Patent ID: 11955356
Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A method of transferring a consumable member in a processing system including a chamber in which a consumable member is installed, a storage module configured to store the consumable member, a position detection sensor located in the storage module and configured to detect a reference position of the consumable member, the reference position including position information corresponding to positioning of the consumable member in the chamber in which the consumable member was positioned prior to transfer of the consumable member to the storage module, and a vacuum transfer module connected to the chamber and the storage module, the vacuum transfer module having a transfer robot configured to transfer the consumable member between the chamber and the storage module, the method comprising processes of:
(a) transferring the consumable member installed in the chamber to the storage module by the transfer robot;
(b) detecting the reference position of the consumable member transferred to the storage module by the position detection sensor; and
(c) transferring a new consumable member different from the consumable member from the storage module to the chamber by the transfer robot at a position adjusted based on the reference position of the consumable member detected in the process (b).