EFEM

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9786534
APP PUB NO 20150071739A1
SERIAL NO

14479842

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An EFEM 1 includes a wafer transfer chamber 3 having an interior space in which a wafer transfer robot 5 is disposed and load ports 2 disposed adjacent to a front surface 32 of the wafer transfer chamber 3, and semiconductor processing equipment M can be disposed adjacent to a rear surface 33 of the wafer transfer chamber 3. The EFEM 1 has a configuration in which two buffer stations 4 capable of temporarily storing wafers W are disposed next to each other in the front-rear direction A on a side surface 31 of the wafer transfer chamber 3. The EFEM 1 thus configured adapts to an increase in wafer diameter and is capable of handling many wafers while preventing or minimizing an increase in the stroke distance in the height direction of the wafer transfer robot 5 and an increase in the footprint of the entire EFEM 1.

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SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO LTD1-30 SHIBA-DAIMON 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105-8564

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nakamura, Hiroaki Tokyo, JP 258 3482
Takaoka, Toshiyuki Tokyo, JP 4 317
Takemoto, Yoshikatsu Tokyo, JP 1 1

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