Patent ID: 8146623
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A reticle SMIF pod for holding reticles used in the manufacture of semiconductors, the pod comprising: an upper shell with an open interior and an open bottom; a door configured to sealingly engage and latch to the upper shell at the open bottom, the door comprising a base, support members for a reticle extending from the base and defining a reticle pod receiving region, and a nozzle interface facing downwardly for interfacing with purging nozzles; the nozzle interface comprising a disk shaped cantilevered flange portion formed of a resilient polymer with a central opening for passing purge gas therethrough, the cantilevered flange portion positioned to be concentrically deflectable from the horizontal upwardly into a conical or rounded conical position when engaged with a purge nozzle.