Abstract: A loadlock chamber assembly includes a loadlock chamber, a sub-chamber removably attached to the loadlock chamber and a first robot arm having a primary pivot axis within the sub-chamber, wherein the first robot arm can move a substrate from a position approximately in a center of the loadlock chamber to a position outside the loadlock chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2003
Date of Patent:
November 29, 2005
Assignee:
Axcolis Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
David William Kinnard, Daniel Richardson