Patent ID: 6852194
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: C23C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A processing apparatus, comprising: a substrate container holding table configured to hold a substrate container that contains a plurality of target substrates; a first transferring chamber disposed adjacent to the substrate container holding table, said first transferring chamber being adapted to maintain an interior thereof at a first pressure; a first processing unit group disposed around the first transferring chamber, said first processing unit group being configured to process a target substrate at the first pressure; a first transferring mechanism disposed in the first transferring chamber, said first transferring mechanism being configured to transfer a target substrate; a second transferring chamber disposed adjacent to the first transferring chamber, said second transferring chamber being adapted to maintain an interior thereof at a second pressure; a second processing unit group disposed around the second transferring chamber, said second processing unit group being configured to process a target substrate at the second pressure; a second transferring mechanism disposed in the second transferring chamber; a first load lock chamber connecting the first transferring chamber and the substrate container holding table; and a second load lock chamber connecting the first transferring chamber and the second transferring chamber, wherein one or more of the first transferring mechanism or the second transferring mechanism has at least two transferring arms, and wherein one or more of the first load lock chamber or the second load lock chamber also functions as an inspecting module for a target substrate.