Patent ID: 9214372
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B05C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A substrate processing system comprising: a processor which performs a predetermined process on a substrate; a first conveyor which supplies a loading container accommodating an unprocessed substrate and collects the loading container after said loading container is emptied; a second conveyor which supplies an unloading container to receive the processed substrate, when said unloading container is empty and collects an unloading container accommodating a processed substrate; and a carrier, configured to carry the loading container between a substrate loading unit and a loading position inside the processor and to carry the unloading container between a substrate unloading unit and an unloading position inside the processor, said substrate loading unit includes a first buffer which includes a plurality of second container standby portions corresponding to the loading position; said substrate unloading unit includes a second buffer which includes a plurality of second container standby portions corresponding to the unloading position, and a third moving mechanism which moves the plurality of second container standby portions in the same direction as the carrier, wherein the processor, the first conveyor, and the second conveyor are arranged in a linear direction, and said carrier travels on a rail in a linear direction between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, said carrier is configured to access the first buffer and second buffer, the substrate loading unit, the substrate unloading unit, said carrier includes a moving mechanism configured to move in a linear direction, wherein the processor, the first conveyor, the second conveyor and the carrier are structurally independent from each other, the loading container and the unloading container are structurally separated from each other and the loading container and the unloading container provided for each substrate are different, the first conveyor comprises a first supply belt which supplies the loading container accommodating the unprocessed substrate and a first collection belt which collects the loading container, the second conveyor comprises a second supply belt which supplies the unloading container and a second collection belt which collects the unloading container accommodating the processed substrate, and wherein the processor includes a coating device and a peripheral edge removing device, said coating device is configured to form a thin film on the substrate.