发明名称 |
Control apparatus, a substrate treating method, a substrate treating system, a method of operating a substrate treating system, a load port control apparatus, and a substrate treating system having the load port control apparatus |
摘要 |
A control apparatus in a substrate treating system with a substrate treating apparatus having a physical load port for receiving pods for storing substrates, and a carrier transport system for transporting the pods to and from the physical load port. The control apparatus includes a virtual load port control device for allotting a virtual load port to the physical load port, and instructing the carrier transport system to perform a transporting operation to and from the virtual load port on an assumption that the virtual load port really exists. |
申请公布号 |
US8868233(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.21 |
申请号 |
US201213541345 |
申请日期 |
2012.07.03 |
申请人 |
Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
发明人 |
Shibata Hideki |
分类号 |
G06F7/00;H01L21/67;H01L21/677;G05B19/418 |
主分类号 |
G06F7/00 |
代理机构 |
Ostrolenk Faber LLP |
代理人 |
Ostrolenk Faber LLP |
主权项 |
1. A control apparatus for a substrate treating system, the substrate treating system comprising:
a substrate treating apparatus having one physical load port for receiving pods for storing substrates, and a carrier transport system for transporting the pods to and from the one physical load port, the control apparatus comprising: a virtual load port control device for allotting a plurality of virtual load ports to the one physical load port, and instructing the carrier transport system to perform a transporting operation to and from the plurality of virtual load ports on an assumption that the plurality of virtual load ports really exist. |
地址 |
JP |