Patent ID: 8612038
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G05B,H01L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A processing system configured to perform a predetermined process on a target object, the processing system comprising: one or more processing apparatuses that process the target object and include a susceptor configured to support the target object, a heater embedded in the susceptor, a heater power supply configured to supply power to the heater, and a multiple number of end devices; a plurality of first controllers, each being provided in each of the processing apparatuses to control each of the processing apparatuses; a second controller that is connected to the plurality of first controllers to generally control the first controllers; and a network configured to connect the multiple number of end devices to the first controllers, wherein the second controller controls the processing apparatuses, when the second controller is to be shut down, so as to select a standby state in which some or all of the end devices are ready to perform a process on the target object, the first controller includes an I/O information storage that stores I/O information on the end devices in the standby state, the first controller disconnects the network after storing control information of the heater power supply in the I/O information storage, the heater power supply is kept in the standby state to hold power supplied to the heater after the second controller has been shut down, if the second controller is restarted, the second controller loads software onto the first controller, and, according to the software, the first controller refers to the I/O information stored in the I/O information storage and outputs the same I/O information as a referred I/O information to each of the end devices, and a status of the heater power supply in the standby state becomes compatible with the control information of the heater power supply stored by the first controller by outputting the control information of the heater power supply stored in the I/O information storage to the heater power supply after connecting the first controller to the each of the end devices.