300MM MICROENVIRONMENT POD WITH DOOR ON SIDE

摘要

A container for creating a microenvironment is disclosed. The container includes a shell (10), a door (90) and a plurality of supports (60) having a unique design which are used to securely retain items, such as silicon wafers (80), in a spaced apart parallel relationship. The supports are removable. An electrical path is provided to ground the supports. Kinematic coupling structures (44-46) are also provided for positioning the container on a surface so as to, for example, properly align the door with the port of a wafer processing tool.