Patent ID: 7842519
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G03F,G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A wafer processing platform comprising: a plurality of Site-Dependent (S-D) processing modules, each S-D processing module including a tool for processing at least one Site-Dependent (S-D) wafer based on Site-Dependent (S-D) processing data, wherein the S-D processing data is based on a manufacturing process developed for the S-D wafer; a plurality of Non-Site-Dependent (N-S-D) processing modules, each N-S-D processing module including a tool for processing at least one Non-Site-Dependent (N-S-D) wafer based on Non-Site-Dependent (N-S-D) processing data, wherein the N-S-D processing data is based on a manufacturing process developed for the N-S-D wafer; at least one robot configured to transport S-D and N-S-D wafers between the S-D and N-S-D modules, the at least one robot moving on rails on a side of the S-D and N-S-D modules; at least one inspection module configured to inspect the processes completed on the S-D and N-S-D wafers in the S-D and N-S-D processing modules; a common control unit which controls and receives site specific wafer data from each of the S-D processing modules, the at least one robot and the at least one inspection module and adjusts the S-D processing data in the plurality of S-D processing modules based on the received data.