Patent ID: 6530733
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: C23C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A substrate processing pallet comprising,a top surface having at least one recess adapted to receive a substrate, said recess including a support structure adapted to contact a portion of said substrate, and a plurality of apertures through each of which a lift pin may extend to initially support said substrate above said recess and to subsequently retract to deposit said substrate onto said support structure, a plurality of side surfaces, at least one of said side surfaces having a process positioning feature adapted to engage with a process chamber feature located inside of a process chamber to particularly position said pallet within said process chamber in response to said pallet be placed into said process chamber, at least one of said side surfaces having a transport positioning feature adapted to engage with a first end effector alignment feature of a first transport mechanism to particularly position said pallet with respect to said end effector, and at least one of said side surfaces having one or more support features, each adapted to engage with a corresponding end effector support feature of said transport mechanism to support said pallet on said end effector during transport.