Patent ID: 6206197
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A semiconductor wafer carrier comprising:a base; andat least two vertical side walls mounted to the base, wherein each vertical side wall comprises a plurality of symmetrically formed horizontal grooves for receiving semiconductor wafers by lateral insertion thereinto through a mouth of each groove, each groove comprising:a lower wall with a first end and a second end at the mouth of the groove, the lower wall being substantially horizontal so that a wafer resting on the lower wall is substantially horizontal;an upper wall with a first end and a second end at the mouth of the groove, the upper wall slanting so the second end of the upper wall is at a greater distance from the lower wall than the first end of the upper wall; anda back wall having upper and lower members that form a V-shape,wherein the lower member of the back wall is a straight member with a first end and a second end that joins the first end of the lower wall, andthe upper member of the back wall is a straight member with a first end that joins the first end of the lower member of the back wall and a second end that joins the first end of the upper wall.