Patent ID: 6663332
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for simultaneously treating a plurality of substrates, comprising:a treatment chamber having an upper region and a lower region, the upper region containing at least two reactors and the lower region provided with a closable opening; a substrate transfer chamber adjacent the closable opening of the treatment chamber, the transfer chamber being configured to accommodate a substrate rack; a rack conveyor housed in the lower region of the treatment chamber, the rack conveyor having multiple accommodations for substrate racks, the rack conveyor being configured to horizontally transfer racks among a plurality of rack positions within the lower region; at least one elevator configured to transfer substrate racks to and from one of the rack positions within the lower region to the at least two reactors; a substrate handling robot disposed in the substrate transfer chamber, the robot being configured to transfer substrates to and from the rack when the rack is positioned within the substrate transfer chamber, and a rack transfer mechanism configured to transfer racks to and from the substrate transfer chamber through the closable opening from and to the rack conveyor.