Patent ID: 6459947
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for transferring a substantially rectangular substrate from a first position to a second position, the apparatus comprising:a first mount section configured to support a plurality of substantially rectangular substrates, at the first position, in a first direction; a second mount section configured to support a plurality of substantially rectangular substrates at the second position; a transferring unit configured to transfer the substrate from the first position of the first mount section to the second position of the second mount section; a detector configured to detect a position of the substrate in a non-contact manner, and to generate detection signals; and a control unit configured to generate positional data in accordance with the detection signals, and to control the transferring unit in accordance with the positional data so as to transfer the substrate from the first position to the second position, the transferring unit including a hand configured to handle the substrate and movable in the first direction, and the detector including a sensor provided at the hand.