Patent ID: 6283273
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:a substrate processing chamber for processing a substrate;a transfer chamber;a substrate mounting body for mounting said substrate, said substrate mounting body having a through hole formed in a vertical direction and being provided in said substrate processing chamber;a substrate lifting member capable of vertically moving in said through hole;a first arm, capable of extending from said transfer chamber into said substrate processing chamber, for transferring said substrate in a horizontal direction;a second arm capable of extending from said transfer chamber into said substrate processing chamber, capable of moving in a vertical direction, and capable of separating said substrate upward from said substrate mounting body by moving said substrate lifting member upward; anda driving mechanism provided in said transfer chamber for extending said first and second arms from said transfer chamber into said substrate processing chamber and for moving said first arm in the horizontal direction and moving said second arm in the vertical direction.