Patent ID: 6216874
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A wafer carrier for interfacing with equipment and supporting wafers in a precise location with respect to the equipment, the equipment having carrier interface portions, the carrier comprising:a) an interface side with an equipment interface portion comprising a plurality of pairs of interface contact portions integral with the interface side; andb) a guide plate adjacent the interface contact portions formed as a separate component from the interface side and the guide plate fastened to the interface side of the carrier, the guide plate having a plurality of guide-in portions, each guide-in portion positioned at a respective pair of interface contact portions for guiding the engagement of the carrier interface portions of the equipment with corresponding interface contact portions of the carrier, whereby engagement of the carrier interface portions of the equipment with the interface contact portions of the interface of the carrier aligns the carrier in precise location with the equipment for proper handling of the wafers.