Patent ID: 6457199
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A substrate preparation system, comprising:an immersion tank being positioned at a lower front end of the system, the immersion tank being configured to receive a cassette of substrates for megasonic processing; a brush box unit being positioned at a lower back end of the system, the brush box unit being configured to receive a substrate for processing; a dryer unit being positioned at an upper back end of the system, the upper back end being vertically above the lower back end, the dryer unit being configured to receive and dry the substrate after the processing in the brush box; and a robot arm being positioned between the immersion tank and the brush box unit and dryer unit, the robot arm being configured to transport the substrate from the immersion tank to the brush box unit and from the brush box unit to the dryer unit all within the substrate preparation system.