Patent ID: 7735648
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A transport pod ( 1 ) for a mask or a semiconductor wafer ( 2 ), the pod comprising a leakproof peripheral wall ( 3 ) surrounding an inside space ( 4 ) shaped to receive and contain a mask or a semiconductor wafer ( 2 ) that is to be transported, the wall having a port ( 5 ) for inserting or extracting the mask or the wafer ( 2 ), and having support means ( 11 ) for holding the mask or the semiconductor wafer ( 2 ) in a fixed position relative to the leakproof peripheral wall ( 3 ), the mask or the semiconductor wafer ( 2 ) having a main face ( 6 ) that is to be protected against particulate pollution, the transport pod ( 1 ) being characterized in that it comprises: a cold plate ( a cold source ( connection means ( thermal insulation means ( an on-board energy source ( the cold plate (