Patent ID: 6395094
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A process system comprising:a housing chamber for housing therein an object to be processed; a process chamber for carrying out a predetermined process for said object; a transfer chamber for establishing a communication between said housing chamber and said process chamber, a first transfer unit for delivering said object between said transfer chamber and said housing chamber; a second transfer unit for delivering said object between said transfer chamber and said process chamber; a buffer part for temporarily holding said object; a protruding container protruding vertically from said buffer part; a closing lid for air-tightly separating said protruding container from said transfer chamber; and a lift unit for vertically moving said closing lid with respect to said container, wherein said closing lid has a support for supporting thereon said object and a structural member surrounding said support so as to reduce an air-tight space in said container closed by said lid.