Patent ID: 9048274
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a first stocker having external walls containing a storage space; a robotic device; a conveyor; a semiconductor processing tool having a lifter port; and an alignment mechanism, the first stocker, conveyor and semiconductor processing tool being co-located with each other and the first stocker including a set of integrally mounted wheels and configured to be rolled on the wheels; the robotic device configured to transport a Front Opening Unified Pod (FOUP) directly from an output port of the first stocker to the conveyor; the conveyor configured to directly transport the FOUP to the lifter port of the semiconductor processing tool, and the alignment mechanism including a component integral to a housing of the first stocker and a component fixed to a floor or raised floor and configured to align the first stocker with the conveyor.