Patent ID: 8431493

Claim:
A substrate processing system, comprising: a processing chamber; a carrier cover provided in the processing chamber; and a holding device adapted for holding a mask and a substrate during processing of the substrate, the holding device comprising: a substrate carrier adapted for carrying the substrate; and a mask for masking the substrate, wherein the mask is releasably connected to the substrate carrier; wherein the substrate carrier, the mask, or the substrate carrier in combination with the mask has at least one recess arranged such that a protrusion of the cover for covering the substrate carrier during deposition can be inserted in the recess when the mask is connected to the substrate carrier, and wherein the substrate processing system is configured for removing, within the processing chamber, the carrier cover from the holding device holding the mask and the substrate, and configured for moving the holding device holding the mask and the substrate out of the processing chamber while maintaining the carrier cover within the processing chamber.