Patent ID: 8016537
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An inline-type wafer conveyance device comprising: a load lock chamber for carrying in an unprocessed wafer from outside and carrying out a processed wafer to the outside; a first end conveyance chamber connected to the load lock chamber; at least one intermediate conveyance chamber; a plurality of sets of a pair of process modules provided adjacent to each other and capable of independent processing, each set of process modules comprising a pair of process modules; and a second end conveyance chamber located at the end part of the inline-type wafer conveyance device, the end part being the opposite side to the load lock chamber, wherein a set of process modules is arranged one by one between the first end conveyance chamber and an intermediate conveyance chamber, between intermediate conveyance chambers when more than one intermediate conveyance chamber are provided, and between an intermediate conveyance chamber and the second end conveyance chamber, respectively.