Patent ID: 7695233

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus, comprising: a processing chamber including a plurality of stages, including a processing stage in which a work is processed, the plurality of stages arranged at regular intervals in a circumferential direction; a first load lock chamber for feeding the work, said first load lock chamber being communicated to said processing chamber; a second load lock chamber for carrying out the work, said second load lock chamber being communicated to said processing chamber; a first buffer storage being located between said processing chamber and said first load lock chamber, said first buffer storage storing the work to be transferred therebetween; a second buffer storage being located between said processing chamber and said second load lock chamber, said second buffer storage storing the work to be transferred therebetween; means for moving the work from one of the stages to a next stage, said means for moving being turned to move the work in order; means for transferring the work between said first buffer storage and said means for moving and between said second buffer storage and said means for moving; and. a carrier holding the work, wherein the work is conveyed and transferred together with the carrier.