Patent ID: 6082950
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for introducing wafers into a processing system, comprising:(a) a loadlock chamber having first and second openings and at least one wafer cassette secured therein, the wafer cassette comprising at least two coplanar wafer seats disposed side-by-side;(b) a transfer chamber connected to the first opening in the loadlock chamber;(c) an enclosure connected to the second opening in the loadlock chamber, the enclosure having a base, a top, sidewalls, and a door, the enclosure comprising:(i) two or more wafer cassette turntables disposed in the enclosure and rotatably mounted on a support platform in proximity to the loadlock chamber; and(ii) a wafer handler module mounted on the support platform adjacent the two or more wafer cassette turntables.