WORKPIECE TRANSFER SYSTEM, TRANSFER METHOD, VACUUM CHUCK, AND WAFER CENTERING METHOD

摘要

A conveyance system E for wafers W includes a host computer 1 for carrying out the management of the production of semiconductor devices, a plurality of probers 2 for inspecting the electric characteristics of the wafers W under the administration of the host computer 1, an AGV 3 for automatically transporting the wafers W in block of a carrier in order to deliver the wafers W one by one to these probers 2 according to respective demands and an AGV controller 4 for controlling the operation of the AGV 3 under the administration of the host computer 1.