Patent ID: 6672358
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A processing system for processing a plate shaped sample, comprising:a conveyor mechanism having a holding portion for substantially horizontally holding a plate shaped sample, said conveyor mechanism conveying the sample held by said holding portion; and a plurality of processing apparatuses disposed at equidistant positions separated from a driving shaft of said conveyor mechanism, wherein said conveyor mechanism pivots said holding portion about the driving shaft substantially in a horizontal plane and moves said holding portion close to or away from the driving shaft to convey the plate shaped sample among said plurality of processing apparatuses while receiving/transferring the plate shaped sample from/to each of said plurality of processing apparatuses in substantially horizontal state, and said plurality of processing apparatuses include: a separating apparatus for separating the plate shaped sample while substantially horizontally holding the plate shaped sample; and an inverting apparatus for pivoting an upper plate shaped sample of two plate shaped samples obtained by separation by said separating apparatus through 180Â°.