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The Future of Engineered Bases – State Right Now
It's time to talk about Engineered Bases and the Matchmaking that got recently updated and many Clashers put their hopes into. Engineered (also referred to as "lopsided") bases have been a hot topic for everyone participating in Clan Wars, both casual and competitive, for the past year now.
ATTENTION! Supercell has changed the algorithm to match engineered bases preferably against other engineered bases in the August 2017 Update – read more about that here
Engineered Bases – Future or Past?
The whole topic of engineered bases have been splitting the whole community into two fractions – one calling it cheating and the other one (primarily those who do it) call it a style of play that is supported by Supercell because there's nothing against it.
I don't want to make this discussion and Supercell had decided in the past messages that they want to go in the direction of matching engineered clans primarily against other clans with engineered bases.
The changes end of August was something so many Clashers put their hopes in and after a couple of weeks I think we should take a look at the current state (and I also want to hear your opinion).
What the update really changed
Before we jump right into the community feedback, I also want to show what this update end of August really was. I often hear people saying that Matchmaking got totally changed with this update – that's not true!
Supercell made very clear that they primarily started counting offensive strength a lot more but that's not the big "update" to matchmaking – the big part is that they reworked the algorithm in a way that allows them to make adjustments a lot more easily than it was, a strong commitment that they will work and update the matchmaking more regularly in the future.
Engineering Today?!
Matchmaking is always a compromise between matching equal clans and also finding a clan for Clan War within a time that's working. Naturally, this means that with every second passing by, the matchmaking will also look for clans that are more similar to your clan (and less exactly matching).
Well, I don't want to tease any longer and the feedback for the latest round of changes is not very good – some might even say it's even worst than before. There are two threads in the official forum counting together more than 200 pages and 90% of the feedback there is pretty negative. Many clans have shown their recent matches and the times that they got outmatched are still really high.
At least Supercell was reaching out yesterday and letting us know that they are aware and they are still monitoring and working on matchmaking (you remember above, that they now are able to make adjustments more easily?!) Well, here's the notification:
With that being said, Supercell will work on it is something that we have been hearing for a lot of months now. I do understand that it's extremely complicated to match up to clans that are similar enough to call it an even match, but right now we're still far away from this.
So how has it been for you lately with Clan War Matchups? Beeter, worst or the same?
The problem is that many casual clans, who only complete one or two Clan Wars every week, do so for fun, but still with the intention of winning. These clans use their main accounts, which they have played for years and intend to reach fully maxed bases. When they get matched against clans with engineered bases, they don't stand much chance of winning the Clan War.
Why is engineering a big problem?
Engineering means solely focusing on upgrading Town Hall to get stronger troops for attacking without building the new defenses.
This will give these bases a lower war weight, but with only 1 base defending (3 stars lost) and 2 attacks (6 possible stars won). In return, their clan will get matched against a clan that may have less TH10/TH11 bases, so they are not able to collect as many stars on top of the enemy's war map.
First of all, this not cheating since it uses no irregular glitch. They just prioritize upgrades with the understanding of how war matchmaking works.
In case you'd like to learn more about this, please read the war weight guide here:

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Thursday, 13 March 2014
Carla is a doggy facebook friend and we often chat about our love of Border Collies. She finally found some postcards from Jersey and sent me this lovely one! Without reading the back I was already planning a trip, but after reading about the wetlands reserve, the beaches and the lighthouse, I'm now DEFINITELY coming for a visit! You have been warned!
Thanks so much for the postcard, and hopefully see you in the not too distant future!
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Last 10: Winnipeg 4-5-1; Toronto 2-8-0
Season series: This is the second game between the Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leafs. Winnipeg won 5-4 in overtime on a Dustin Byfuglien goal Jan. 25.
Big story: Already facing an uphill battle to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs because they have played more games than the teams in front of them in the wild-card standings, the Maple Leafs received bad news Friday when it was announced starting goalie Jonathan Bernier will miss three weeks with a strained MCL. Bernier was injured in the third period of a 4-3 overtime win against the Boston Bruins on Thursday.
"[Bernier] is disappointed. There is really nothing you can do. … Those are the type of injuries that you don't like to see happen, but they do happen," Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said after practice Friday. "Now we have to move forward without Bernier."
Team Scope:
Jets: A 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday ended any hopes the Jets had at getting a wild-card spot in the Western Conference. But they aren't packing it in.
"We are going to treat these next four games the way we should. We're going to approach it professionally, get ourselves jacked up and ready to play and try to get some wins," defenseman Adam Pardy said after the loss.
The Jets, who will miss the playoffs for the third straight season in Winnipeg, have four wins in their past 16 games.
Maple Leafs: The Maple Leafs have won back-to-back games following an eight-game losing streak to stay alive in the race for a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. With Bernier out, they will have to rely on goalie James Reimer during the final four games.
"I feel prepared. Obviously it's terrible. You never wish an injury upon someone so I hope he can come back quick," Reimer said after practice Friday. "But until then, I am going to do what I can to give this team a chance."
Reimer picked up the win Thursday in relief, allowing one goal and making 10 saves over the final 15 minutes. But he hasn't won in his past eight starts and has allowed three or more goals in each of the past six.
This is the regular-season home finale for the Maple Leafs, who finish with three straight road games.
Who's hot: Jets forward Bryan Little had a seven-game point scoring streak (two goals, six assists) snapped Thursday. Forward Blake Wheeler has four goals and 14 points in his past 11 games. … Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner has seven assists in his past six games and defenseman Cody Franson has four points in his past three games.
Injury report: Jets defenseman Grant Clitsome (back) and forward James Wright (ankle) are on injured reserve. Forwards Chris Thorburn (foot) and Mark Scheifele (knee) are out. Goalie Al Montoya (lower body) and defensemen Zach Bogosian (upper body) and Keaton Ellerby (lower body) did not play Thursday. … In addition to Bernier, Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul (lower body) did not play Thursday and is day-to-day.


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|Two Bee or Not Two Bee
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|Two Bee or Not Two Bee
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Great photos! I had to really look at the first on, and then your comments made sense!
WOW! Those are really great macro shots. :)
So cool!
Wow, never seen two bees in one flower before, neat shot
Most excellent capture..:-))
Loved it!
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Hi gtyyup, I just wanted to Thank You for commenting on my Blog and for being one of my (two)follower. I just discovered blogs this year and have been reading you's plus others. I have really been having fun with it and enjoy Sunday Stills...........Sam
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5 Starr's Farm~You're welcome...blogging is a lot of fun, and we're glad you joined Sunday Stills! The worst part about it is not having enough time to visit and comment on all of the great blogs!
That is a spectacular pink, beautiful shot.
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fantastic shots and beautiful flowers
Great pics! I agree with your last comment too, by the way. I wish I could visit and comment on everyones blog but boy oh boy I would be on the computer all day;)
Good ones......and Shakespere too.
It's amazing what you can get with a macro lense. I think I need one of those. Not that I will be shooting bees anytime soon, since I am allergic, but these pics sure make me think such a lense would be great fun. LOL
Love the flower - beautiful color!
Did you know that worker bees are all infertile females?
Not that you could tell by that macro shot or anything ("blushing for the bees")
Great Shots!!!
beautiful shots..and the quote made me smile too! :)
wonderful closeups! I can't get them quite so close. Pretty pink!


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Thanks to the generosity of Mike Bettye Forster we are staying at Starboard Village again this year. This is the view from the road.
Starboard Village - a view from the beach. We're staying in the unit that is on the bottom, second from the right (the one with the orange light in the window above the railing). This is an early morning shot.
Condo Pool
The condo's den
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Morning View from Condo Balcony
Sunset View from Condo Back Porch
A Panoramic view from the porch at Sunset
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Pensacola Beach
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I'm so sorry when I tell you to eat, because all the times that I've told you to, I could see that little pinch of pain in you, like I'd thrown salt in your eyes- but It only lasted for a minute. I'm sorry for when I'd been in a mood and I hadn't done anything for when you needed help- I'm sorry I got all freaked out and motherly when you told me you had anorexia. I'm sorry for all those little moments in your life that you had thought of me, and then remembered how I had treated you, and didn't come looking. I'm sorry that I take sides inarguments, and I'm sorry if I'm not there for you.
I'm sorry for all those times which I've logged off when you sent me a message just because I can't deal with you overly excitable life, I'm sorry I wasn't there. I'm sorry for if I'd ever ignored you when I'd felt jealous, or made YOU feel bad when really it was me who SHOULD have felt guilty. And I'm sorry about all the things which I can't even manage to say out loud.
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Hey all.
I just bought a Galaxy S and as a phone it is pretty good but using 2.1 so there are a number of annoying software bugs lurking around that feels like I am using windows 95 again (resetting and so forth, not seen blue screen of death yet)
The one thing that really bugs me is battery life in relation to the brightness of the screen I have an ipod touch that can go alot dimmer and so at night I can use it as normal and in the day put it up to 30% brightness. The Galaxy S in direct comparison is at about 70% brightness of the ipod Touch on the Galaxy S's lowest setting.
So when looking at "Battery" status the main drain at about 78% is Screen display.
What I have tried to do about it
Download Apps that might have better controls over the screen brightness. Nope they just have slightly more controls over the current Samsung Galaxy Brightness.
In the end the only way I managed to prolong the life of the phone was to buy a 3000mAh battery and a special case which has done the trick. My phone lasts a full 24 hour period of contant fiddling.
So my question is, Are there any bright sparks out there that can dig into Samsungs Hardware and toggle the brightness settings to the point that phone almost appears off all in the name of preserving battery but using a software app to do. I would pay £5 for an app like that as I currently carry the samsung original 1500mAh battery along for back up on long trips


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Out of time
Faced with projects running late, chip designers are having to face up to doing less designing and buying in bigger lumps of circuitry.
Chipmakers have a big problem. According to a study put together by analyst firm Numetrics Management Systems, most chip-design projects miss their deadlines. And it is because of reuse that it is happening - not because the intellectual property (IP) cores they buy but because teams choose to tinker with them.
Ron Collett, president and CEO of Numetrics, said at the IP07 conference late last year that the average chip-design project overruns by 44 per cent - adding almost six months to what is meant to be a year-long project. That is not good news when you consider that some consumer designs may be on the market for less than nine months, according to Scott MacGregor, president of communications silicon supplier Broadcom.
Collett's team collected data from a number of completed projects and found that 85 per cent of them missed their original schedule. The problem, he said, is that managers find it difficult to predict how long a project should take. "High schedule slip is equivalent to poor schedule predictability," he claims. "The core problem is that it is very difficult for design managers to predict design complexity and, especially, the impact of reuse."
The unexpected factor is the time needed to integrate IP cores from other sources, whether those cores come from inside the same company or from external suppliers. Some of that pain is self-inflicted: teams are tinkering too much with the IP. But some just comes from the unanticipated cost of working with readymade logic blocks.
"Analyse it from the standpoint of what is the percentage of design-from-scratch effort versus the percentage of design reuse," says Collett.
Collett explained that even for complete reuse of a block with no modifications, some 8-10 per cent of the design effort that would be needed to implement a block of that size is required to integrate that block into a full chip. If you try to modify a block, the design effort needed for those changes and then to integrate the complete module shoots up.
"Once you get to the 50 per cent [redesign] point you get almost zero benefit from reuse. It almost pays to design it from scratch," Collett claims. "The range of significant benefit from reuse is in the 80 to 100 per cent range. That is less than intuitive to most IC development teams.
"The problem is that reuse expectations typically exceed reality. It is a core driver of schedule slip in the industry. [Project managers] think they are going to get a huge benefit and not expend nearly that level of effort. But, as soon as they start opening up and playing with the IP, the costs become significant," Collett says.
The rise in design effort when modifying IP can have a dramatic effect on schedule risk. Collett presented the example of a six million-gate system-on-chip (SoC). If you add a further block to that of around 600,000 gates, the additional effort over a straight port to a new process technology should be around 24 per cent. However, the picture gets a lot worse if you spread those 600,000 gates across a number of blocks. Adding 10 per cent additional circuitry to a number of cores inside the chip instead of just adding a new block could easily double the engineering effort required, Collett claims.
"The total gate count is the same. But we get more than a doubling in effort simply by playing with all the blocks," Collett notes.
Existing materials
The answer, for some in the industry, is to be doing a lot less design and a lot more slotting together of pre-existing IP. But it will not be lots of little cores bought piecemeal in the way that most companies do it today. They will demand that their suppliers come up with complete subsystems, particularly for standard functions, with most of the legwork done already.
Gagan Gupta, senior director of product marketing at IP supplier ARC International, claims: "Consolidation in the IP industry is mimicking the convergence of functionality. You can't afford to get an audio engine from one person and the video from another. Users want a single provider to make sure the interoperability issues have been ironed out."
Alexander Haggenmiller, senior manager in Infineon Technologies computer-aided design department, agrees: "Last decade, we concentrated on the hardware [design] element. What is most interesting for us now is to have methodologies for integrating IP into the system."
In making predictions for his blog at Texas Instruments, Gene Frantz, principal fellow and business development manager for the digital signal processor maker, says: "IC designs will consist of smaller teams - five to ten designers - taking a shorter amount of time - six to 12 months - to do the hardware design. Reuse will be the norm.
"While I am at it, let me explain that there are two definitions of 'reuse'. [One is] I'll do such a good job on my design that everyone after me will use it. [The other is] I don't have time to reinvent the wheel, so I need to find something that is close enough to what I need to meet the schedule. Small design teams with short schedules will require us to use the latter definition. And, yes, there are companies already adopting this concept of reuse."
Haggenmiller sees it the same way: "SoC integration is a skill. With technology nodes that have smaller and smaller grids it becomes a key differentiator. The faster you can integrate the more it will be a differentiator for you."
Haggenmiller explained the problems that companies can run into when trying to focus too much on the minutiae of individual IP cores: "When it came to USB, we had five different versions of the same IP block. That is not reuse. But the situation has improved. We adapted our interconnectivity system to a more structured architecture. The internal architecture of our chips is more flexible that it was ten years ago."
Haydn Povey, senior product marketing manager at ARM, warns that the trend to integration is not all one way: "The industry is looking for more integrated and complete solutions. But you have to balance that against the need to differentiate."
Povey pointed out that a small specialist supplier can often come up with something more innovative than a larger player trying to sell a function as part of a larger package.
For Jim Tully, chief of semiconductor research at analyst firm Gartner, the trend to use larger subsystems could see a shift in the balance of power in the IP industry. "We would also expect to see a growing interest in bigger IP blocks integrated together with software and offered as a total subsystem. We see interest from the processor vendors in that kind of thing. But it is really the design services companies, the design houses, who will capture most of that emerging sector," Tully forecasts.


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Redefining the T-Shirt: Not just your Monday morning throw-on anymore
Think t-shirts only compose one of those "my alarm went off late and I had ten seconds to get ready" outfits? Think again.
A t-shirt and pair of sweatpants may be the lazy, go-to getup of the early morning masses, but when paired with the right accessories, a well-worn t-shirt can emphasize any outfit. Check out these tips to breathe some new life into your tees.
One: Ditch the sweatpants.
Comfort is cool and all. But looking like you rolled directly out of bed and into the public—not so much. There is a fine line between "casual" and "pajama," and if you can opt out of the baggy garments, your t-shirts will take on a new look that doesn't broadcast "lazy night in." Instead, wear colored jeans or a patterned, high-waisted skirt (skirts pair especially well with fitted V-neck tees).
–Kayli Kunkel
**Stay tuned for the next installment!


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Now even more flexible than ever! "Uplifting & Inspiring Corporate Pop Kit" is a music kit version of my Audiojungle best-selling, feel good indie rock track. This track consists of drums, electric guitar, bass, claps and synthesizers. Based on my original AudioJungle track: http://audiojungle.net/item/midnight-in-tokyo/2674584
What's Inside:
• 26 "no tails" song sections, trimmed on the beat to help you quickly arrange and snap together a guide track for your project.
• 26 matching "tails" song sections, with natural audio endings for smooth transitions and a seamless final result.
• 3 ready-to-use demo arrangements for extra convenience and inspiration – TO PREVIEW DEMOS ON PLAYER SKIP TO: 0:00 (Demo_01), 2:50 (Demo_02), 5:04 (Demo_03)
• All audio files are provided as high quality WAV (44.1 kHz / 16-bit).
Song Sections in kit:
01_Verse_Guitar Only (0:06) Verse electric guitar only
02_Verse_BuildUp (0:26) Verse with intro that builds ready for chorus
03_VerseBuildup_Simple (0:26) Simpler verse with intro that builds ready for chorus
04_VerseA_Drums&Bass (0:13) Verse stripped down to drums & bass (1st Half)
05_VerseB_Drums&Bass (0:13) Verse stripped down to drums & bass (2nd Half)
06_VerseA (0:13) Verse section with fill
07_VerseB (0:13) Verse section with extra guitar part with fill
08_VerseC (0:13) Verse section with no fills (less busy and good for looping)
09_ChorusA (0:13) Chorus full arrangement (1st Half)
10_ChorusB (0:13) Chorus full arrangement (2nd Half)
11_ChorusA_LessMelody (0:13) Chorus less melody (1st Half)
12_ChorusB_LessMelody (0:13) Chorus less melody (2nd Half)
13_ChorusA_AltMelody (0:13) Chorus alternative melody (1st part)
14_ChorusB_AltMelody (0:13) Chorus alternative melody (2nd part)
15_ChorusC_AltMelody (0:13) Chorus alternative melody (3rd part)
16_ChorusD_AltMelody (0:13) Chorus alternative melody (4th part)
17_ChorusA_Drums&Bass (0:13) Chorus stripped to drums & bass (1st Half)
18_ChorusB_Drums&Bass (0:13) Chorus stripped to drums & bass (2nd Half)
19_ChorusA_SynthMelodyOnly (0:13) Chorus synth parts only (1st Half)
20_ChorusB_SynthMelodyOnly (0:13) Chorus synth parts only (2nd Half)
21_Chorus_Guitars&Melody (0:13) Chorus alt melody guitars and synth only
22_Chorus_GuitarsOnly (0:13) Chorus rhythm guitar only
23_Chorus_GuitarsOnlyAlt (0:13) Chorus rhythm guitar with extra melody
24_Breakdown (0:26) Breakdown section
25_Breakdown_NoDrums (0:26) Breakdown section (no drums)
26_Intro/Outro (0:06) Guitar only that can be used for into and/or outro
I hope this song can enhance your project, whether it be for corporate or personal use:
TV or Radio advert – Youtube Video – Podcast – Film – Television – Video Game Soundtrack – Social Media Marketing – School and College Work – Videohive Preview – Viral Marketing Campaign – Mobile Phone App – Business and Promotional Presentation – Home Video – Theme Tune – Youtube Channel Intro / Outro – Crowdfunding Video – Background Music – Slide Show – Documentary – Cinema – TV Promotion – Web – Holiday and Vacation Videos – Sports Media – Party / Gig Promo Video …


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|Storage system for wafers and other objects used in the production of semiconductor products
|Atmospheric robot handling equipment
|Track anomaly detection in an automated data storage library
|Vacuum processing system being able to carry process object into and out of vacuum chamber
|Wafer handling system
|Zinger et al.
|Storage device, especially for the intermediate storage of test wafers
|Blattner et al.
|Reduced footprint tool for automated processing of microelectronic substrates
|Larson et al.
|Mechanical gripper for wafer handling robots
|Automated semiconductor processing system
|Davis et al.
|Wafer carrier, wafer conveying system, stocker, and method of replacing gas
|Workpiece sorter operating with modular bare workpiece stockers and/or closed container stockers
|Babbs et al.
|Automatic storage unit and automatic storing method
|Mechanical gripper for wafer handling robots
|Clean storage equipment for substrates and method of storing substrates
|Yotsumoto et al.
|Production line workflow and parts transport arrangement
|Watanabe et al.
|Semiconductor wafer carrier
|Wafer airtight keeping unit and keeping facility thereof
|Yamashita et al.
|Particle-free storage for articles
|Foulke et al.
|Semiconductor slice holder
|Method and system for loading wafers
|Wooding et al.
|Rack for supporting wafers for treatment
|Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic compositions containing chlorinated paraffinic hydrocarbon plasticizers
|Sherliker et al.
|Lagersystem für Wafer
|Holder for semiconductor wafer stack has robotic handling arm and separate stacks rotatable about a vertical axis for free access and transportation
|Mechanical gripper for wafer handling robots
|Wafer handling system
|April, 1995
|January, 1998
|November, 1999
|November, 1999
This application is a continuation of international patent application PCT/EP2006/009329, filed on Sep. 26, 2006 designating the U.S., which international patent application has been published in German language as WO 2007/045331 A1 and claims priority from German patent applications DE 10 2005 050 555.4 filed on Oct. 17, 2005 and DE 10 2006 028 057.1 filed on Jun. 9, 2006. The entire contents of these priority applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to an apparatus for storing contamination-sensitive flat articles, in particular for storing articles used in the production of semiconductor products and more particularly for storing semiconductor wafers.
The production of large-scale-integrated electronic circuits and other sensitive semiconductor components is nowadays carried out in factories in which so-called semiconductor wafers pass through a plurality of processing steps. Semiconductor wafers are circular disks composed of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, on which microstructures are formed by various exposure, etching and doping processes. The wafer is typically coated with an oxide layer and with a light-sensitive varnish arranged above the oxide layer. The varnish is then exposed through a photomask (the "reticle"). The photomask images the desired microstructure on the wafer. After a development step, the photoresist is removed at the unexposed points, exposing the oxide layer. In a subsequent etching process, the exposed oxide layer (and only this layer) is removed. The semiconductor material, which is now exposed in places, can then have its material characteristics changed by doping processes (deliberate introduction of different material), thus resulting in the desired microstructures. These process steps are typically carried out more than once in different versions until a large-scale-integrated electronic circuit or, for example, a liquid crystal component, has been manufactured.
The majority of these process steps take place in clean-room conditions, i.e. in environmental conditions which are kept as free as possible from impurities, foreign substances and the like. This is because any contamination of the wafer by other materials can change its material characteristics undesirably, and this can lead to an entire production batch being unusable.
For an efficient production, it is necessary to temporarily store the semiconductor wafers before and after the individual process steps are carried out. Furthermore, semiconductor wafers also have to be stored for other reasons, for example as a stock and as initial material for a new production batch, as "filling material" in order to fill only partially filled production installations (in order, for example to ensure a defined temperature distribution in an oven), or as test wafers for testing a production process. It is important to ensure that the wafers are kept free from contamination during storage times.
In modern factories, wafers are often transported between individual production installations in special transport boxes, which are know as FOUPs (Front Open Unified Pots). Wafers are often also stored in these FOUPs, which have a special cover for closure. The internal and external dimensions of the FOUPs are exactly specified, since automated handling systems are typically used for loading, unloading and transport of the FOUPs. When wafers are stored in FOUPs, the internal and external dimensions of the FOUPs determine the space required and the storage capacity. A storage system for wafers using FOUPs is disclosed, for example, by EP 1 197 990 A2.
DE 103 29 868 A1 discloses a storage system for wafers, wherein the wafers are stored in a horizontal orientation on a carousel, which is kept in clean-room conditions. Horizontal storage of the wafers corresponds to the practice in FOUP-based storage systems, because the automated handling systems for FOUPs are typically configured to insert and remove the wafers in horizontal orientation.
US 2002/0094257 A1 discloses a storage system for reticles, wherein the individual reticles are held in a vertical orientation on carousels arranged one above the other. This document states in an extremely general form that such a system may also be used for storing semiconductor wafers, but without discussing any details or observing differences between wafers and reticles. For example, a reticle has to be protected "only" against dust and other physical particles which can lead to corruption of the microstructure that is imaged in the exposure step. In contrast, semiconductor wafers must also be protected against gaseous substances, which can introduce undesirable doping atoms into the semiconductor material. Furthermore, storage systems for reticles require different handling and storage systems in comparison to wafers, because of the different geometric dimensions.
The storage of wafers and other contamination-sensitive articles outside of FOUPs and other transport containers involves a risk of a single contaminated article contaminating a large number of other articles stored in the same area. On the other hand, the storage of wafers and other contamination-sensitive articles in FOUPs and other transport containers requires a large amount of storage space. This is particularly problematic, because the wafer size in modern semiconductor factories is increasing, because increasingly larger semiconductor wafers are used. By way of example, modern semiconductor factories use wafers with a diameter of 300 mm and require correspondingly large FOUPs, while older production installations generally use 200 mm wafers.
Against this background, it is an object of the invention to provide for an apparatus for storing contamination-sensitive flat articles, and in particular for storing semiconductor wafers, which apparatus allows space-saving storage and flexible handling at the same time. In particular, the novel apparatus is intended to allow storage of a large number of 300 mm wafers on a small footprint and in clean-room conditions.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for storing contamination-sensitive flat articles, comprising a plurality of box-like compartments each having an open front side, the compartments being stationary arranged in rows and columns side by side and one above the other on a fixed mounting rack, and the compartments each having a plurality of slotted holders for receiving a plurality of flat articles, comprising a first handling unit for automatically inserting and removing a flat article into and out of the slotted holders, and comprising a closed housing forming a clean room where both the compartments and the first handling unit are arranged, wherein the plurality of compartments surround the first handling unit on at least two sides.
The novel apparatus therefore makes use of a concept in which the articles to be stored, in particular semiconductor wafers, are mounted virtually open in a clean room where a handling unit for loading and unloading is also located. The first handling unit can therefore easily access the individual articles and quickly place them in the compartments. Furthermore, the novel apparatus is physically quite small due to the open storage concept, i.e. it has a small footprint.
On the other hand, the compartments subdivide the open storage area, thereby considerably reducing the risk of cross-contaminations between the stored articles. Advantageously, the compartments are stationary attached to a stationary or fixed mounting rack, i.e. neither the compartments nor the articles held in them are moved during storage (apart from the movements of the individual articles by means of the handling unit for loading or unloading the compartments). The fixed-position or stationary storage of the articles prevents the articles from rubbing on and/or striking the slotted holders. This considerably reduces the risk of wear and resultant cross-contamination, as well as the risk of damage.
The compartments preferably are box-like storage elements which are open on at least one side (the front side). Their external dimensions are considerably smaller than the standardized dimensions of the known FOUPs. This is possible in an advantageous manner because the first handling unit can be optimally matched to the insertion and removal of articles from the box-like compartments, while FOUPs in contrast must be compatible with a plurality of different handling systems within a semiconductor factory. In an advantageous embodiment, which will be described in more detail further below, the box-like compartments hold semiconductor wafers with a pitch distance of only 2.5 mm, which is considerably less than the pitch distance in standardized FOUPs.
In summary, the novel apparatus combines various aspects of known storage systems, including open storage of contamination-sensitive articles within a "large" clean room, in which the first handling unit is also arranged. On the other hand, the "large" clean room is subdivided by means of the compartments which are separated from each other at the sides, at the top and at the bottom by the corresponding walls of the compartments. Each compartment holds 50 or 100 articles in preferred embodiments. The novel apparatus thus allows space-saving and flexible handling, since the individual compartments can be loaded with the articles as required. The fixed or stationary storage of the articles contributes to safe and contamination-free storage. The object mentioned above is therefore completely achieved.
In a preferred refinement, the articles are held in a vertical orientation in the compartments.
This refinement allows particularly space-saving storage with a very high packing density. This is because the articles, in particular semiconductor wafers, can be gripped when stored vertically by a very narrow gripping element "from the outside" at the edge, whereas the gripping element for horizontal storage must at least partially be moved between the wafers, requiring a corresponding space between them. The pitch distance between the wafers with the novel apparatus can be reduced to about 2.5 mm. The higher packing density leads to a considerable increase in the storage capacity with a small space requirement. Furthermore, the article can be purged very efficiently with a cleaning gas when stored vertically. However, it is also feasible to use the novel storage concept with horizontally held articles.
In a further advantageous refinement, the plurality of compartments surround the first handling unit substantially in a circular shape.
This refinement allows the novel apparatus to be implemented in a particularly space-saving form, while having a large storage capacity at the same time. In addition, this refinement allows very rapid access to the stored articles. A circular arrangement of the compartments is perfect for use of the first handling unit in the form of what is known as a SCARA robot. SCARA robots have an articulated arm which can move only on a horizontal plane, namely radially with respect to the center point of a circle where the articulated arm is mounted for rotation. SCARA robots are very fast and require only a small amount of movement space in comparison to 6-axis robots. This refinement therefore allows a very high storage density with a very small footprint.
In a further refinement, the plurality of compartments define a center point of a circle, with the first handling unit being arranged in the area of the center point of the circle.
This refinement further optimizes the novel apparatus to the use of a physically small and fast SCARA robot, since, in this refinement, the compartments are all arranged on the radial movement path of such a robot. This refinement allows the articles to be placed in store and removed from store very quickly. Furthermore, this simplifies the movement control of the handling unit.
In a further refinement, the articles in the compartments are aligned with respect to the center point of the circle where the first handling unit sits.
This refinement even further simplifies the movement procedures of the first handling unit, and allows even quicker handling of the individual articles. If the articles are mounted in a vertical orientation in the compartments, this results in a further advantage, namely that the articles have a shorter pitch distance on their side facing the first handling unit than on their outside, which is arranged further away from the first handling unit. The articles then approximately form a V-shape with respect to one another in the compartments, thus resulting in a nozzle effect when a cleaning gas flows through the compartments from the outside inwards.
In a further refinement, the first handling unit has an articulated arm adapted to move only on a horizontal plane, with the arm being arranged on a carriage adapted to move in a vertical direction. It is particularly preferable for the first handling unit to be a SCARA robot, which is arranged on the vertical carriage.
The advantages of an SCARA robot have already been explained further above. As an alternative to this, however, the first handling unit could have an arm which is moved on the horizontal plane and in the vertical direction by means of a cross-carriage. These refinements allow a small footprint and rapid access to the individual articles.
In another refinement, the first handling unit is a 6-axis robot.
A 6-axis robot allows very complex movements. As a consequence, the individual compartments may be distributed more flexibly within an available foot-print. Furthermore, the individual compartments can be produced more easily and at a lower cost, particularly if vertical mounting of the articles is desired, because a 6-axis robot can carry out the resulting complex movement paths by itself.
In a further refinement, the apparatus comprises a second handling unit designed to transfer the articles to the surrounding housing or from the surrounding housing. The second handling unit is preferably designed to transfer the articles individually into the surrounding housing and out of the surrounding housing. Furthermore, it is preferable for the second handling unit likewise to be a SCARA robot.
A refinement with at least two handling units initially increases the complexity and thus the costs of the novel apparatus. However, it has been found that, in particular when using two SCARA robots, this allows a physically very small and efficient implementation because, on the one hand, SCARA robots are very fast and, on the other hand, the restricted movement paths of the SCARA robots can be optimally compensated for by the use of two handling units.
In a further refinement, the handling unit comprises a first moving arm having at least two first gripping elements, with the first gripping arm being movable between a horizontal and a vertical holding position.
In this refinement, the first gripping arm is able to move a vertically mounted article to the horizontal position without changing its grip. This is particularly advantageous when the new storage system is used to store wafers, since the wafers are kept horizontal during the normal process procedure, for example by being inserted horizontally into FOUPs. This refinement of the apparatus can easily be integrated into the production procedures of existing factories. Furthermore, the articles can be reoriented by means of the first gripping arm quickly and at low cost.
In a further refinement, the at least two first gripping elements are arranged on legs which cover a circular arc with an angle range of more than 180°. The legs preferably hold the article to be stored just at its edges. Furthermore, it is preferable if the article is held approximately centrally in a plane defined by the legs.
These refinements are particularly advantageous when the new storage system is used for storing wafers or other circular articles in a vertical orientation. The legs then surround the article being held in a circumferential area which covers more than half of the overall circumference. The legs can thus hold the article solely by the force of gravity, i.e. the article need not be clamped using a powerful clamping mechanism. This reduces the risk of damage to the article. Furthermore, if the article is held approximately centrally with respect to the plane defined by the legs, this allows the articles to be packed particularly densely in the individual compartments.
In a further refinement, the handling unit has a second gripping arm with at least two second gripping elements, with the second gripping elements being arranged on an arm part which is located away from a plane defined by the second gripping elements.
A second gripping arm designed in this way is particularly advantageous for picking up articles aligned horizontally from above. In particular, a second gripping arm such as this makes it possible to insert a wafer into a FOUP aligned horizontally. The preferred refinement therefore makes it possible for the handling unit to place a wafer from the store directly into a FOUP. This means that there is no need for what is known as a sorter, which is required for the previous FOUP-based storage systems, in order to combine a production batch in one FOUP.
In a further refinement, the handling unit comprises a mounting bracket having at least two free ends, where the first and the second gripping arms are arranged. The mounting bracket is preferably L-shaped, with the first gripping arm having the capability to rotate about a rotation axis which is parallel to and preferably coaxial to one limb of the L-shaped mounting bracket.
This refinement is a particularly space-saving and low-cost option for arranging the two gripping arms on the handling unit such that they can be operated with a small number of actuators.
In a further refinement, the compartments are detachably attached to the mounting rack, with the housing comprising at least one door which allows direct access to the compartments. The at least one door is preferably arranged in the rear area of the compartments.
This refinement allows convenient access to the compartments in a situation where manual removal is required, for example because of a system failure.
In a further refinement, each compartment has a bottom wall and a rear wall, which are arranged approximately in an L-shape with respect to one another, preferably with an opening remaining between the bottom wall and the rear wall. Each compartment preferably also has side walls, and it is also preferable for all the walls to be sealed such that they are air-tight.
Such compartments are particularly advantageous in order to reduce the risk of cross-contamination between the stored articles. The rear walls mean that the compartments, at least some of which are arranged one above the other, form a "partition wall" between a front and a rear area, with the articles being stored in the front area, i.e. in front of the rear walls. The separate areas can advantageously be used for supplying a cleaning gas, such as filtered and dried air, in a continuous flow to the articles, and to carry it away again. The contamination-sensitive articles are further separated from one another by the bottom walls and the preferred side walls.
In a further refinement, an opening remains in the area between the rear wall and the bottom wall.
An opening in the corner area between the bottom wall and the rear wall allows optimum dissipation of the exhaust air including any contamination without the exhaust air entering one of the other compartments.
In a further refinement, each compartment has a connection for supplying a cleaning gas. It is also preferable if each connection for supplying the cleaning gas is provided with a valve, so that the cleaning gas supply can be individually controlled.
This refinement allows particularly efficient purging with a cleaning gas. The valves allow the gas flow to be matched to the filling of the compartments, thus resulting in a uniform gas flow.
In order to produce the continuous gas flow, a fan is preferably arranged in an area above the compartments, because any contamination is then carried away downwards very efficiently.
In a further refinement, each compartment comprises a locking element for securing the articles in the holders against falling out. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the locking element is a bracket which runs transversely in front of all the articles held in the compartment, and which can be selectively attached to the compartment and/or locked.
This refinement is particularly advantageous when compartments have to be removed from the storage system manually in the event of a system failure.
In a further refinement, the slotted holders in each compartment are in the form of comb-like strips which can be moved in the longitudinal direction (that is to say transversely with respect to the stored articles).
This refinement allows the slot positions in the individual compartments to be adjusted easily and quickly. In particular, the slotted holders in this refinement can be adjusted very easily such that the articles are kept upright and can be removed from the compartments, and inserted into them, without any problems.
It is self-evident that the features mentioned above and those which are still to be explained in the following text can be used not only in the respectively stated combination but also in other combinations or on their own without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail in the following description, and are illustrated in the drawing, in which:
FIG. 1 shows a simplified, sectioned plan view of an exemplary embodiment of the novel apparatus,
FIG. 2 shows the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, with a door for manual removal of a compartment open,
FIG. 3 shows a sectioned side view (line III-III in FIG. 4) of a preferred exemplary embodiment of a compartment for holding semiconductor wafers,
FIG. 4 shows a view from the front of the compartment of FIG. 3, with a plurality of wafers in it,
FIG. 5 shows a simplified illustration of a part of a preferred exemplary embodiment of a handling unit for loading and unloading the compartments,
FIG. 6 shows a simplified illustration of the handling unit of FIG. 5, in an operating position pivoted through 90° with respect to FIG. 5, and
FIG. 7 shows a simplified illustration in the form of a sectioned plan view of a further exemplary embodiment of the novel apparatus,
FIG. 8 shows a section plane underneath the section plane shown in FIG. 7 of the apparatus shown in FIG. 7,
FIG. 9 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the novel apparatus, in the form of a simplified, partially sectioned side view, and
FIG. 10 shows a view of a part of the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 9.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, an exemplary embodiment of the novel apparatus is designated in its entirety by reference number 10. The apparatus 10 has a closed housing 12 in whose interior a handling unit 14 and a mounting rack 16 having a plurality of compartments 18 are arranged. The housing 12 surrounds the handling unit 14, the mounting rack 16 and the compartments 18 completely, so that the interior of the housing 12 is sealed from the outside world. Filter units as well as a fan are arranged in a manner known per se on the upper face of the housing 12 (not illustrated here) in order to produce an air flow from the top downwards within the housing 12, creating a clean-room atmosphere.
Each compartment 18 is designed to hold a plurality of contamination-sensitive articles. In the preferred exemplary embodiment, the articles are semiconductor wafers 20 which are aligned vertically in the compartments 18. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, each compartment can hold 100 wafers with a diameter of 300 mm. The relative distance between the stored wafers is in this case about 2.5 mm.
The handling unit 14 in this exemplary embodiment is a 6-axis robot, which is arranged in a corner of the housing 12. The mounting rack 16 with the compartments 18 surrounds the handling unit 14 in a C-shape. In this case, the limbs of the mounting rack 16 run largely parallel to the inner walls of the surrounding housing 12. Reference number 22 denotes two doors in the side walls of the surrounding housing 12, through which the compartments 18 can be accessed manually from the rear. Figure schematically 2 illustrates how a compartment 81 which is detachably attached to the mounting rack 16 can be removed through one of the doors 22. In a situation where the wafers mounted in the compartment 81 are still to be kept in clean room conditions during removal, a mobile clean room or a corresponding tent (not illustrated here) can be fitted to the surrounding housing 12 before removal of the compartment 81.
The handling unit 14 in this exemplary embodiment has a first gripping arm 24 and a second gripping arm 26, which will be explained in more detail further below with reference to FIG. 5. Reference number 28 denotes a rest on which a wafer 20 can be placed in a horizontal direction. The rest is preferably a so-called pre-aligner with a Cognex reader. The pre-aligner aligns a wafer placed on it exactly in a defined position. The Cognex reader reads the wafer identification in a manner known to the skilled person.
Reference number 30 denotes a flap through which a FOUP 32 can be loaded with wafers 20 in a manner known per se. Conversely, wafers 20 can be removed from the FOUP 32 through flap 30, and can be placed in the apparatus 10.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show two views of a preferred exemplary embodiment of a compartment 18. Same reference symbols denote the same elements as before.
The compartment 18 has a rear wall 38, a bottom wall 40 and two side walls 42, 44 which, according to a preferred exemplary embodiment, each are sealed (such that air cannot pass through). However, an opening is left free in the corner area between the rear wall 38 and the bottom wall 40, i.e. the rear wall 38 and the bottom wall 40 are not directly adjacent to one another. The opening 46 allows air 48 to flow largely without any vortices obliquely from above obliquely downwards through the compartment 18 and thus past the vertically arranged wafers 20. Despite the relatively short distance between the individual wafers 20, the air 48 flows through between the individual wafers 20 and ensures that any particles and extraneous substances are removed obliquely downwards from the compartment 18.
In this exemplary embodiment, four slotted holders 50, 52, 54, 56 in the form of comb-like strips are arranged within the compartment 18. The slotted holders 50-56 are designed such that they can hold a wafer 20 with a diameter of D=330 mm aligned vertically. As is shown in FIG. 3, the slotted holders 50-56 hold the wafer 20 essentially on its lower and rear edge, as a result of which it is very simple to remove it using the handling unit 14. The external dimensions of the compartment 18 in this exemplary embodiment are approximately d1=330 mm, d2=330 mm and d3=280 mm.
As can be seen from the side view in FIG. 3, the side walls 42, 44 in the front, upper corner area (that is to say approximately diametrically opposite the opening 46) have a recess 58 in which a holding bracket 60 can optionally be placed. As long as the compartments 18 are mounted on the mounting rack 16, the holding bracket 60 is not required, and is therefore not arranged in the recess 58. However, when it is desired to remove a compartment 18 from the mounting rack 16, the holding bracket 60 is placed in the recess 58 in order to prevent the wafers 20 from falling out of the compartment 18. In a particularly preferred embodiment, each compartment 18 has a handle (not shown here) which is connected to the holding bracket 60, in such a way that the handle can be used to remove a compartment 18 only when the holding bracket 60 is arranged in the recess 58.
FIGS. 5 and 6 show details of the handling unit 14 in more detail. Same reference symbols denote the same elements as before.
As mentioned above, the handling unit 14 has a first gripping arm 24 and a second gripping arm 26. In this case, the first gripping arm 24 is in the form of gripping tongs or legs, by means of which a wafer 20a in a vertical orientation can be gripped at the edges. The gripping tongs 24 surround the wafer 20a on its external circumference, approximately in a C-shape. First gripping elements 64, 66 are arranged at the free ends of the gripping tongs 24. As is illustrated in FIG. 5, the gripping tongs 24 surround the wafer 20a along a circular arc or circumferential area which covers an angle range a of more than 180°. The first gripping element 64, 66 can therefore hold the wafer 20a without clamping it firmly and essentially solely by the force of gravity. In order to hold and to place a wafer 20a in one of the compartments 18, the first gripping elements 64, 66 can be opened, with only the gripping elements 66 being movable in this preferred exemplary embodiment.
In the present case, the second gripping arm 26 has a Y-shaped arm part where two gripping elements 68, 70 are arranged at the ends. As is illustrated in FIG. 6, the second gripping elements 68, 70 define a plane 72 which is located underneath the arm part. A wafer 20b is held on the plane 72 by means of the gripping elements 68, 70. In contrast, the wafer 20a in the gripping tongs 24 is held on a plane which is defined by the gripping tongs 24. The circumferential area of the wafer 20b on the second gripping arm 26 is largely free, which makes it possible to place the wafer 20b directly in a FOUP 32, and to remove it from a FOUP 32, by means of the second gripping arm 26. Wafers 20 can therefore be stacked horizontally one on top of the other by means of the second gripping arm 26, as well.
In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the gripping tongs 24 and the second gripping arm 26 are arranged adjacent to the free ends of an L-shaped mounting bracket 74. The mounting bracket 74 can rotate about an axis 76 which is coaxial with respect to that limb of the mounting bracket 74 on which the first gripping arm 24 is arranged. This makes it possible to remove a wafer 20a aligned vertically from one of the compartments 18 and to move it to the horizontal alignment, by rotating the arm through 90° about the axis 76. When aligned horizontally, the wafer 20a can be placed on the rest 28 where it is then picked up by the second gripping arm 26, and is moved into a FOUP 32. Conversely, a horizontally aligned wafer 20b can be removed from a FOUP 32 and placed on the rest 28, from where it is picked up by means of the gripping arm 24 and is moved to a vertical alignment, in order to place it in one of the compartments 18.
As is shown by an arrow 62 in FIG. 4, the slotted holders 50-56 each are in the form of comb-like strips which can be moved in a longitudinal direction 62. This means that it is possible to align the holders 50-56 with respect to one another such that the wafers 20 are kept aligned vertically without being tilted in the holders 50-56, even if the slot width of the holders 50-56 is slightly greater than the thickness of the individual wafers 20.
In the illustrated exemplary embodiments, the apparatus 10 is highly suitable for storing wafers. In particular, the separate ("bare") storage of the wafers means that there is no need for a sorter, since the apparatus 10 together with the described handling unit 14 is able to place wafers 20 from any desired compartments 18 in one FOUP 32. The novel apparatus 10 can advantageously be used if it is combined with a so-called FOUP stocker, i.e. a storage system for FOUPs. In this refinement, FOUPs can be filled with wafers 20 completely automatically without any need for the previously required sorter. This allows a high storage capacity with small space requirements because of the vertical storage of the wafers and the high packing density associated with this. Storage of the individual wafers in separate compartments in the form of boxes also ensures that cross-contamination between different wafers 20 is largely precluded, despite the "open" storage.
Same reference symbols denote the same elements as before in the following description of further exemplary embodiments.
FIGS. 7 and 8 show a preferred exemplary embodiment of the novel apparatus, which is designated with reference number 80 in its totality. In the apparatus 80, a plurality of compartments 81 surround a handling unit 82 in a circular form. The handling unit 82 is in this case a SCARA robot with an articulated arm 84 which can be moved only radially on a horizontal plane parallel to the plane of the illustration in FIGS. 7 and 8. The articulated arm 84 is mounted such that it can rotate at the center point of a circle 86, which is defined by the circular arrangement of the compartments 81. The articulated arm 84 can therefore carry out movements within the horizontal plane and radially with respect to the center point of the circle 86. The articulated arm 84 is well suited for removing articles 20, in particular semiconductor wafers, in the radial direction from the compartments 81, and for placing them in the compartments 81.
Furthermore, in the apparatus 80, a plurality of compartments 81 are arranged one above the other, in a similar manner to that illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10 in the form of a side view of a similar exemplary embodiment. In order to allow the handling unit 82 to access the various vertical planes of the compartments 81, the SCARA robot is mounted by means of the articulated arm 84 on a carriage 87 which can be moved along two guide rails 88 in the vertical direction (that is to say at right angles to the plane of the illustration in FIGS. 7 and 8).
In this case, the compartments 81 are designed in a similar manner to the compartments 18 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. In particular, they are designed to hold wafers 20 in a vertical orientation. In contrast to the previous embodiment, the compartments 81 in this case, however, have a profile in the form of a circular ring in a plan view, so that arrangement of the compartments 81 side by side results in a circular ring. Each compartment 18 is therefore broader on its outside, facing away from the handling unit 82, than on its inside, facing the handling unit 82. Furthermore, the wafers 20 are arranged in a V-shape in the compartments 81. Each wafer 22 is aligned with the center point of the circle 86. This arrangement of the wafers 20 results in a nozzle effect when a cleaning gas flows through the compartments 81 from the outside inwards.
The compartments 81 in this exemplary embodiment advantageously have connections 90 for supplying the cleaning gas. In this case, the connections 90 are arranged on the broader rear face of the compartments 81, so that the compartments 81 can be purged with the cleaning gas from the rear face. Furthermore, each connection 90 has a valve 91 (not illustrated in more detail) by means of which the connections 90 can be selectively opened or closed. It is therefore possible to purge the compartments individually with cleaning gas, which is particularly advantageous when the compartments 81 have different loads.
FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the apparatus 80 along a section plane which approximately corresponds to the section plane VIII-VIII from FIG. 9. As can be seen from the plan view in FIG. 8, some of the compartments 81 may "be missing" in the lower layers of the apparatus 80. A second handling unit 92 and a pre-aligner 94 are arranged in the free space created in this way.
The first handling unit 92 is designed to place a wafer 20 which has been taken from the compartment 81 on the pre-aligner 94. For this purpose, the handling unit 82 is able to move a wafer which has been taken from the compartments 18 aligned vertically to a horizontal position, and to place it on the pre-aligner 94. The pre-aligner 94 precisely aligns the wafer 20 in a horizontal position. The wafer 20 is then gripped by the second handling unit 92 and is then placed in an input/output station 96 in a FOUP 32. It is self-evident that the input/output station 96 has an air-tight connection to the surrounding housing 12 of the apparatus 80, so that the wafer 20 can be inserted into the FOUP 32 without contamination. Conversely, the second handling unit 92 can remove a wafer 20 from the FOUP 32 at the input/output station, and can place it on the pre-aligner 94. From there, the wafer 20 is picked up by the first handling unit 82, and is placed in one of the compartments 81.
As is illustrated in a simplified form in FIGS. 7 and 8, the second handling unit 92 is in this case likewise a SCARA robot with a articulated arm, which can be moved only on a horizontal plane and radially with respect to the center point of a circle.
In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the input/output station 96 has two holders for loading a FOUP 32. This is advantageous because the apparatus 80 in consequence carries out the function of a sorter, that is to say it is able to move wafers 20 from one FOUP 32 to another FOUP 32, and if necessary to reorganize them.
FIG. 9 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the novel apparatus, which is annotated in its totality with the reference number 100. Same reference symbols denote the same elements as before.
In principle, the apparatus 100 is identical to the apparatus 80 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, that is to say it has a plurality of compartments which are arranged vertically one above the other and in a circular shape around a handling unit 82. The only difference from the apparatus 80 in this case is that the wafers 20 are mounted in the compartments 102 with a horizontal orientation. This avoids the need for the handling unit 82 to have to rotate the wafers 20 through 90° when they are being inserted into and removed from the compartments 102. Apart from this, the apparatus 100 corresponds to the apparatus 80 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
In order to illustrate the movement path of the first handling unit 82, the first handling unit 82 is in this case illustrated in two vertical limit positions, one of which is annotated with the reference number 82′.
The view from the side shown in FIG. 9 illustrates that the apparatus 100 (in the same way as the apparatus 80) has a fan and filter unit 104 at the top, producing a flow of cleaning gas, in particular filtered air, through the interior of the surrounding housing 12. As illustrated in the form of a view of part of it in FIG. 10, the fan and filter unit 104 suck in environmental air above the apparatus 100. The environmental air that is sucked in is cleaned and dried, and is then passed into the interior of the surrounding housing. In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the cleaned air is passed via connections 90 on the rear face of the individual compartments 102, and is passed from there into the individual compartments 102. The air flow of the clean gas thus enters on the rear face of the compartments 102, emerges on the open front face of the compartments 102, and flows downwards from there, as is illustrated in a simplified form by the reference number 106 in FIG. 10. As has been explained further above, this flow direction results in a nozzle effect with vertical storage, further enhancing the cleaning effect. However, good through-flow can also be achieved with horizontal storage, as is illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10. Furthermore, in principle, it is also possible to purge the wafers from the inside outwards, as is the case in the exemplary embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.
As has already been explained using examples in FIGS. 7 to 10, individual features of the illustrated exemplary embodiments can also be combined with one another. For example, it is therefore possible to use an apparatus as is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 for storing wafers aligned horizontally, provided that the compartments 18 are appropriately designed. Although vertical storage is preferable because of the higher packing density and the better air flow, there are some users who prefer horizontal storage. Furthermore, the compartments 18 in FIGS. 1 and 2 may also be provided with connections 90 in order to achieve an individual flow through the compartments. The connections are then preferably arranged in the upper front area of the compartments. Conversely, the compartments 81 and 102 in the exemplary embodiments shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 can also have a flow path from the inside outwards, as has been explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Furthermore, for example, it is possible to combine a circular arrangement of compartments with a 6-axis robot as the handling unit.
Finally, for the sake of completeness, it should be mentioned that the present invention can also be used for storing other contamination-sensitive flat articles, such as reticles. It is self-evident that the box-like compartments 18 with the slotted holders 50-56 should then be matched to the external dimensions of the reticles. In the same way, the gripping elements of the handling unit 14 should be matched to the external dimensions of the reticles.


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Sorry for the boring thread but I could really do with some advice on how to get around this situation.
I need to travel from Leeds to Edinburgh, leaving on Friday nights and coming back Sunday. There seem to be several things standing in my way:
a. trains are fucking expensive at this time
b. there's engineering work on Saturdays and Sundays seemingly for the next forever so trains are REALLY limited :(
So, if you've got this far, any ideas on how I can get round this and spend a decent amount of time in Edinburgh and not pay shitloads of money? :(
Thank you
I would do it
But the Megabus goes from Sheffield to Edinburgh, not through Leeds.
So I'd have to get the train to Sheffield, then the bus (which only runs at 12.55) which costs £12.50 anyway. It's fucking ridiculous.
That's just
Get a young persons railcard
or book your ticket 9 weeks in advance?
Got a railcard
And I don't REALLY know my plans well enough to book massively in advance :'(
I repeat
I think train companies are vile
I travel to Bristol from London for the weekend sometimes and even if I try to book a cheap return two weeks in advance it actually works out cheaper to buy an open return using my railcard.
I can't believe the that most long distance train journeys often cost more than a weekend return flight to Spain. At least you are guaranteed a seat on a plane.
Sometimes singles
are cheaper than returns. Was talking to a friend about it recently; newcastle to london £93, two singles were about half the price.
This is what I'm working on
but it's still coming to over £30, which is really going to add up when I'll be doing it 3 or more times a month :'(
I'm REALLY angry :(
That's what I meant.
Even two weeks in advance I couldn't get a single either way for cheaper than £19 so it's still nearly 40 squid. Whereas with a railcard it's £34 and I don't have to worry about missing my train.
isn't it obvious?
you're clearly not cut out for it.
a tip i've found
is to break your journey up when booking it.
so say i was going to london, i'd book Cardiff-Swindon then Swindon-London and it usually works out a good deal cheaper, and it's all above board as well.
good tip.
although ridiculous.
rely on the fact that stations like Paddington don't have ticket barriers and just buy a ticket to a destination well before the desired one.
err....some of paddington has barriers.
If your train is on say, platform 4, you have to go through a ticket barrier. I don't think platforms 1, 2 or 3 have them though. Silly Paddington.
They only seem to check your ticket when going onto a train and not off it. And most of the time they don't bother.
Funnily enough as well there's barriers if you come from the Hammersmith and City Line but not from any other tube line.
And I -think-
platform 7 and 8 at Paddington don't have barriers either. It's really weird. Maybe non-barrier platforms only lead to really crap places and they don't care if you don't have a ticket.


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Today the hilariously-named Gigle Networks has announced that they will be showing off their multi-stream HD video distribution via their intelligent WiFi and Powerline communications network at CES 2010. They will also display Green Networking technology designed to "optimize" power consumption automatically.
Gigle's intelligent multi-PHY switching solutions use an intelligent switching agent called Xtendnet to monitor and alter the network to optimize its efficiency. It can even bypass dead links by aggregating multiple physical links together and creating a point-to-point connection. We'll get to see more of this technology and hear more of Gigle's plans in just a few weeks.
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With one of the best industry safety records at 65 years and counting, some might say TransCanada can take a seat on its emergency response efforts — after all, we've clearly got it mastered, right?
Not so, say experts, and they'll be the first to tell you that true achievements happen when companies assume there's always more to learn — that successful outcomes during emergencies begin well before an incident happens.
With more than 100 exercises held in 2016, TransCanada is on its way to matching that number in 2017. One of this year's events — a detailed, mock natural gas incident – was held last month in Kenora, Ont.
Dozens of TransCanada employees and Emergency Management Team members gathered alongside the City's representatives to practise the emergency response and collaborate on potential improvements.
"The ability to quickly shift the tide from a reactive position to one that influences the outcomes is only possible through thoughtful and meticulous planning," said Terry Dick, a senior emergency management specialist.
"But a key element to that success cannot be overlooked — specifically, extensive and continual practice of our emergency response plans and protocols."
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