Patent ID: 7290976
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A passive substrate gripper comprising: a first segment comprising a first end and a second end, and a second segment comprising a first end and a second end, the first segment connected to the second segment at the first ends thereof, the first and second segments comprising substrate grooves at the second ends thereof, wherein the first and second segments jointly form a substrate support; the substrate support comprising a support ledge extending from opposite inner surfaces of the first and second segments to support a substrate in a first position within the substrate support when the substrate support is in a first angular orientation, the substrate being removable from substrate support in a first direction when in the first position; and the opposite inner surfaces of the first and second segments having a first maximum width, and opposing inner surfaces of the substrate grooves having a second maximum width, the first maximum width being greater than the second maximum width to support the substrate in a second position when the substrate support is moved into a second angular orientation, the substrate not being removable in the first direction when in the second position within the substrate support.