Patent ID: 8277161

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a processing furnace for processing substrates; an entrance and exit place which is used for carrying a container containing a substrate or substrates into and out of a substrate processing apparatus body; transport mechanism for transporting the container at least from the entrance and exit place; storage capable of exchanging the container with the transport mechanism, for storing containers, the storage being disposed above the processing furnace in such a manner that at least part of the storage overlaps with the processing furnace in a direction of gravity; a rotary pod rack; a transfer room disposed below the processing furnace and the rotary pod rack so as to overlap in a direction of gravity the processing furnace and the rotary pod rack; and a horizontal moving mechanism disposed above the processing furnace, the rotary pod rack, and the transfer room so as to overlap in a direction of gravity the processing furnace, the rotary pod rack, and the transfer room.