Material management in substrate processing
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one identification (ID) device coupled to one or more subsystems;
at least one material handling device coupled to transfer material between the subsystems; and
a data device coupled to the at least one ID device and the at least one material handling device, the data device configured to send or receive identification information of the subsystems from the ID device, and to send or receive information of transferred material from the material handling device.
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Abstract
Substrate processing systems and methods are described for processing substrates. The processing includes transferring electronic identification (ID) information of one or more materials contained in one or more processing subsystems. Materials are transferred between one or more material containers and respective one or more process cells during transfer events of the processing. Information or data of the transferred materials is automatically captured during the transfer events. Processing systems described include at least one identification (ID) device coupled to the subsystems. A data device is coupled to the ID device and to a device that performs the material transfers. The data device is configured to send or receive identification information of the subsystems from the ID device, and to send or receive information of transferred material from the material handling device.
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40 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one identification (ID) device coupled to one or more subsystems;
at least one material handling device coupled to transfer material between the subsystems; and
a data device coupled to the at least one ID device and the at least one material handling device, the data device configured to send or receive identification information of the subsystems from the ID device, and to send or receive information of transferred material from the material handling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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transferring identification (ID) information between one or more subsystems, wherein the ID information is electronic;
transferring material from at least one of the one or more subsystems to at least one other of the one or more subsystems;
automatically capturing information of the transferring, wherein the captured information of the transferring is electronic; and
correlating the captured information of the transferring with the ID information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method comprising:
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transferring electronic identification (ID) information of one or more materials contained in one or more subsystems for use in processing operations;
transferring at least one of the materials between one or more material containers and respective one or more process cells during one or more transfer events; and
automatically capturing information of materials transferred during the transfer events.
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