Patent ID: 8070410
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B65G,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bare substrate stocker interfacing an automatic transport, the bare substrate stocker comprising: a stocker storage for storing bare substrates, the stocker storage comprising: a stocker loading station adapted for receiving a container containing substrates, the substrates disposed in a substantially horizontal configuration; a drop station interfacing the stocker loading station and the stocker storage, wherein the drop station is adapted to allow the substrate to be picked up at the bottom and at the edge; a robotic mechanism interfacing the stocker loading station for transferring substrates between the container and the drop station; a transport buffer comprising: a buffer transfer mechanism to transfer a container between the buffer loading station and the buffer stations; and an interface mechanism adapted for transferring a container between the stocker loading station and the transport buffer.