Patent ID: 6299363
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G03F,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:a cassette station including a mounting section for mounting a plurality of cassettes housing substrates thereon such that the cassettes can be arranged in series and substantially flush with one another, a first transfer channel provided along the mounting section and extending in a longitudinal direction of the mounting section, and delivery means, movably provided in the first transfer channel, for unloading and loading the substrates from/to the cassettes mounted on the mounting section;a processing stat ion, connected to said cassette station, for processing the substrate transferred by the delivery means; anda second transfer channel provided in the processing station and extending in the same direction as the cassette station and the first transfer channel, said processing station including:a plurality of processing sections arranged in a direction parallel to the direction of arrangement of the cassettes mounted on the mounting section and extending in the same direction as the cassette station, anda delivery unit movably provided in the second transfer channel, for transferring t he substrates to the processing sections.