Wet-dry integrated wafer processing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10249521
APP PUB NO 20170271180A1
SERIAL NO

15073368

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An apparatus for processing wafer-shaped articles comprises a vacuum transfer module and an atmospheric transfer module. A first airlock interconnects the vacuum transfer module and the atmospheric transfer module. An atmospheric process module is connected to the atmospheric transfer module. A gas supply system is configured to supply gas separately and at different controlled flows to each of the atmospheric transfer module, the first airlock and the atmospheric process module, so as to cause: (i) a flow of gas from the first airlock to the atmospheric transfer module when the first airlock and the atmospheric transfer module are open to one another, and (ii) a flow of gas from the atmospheric transfer module to the atmospheric process module when the atmospheric transfer module and the atmospheric process module are open to one another.

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LAM RESEARCH AG9500 VILLACH

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Bjork, Anders Joel Villach, AT 3 32
Engesser, Philipp Villach, AT 12 88
Fischer, Andreas Castro Valley, US 276 2875
Gould, Richard H Fremont, US 37 785
Lill, Thorsten Santa Clara, US 101 3753
Myslovaty, Michael San Jose, US 8 134
Okorn-Schmidt, Harald Klagenfurt, AT 14 65

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