Patent ID: 7031792
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a processing apparatus body configured to perform a process on a target substrate; a control mechanism configured to control the processing apparatus body; and an information storage section configured to store a process history in the processing apparatus body, wherein the processing apparatus body comprises a plurality of process units each configured to perform a predetermined process on the target substrate, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the target substrate between the plurality of process units, a cylinder mechanism disposed on at least one of the plurality of process units and configured to execute a predetermined driving, and detecting means for detecting a signal corresponding to a predetermined operation of the cylinder mechanism, wherein the control mechanism comprises a first control section configured to control the processing apparatus body as a whole, and a second control section configured to respectively control the plurality of process units in accordance with instruction signals output from the first control section, and configured to output a signal containing information necessary for grasping process histories of the plurality of process units, and wherein the information storage section is configured to take in a signal transmitted between the first control section and the second control section so as to store information contained in the signal thus taken in, which is used for grasping process histories of the plurality of process units, and is configured to store, as time information, detection information concerning an operation of the cylinder mechanism detected by the detecting means.