Patent ID: 9640372
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: C23C,H01J,H01L

Claim:
1. A method for extracting a shielding element from a processing chamber of a substrate processing system or inserting the shielding element into the processing chamber, the substrate processing system including the processing chamber, a first shielding element for excluding an application of material onto parts of a substrate, and a substrate transportation system for transporting substrates or substrate carriers into and out of the processing chamber, the method comprising: loading a first hook-up device into the substrate transportation system; transporting the first hook-up device into the processing chamber to the first shielding element, wherein the first shielding element is disposed in the processing chamber; hooking up the first shielding element with the first hook-up device; and transporting the first hook-up device that holds the first shielding element out of the processing chamber by the substrate transportation system.