Patent ID: 7149598

Claim:
A process-oriented modulized plant for TFT-LCD fabrication comprising: a first independent fab, which includes at least one process, wherein the process carried out in the first independent fab produces a first group of contaminants; a second independent fab, which includes at least one additional process affected by the contaminations from the first group of contaminants that results in deterioration of yield rate of the fabrication; wherein the process utilized in the first independent fab differs from that in the second independent fab, generates contamination sources different from those made in the second independent fab, and/or is sensitive to the corresponding sources generated by the processes in the other fabs; therefore, the cross contaminations between the processes in the first and second fabs are prevented; and a plurality of warehouses located between and connecting the first and second independent fabs, wherein each of the warehouses has at least one automatic transport-and-storage system that is used for central collection and distribution, and at least one automated material handling system communicating with the above fabs so the processes are linked up.