Patent ID: 6120229
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for batch loading semiconductor wafers comprising:a portable carrier for supporting and transporting in a substantially particle free environment a plurality of the wafers in substantially spaced relationship, said carrier having a carrier port for providing access to the interior thereof;a carrier door on said carrier movable between a closed position overlying said carrier port for sealing the interior of said carrier from the surrounding environment and an open position spaced from said carrier port; anda platform for selectively supporting said carrier thereon, said carrier being movable on said platform between a withdrawn position distant from a wafer receiving station and an advanced position at the wafer receiving station for delivering the plurality of wafers thereto as a grouping;wherein said carrier has a plurality of spaced rack members for supporting the wafers thereon, each of said plurality of spaced rack members being aligned with an associated one of a plurality of spaced shelves on the wafer receiving station.