Patent ID: 9666464
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising: a carry-in area including a placing table for placing thereon a carrying container configured to accommodate a plurality of processing target objects, the carrying container including a take-out opening configured to load/unload the processing target objects therethrough, a flange formed on at least an upper portion of a side of a surface formed with the take-out opening, and a recess formed on a surface of the flange; a transfer area maintained under an atmosphere different from that of the carry-in area; a partition wall configured to partition the carry-in area and the transfer area, the partition wall including an opening; a door configured to open/close the opening; and a carrying container holding unit configured, when the carrying container is placed on the placing table with opening of the carrying container facing the opening of the partition wall, to be inserted into the recess from an upper side of the carrying container to press the carrying container against the partition wall.