ELEVATOR-BASED TOOL LOADING AND BUFFERING SYSTEM

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12696268

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A substrate processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a casing, a low port interface and a carrier holding station. The casing has processing devices within for processing substrates. The load port interface is connected to the casing for loading substrates into the processing device. The carrier holding station is connected to the casing. The carrier holding station is adapted for holding at least one substrate transport carrier at the load port interface. The carrier holding station is arranged to provide a fast swap section for replacement of the substrate transport carrier from the carrier holding station.

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MURATA MACHINERY LTD3 MINAMI OCHIAI-CHO KISSHOIN MINAMI-KU KYOTO-SHI KYOTO 601-8326

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bufano, Michael L Belmont, US 22 365
Fosnight, William Carlisle, US 41 1375
Friedman, Gerald M New Ipswich, US 20 235
Gilchrist, Ulysses Reading, US 97 1691
Hofmeister, Christopher Hampstead, US 130 2964

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