Patent ID: 6083320
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B05C,H01L

Abstract:
A robot for transporting semiconductor wafers, said robot comprising:an arm;a chuck supported by said arm and sized to hold at least one wafer;a driving part, to which said arm is mounted, and operable to move said arm and the wafer chuck supported by said arm from one location to at least one other location;a spray nozzle supported by said arm so as to be movable therewith as said arm is moved from said one location to the other, said nozzle having spray openings configured to produce an inert gas environment that surrounds each of the wafers held by said chuck to thereby prevent their contact with the surrounding air as said robot arm is moved by said driving part;an inert gas supply source; anda supply line connecting said spray nozzle and said inert gas supply source.