Patent ID: 9164399
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
1. A reticle operation system, comprising: a load port for loading a reticle SMIF pod (RSP) or a dual pod; an inner opener for opening an inner pod of the dual pod; and an operation chamber, in air condition, connecting to said load port and said inner opener, said operation chamber including a robot for taking a first mask inside said RSP attached to said load port into said operation chamber, or transferring the inner pod from the dual pod attached to said load port into said inner opener, such that a second mask inside said inner pod can be taken out into said operation chamber; wherein the first mask and the second mask are EUV reticles; wherein said operation chamber includes a flipper for flipping the first mask or the second mask; wherein said operation chamber includes a turn table for rotating the first mask or the second mask after the first mask or the second mask is loaded into the operation chamber; wherein said operation chamber connects to a load/lock chamber for transferring the first mask or the second mask from the operation chamber to a processing chamber, said load/lock chamber being sandwiched by two valves; and wherein a method for operating the first mask to the dual pod comprises steps of: loading the RSP to said load port; taking the first mask from the RSP on said turn table; unloading the RSP from said load port; loading the dual pod to the load port; taking the inner pod out of the dual pod from the load port into said inner opener; placing the first mask into the inner pod and closing the inner pod; and placing the inner pod into the dual pod.