Patent ID: 7147166

Claim:
An apparatus for manufacturing a device using a substrate, said apparatus comprising: a container configured to contain the substrate; a process station configured to perform a process for the substrate; a transfer robot having a holding member for holding the substrate and a driving unit for driving said holding member, and configured to perform a transfer process that includes extracting the substrate out of said container and transferring the extracted substrate to said process station; and a reader configured to optically read a code formed on the substrate, of which information is to be used for manufacturing the device, in the transfer process performed by said transfer robot, wherein said holding member includes, as a part of said reader, one of a light reflecting portion for reflecting light passed through the code on the substrate held by said holding member, a light scattering portion for scattering light passed through the code on the substrate held by said holding member, a code detecting portion for detecting the code on the substrate held by said holding member, and a code illumination portion for illuminating the code on the substrate held by said holding member.