Patent ID: 7004716
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for aligning disk-shaped substrates, comprising: an alignment detection unit; at least one movable first support for receiving a substrate, wherein said at least one first support forms a support plane; a device for tilting said at least one first support relative to a horizontal in order to bring said support plane into a position that is inclined relative to said horizontal; a second support that forms an essentially horizontal support and serves to receive said substrate, wherein said at least one first support and said second support are movable relative to one another in such a manner that a substrate resting on said second support in an essentially horizontal orientation is raised from said second support and moved into a position that is inclined relative to said horizontal when said first support is moved to a tilted position; abutment means against which said substrate is movable as a consequence of an inclined position thereof; and a rotation device for rotating said substrate.