port, and configured to exhaust an inside of the first process container;
a first exhaust pipe configured to bring a first exhaust port of the first process container into fluid communication with the first intake port and including a first valve installed in a flow path;
a frame configured to support the exhaust pipe; and
a plurality of connectors, at least one of the plurality of connectors comprising
a vibration damper installed on at least one of the plurality of connectors between the frame and the exhaust pipe,
wherein the frame is connected to the first transfer chamber by a first vibration-damping fastener.