Patent ID: 6599368
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
Apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate, comprising:first and second substrate handling robots respectively mounted within first and second robot chambers; a first deposition chamber coupled to the first robot chamber so that the first robot can transfer a substrate into and out of the first deposition chamber, wherein the first deposition chamber is not coupled to the second robot chamber; a second deposition chamber coupled to the second robot chamber so that the second robot can transfer a substrate into and out of the second deposition chamber, wherein the second deposition chamber is not coupled to the first robot chamber; and one or more pass-through chambers, wherein each of the pass-through chambers is coupled to both the first robot chamber and the second robot chamber so that both the first robot and the second robot can transfer a substrate into and out of each of the pass-through chambers; wherein at least one of the pass-through chambers includes a heat source for heating a substrate.