Patent ID: 7585383
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vacuum processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of processing units, each of which has a processing chamber inside thereof, in which the pressure inside the processing chamber is reduced and plasma used for processing a sample is formed; a bed portion on which the plurality of processing units are arranged; a transport chamber which is connected with the plurality of processing units and includes a transport device for transporting the sample inside thereof; and a drawer portion which is mounted in the bed portion, stores a device for supplying electricity and electric signals used for processing inside the plurality of processing units, and is approximately horizontally pulled from the bed portion or stored in the bed portion, wherein an inside of the bed portion is covered by a plate, and an upper surface of the plate constitutes a flat surface on which an operator can ride on, and wherein the vacuum processing apparatus further includes a space for maintenance around the plurality of processing units on the flat surface.