Semiconductor wafer handling transport

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9884726
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14216829

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Modular wafer transport and handling facilities are combined in a variety of ways deliver greater levels of flexibility, utility, efficiency, and functionality in a vacuum semiconductor processing system. Various processing and other modules may be interconnected with tunnel-and-cart transportation systems to extend the distance and versatility of the vacuum environment. Other improvements such as bypass thermal adjusters, buffering aligners, batch processing, multifunction modules, low particle vents, cluster processing cells, and the like are incorporated to expand functionality and improve processing efficiency.

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  • BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kiley, Christopher C Carlisle, US 30 877
Pannese, Patrick D Lynnfield, US 39 1126
Ritter, Raymond S Boxborough, US 6 232
Schaefer, Thomas A Groveland, US 16 264
van, der Meulen Peter Newburyport, US 86 1997

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