Patent ID: 8232216

Claim:
A semiconductor manufacturing method for holding a semiconductor wafer by suction inside of a manufacturing apparatus and transporting said semiconductor wafer to outside of the manufacturing apparatus, said semiconductor wafer having been processed by a desired treatment during heating inside of the manufacturing apparatus, comprising: moving a susceptor to a first position above a wafer waiting stage after completing said desired treatment, wherein said susceptor heats said semiconductor wafer while holding said semiconductor wafer; separating said semiconductor wafer from said susceptor so as to allow said semiconductor wafer to move to said wafer waiting stage; moving said susceptor in a horizontal direction from said first position to a second position different from said first position; and holding said semiconductor wafer placed on said wafer waiting stage to a transport arm and transporting said semiconductor wafer outside of the manufacturing apparatus by said transport arm after a predetermined cooling period following an end of moving said susceptor in the horizontal direction; the method further including vertically moving said wafer waiting stage upward and downward.