IP Library Granted Patent US 9,022,232
Granted Patent B2
US 9,022,232 · App. 13/470,362 · Granted May 5, 2015

Wafer stocker

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Patent No.
US 9,022,232
App. No.
13/470,362
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wafer stocker is provided in present invention including a main body having an opening communicating with an inner accommodation space, a plurality of storage cells for wafer pod disposed in the main body, and an embedded storage shelf mounting in the accommodation space of the main body via the opening, the embedded storage shelf is provided with a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods which may combine with the storage cells in the main body to serve jointly as the storage cells of the entire wafer stocker, wherein the embedded storage shelf may be removed from the accommodation space to be replaced with an embedded wafer sorter.

Claims (6)

1. A wafer stocker, comprising:

a main body having an opening communicating with an inner accommodation space;

a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods disposed in said main body;

an embedded storage shelf mounted in said accommodation space of said main body via said opening, said embedded storage shelf is provided with a plurality of storage cells for wafer pods, wherein each said storage cell of said embedded storage shelf is identical to said storage cell in said main body to combine said the storage cells in said main body to serve jointly as the storage cells of the entire said wafer stocker; and

an embedded wafer sorter configured to be installed in said accommodation space when said embedded storage shelf is removed.

2. The wafer stocker according to claim 1 , wherein said embedded storage shelf is a Plug & Play embedded storage shelf.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051028/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050695/0825 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047540/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2017
From: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 041820/0815 →
SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 10, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 041675/0105 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2012
From: CHANG, SHENG-JUNG; FENG, HANG-HAO
To: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 028199/0369 →