A substrate processing apparatus including a transport chamber having an end and defining more than one substantially linear substrate transport zone where each transport zone extends longitudinally along the transport chamber between opposing walls of the transport chamber and at least one of the m
A substrate processing apparatus including a transport chamber having an end and defining more than one substantially linear substrate transport zone where each transport zone extends longitudinally along the transport chamber between opposing walls of the transport chamber and at least one of the more than one substantially linear substrate transport zones is configured as a supply zone for enabling transport of substrates from the end and at least one of the more than one substantially linear substrate transport zones is configured as a return zone for enabling transport of substrates to the end, and at least one substrate transport located in and movably mounted to the transport chamber for transporting substrates along the more than one substantially linear substrate transport zone, where each substrate transport zone is configured to allow the at least one substrate transport to move from one transport zone to another transport zone.
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1. A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a first end configured for loading a substrate into the substrate processing apparatus;an apparatus module, connected to the first end to allow the substrate to be moved between the first end and the apparatus module, the apparatus module including a t
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A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a first end configured for loading a substrate into the substrate processing apparatus;an apparatus module, connected to the first end to allow the substrate to be moved between the first end and the apparatus module, the apparatus module including a transport chamber module configured to hold a controlled atmosphere therein, the transport chamber module defining a linear travel slot having opposite side walls where at least one of the side walls includes at least one sealable port configured to allow passage of substrates to and from the transport chamber module;another apparatus module optionally connected to the apparatus module in series relative to the front end;a transport vehicle movably mounted within the transport chamber module for traversing the linear travel slot, the transport vehicle including a base and a substrate transfer arm that is movably jointed and movably mounted to the base for effecting transfer of the substrate between the transfer chamber module and each of the at least one sealable port on the at least one of the side walls; anda linear motor disposed at least partly within the transport chamber module and having windings that interface with corresponding linear motor portions of the transport vehicle to effect multi-axis movement of the substrate transfer arm relative to the base. 2. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the linear motor is configured for driving the transport vehicle through the linear travel slot, the linear motor being connected to the substrate transfer arm for rotating the arm relative to the base and articulating the arm in opposite directions. 3. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one sealable port is configured for connection to a substrate holding module. 4. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the substrate holding module is a substrate processing module or a load lock chamber module. 5. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport chamber module includes opposite ends, each of the opposite ends including at least one of the one or more sealable ports configured to allow passage of substrates to and from the transport chamber. 6. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 5, wherein each of the at least one sealable port is configured for connection to a substrate holding module. 7. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an alignment device connected to the transfer chamber module, wherein the transport vehicle includes a substrate holding chuck releasably mounted to the transport vehicle, where the substrate holding chuck is configured to be removed from the transport vehicle for placement on the alignment device for rotationally aligning a substrate thereon and the transport vehicle is configured to transport the substrate holding chuck through the transport chamber module. 8. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the substrate holding chuck is releasably mounted to the substrate transfer arm. 9. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport chamber module comprises at least one transport chamber module section that is connectable to other transport chamber modules section for forming a longitudinally extended linear substrate transport chamber. 10. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 9, wherein at least one transport chamber module section includes a removable access panel, where when the panel is removed access is provided to an internal area of the at least one transport chamber. 11. A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a first end configured for loading a substrate into the substrate processing apparatus;an apparatus module, connected to the first end to allow the substrate to be moved between the first end and the apparatus module, the apparatus module including a transport chamber module configured to hold a controlled atmosphere therein, the transport chamber module defining a linear travel slot having opposite side walls where at least one of the side walls includes at least one sealable port configured to allow passage of substrates to and from the transport chamber module;another apparatus module optionally connected to the apparatus module in series relative to the front end;a linear motor disposed at least partly within the transport chamber module; anda transport vehicle movably mounted within the transport chamber module of the apparatus module for traversing the linear travel slot, the transport vehicle including a base and a substrate transfer arm that is movably mounted to the base for effecting transfer of the substrate between the transfer chamber module and each of the at least one sealable port on the at least one of the side walls, the base including drive members that are movable relative to each other and driven by the linear motor where movement of the drive members by the linear motor effects both linear movement of the base within the linear travel slot and transfer of the substrate between the transfer chamber module and each of the at least one sealable port. 12. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the linear motor is connected to the substrate transfer arm for rotating the arm relative to the base and articulating the arm in opposite directions. 13. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the at least one sealable port is configured for connection to a substrate holding module. 14. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the substrate holding module is a substrate processing module or a load lock chamber module. 15. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the transport chamber module includes opposite ends, each of the opposite ends including at least one of the one or more sealable ports configured to allow passage of substrates to and from the transport chamber. 16. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 15, wherein each of the at least one sealable port is configured for connection to a substrate holding module. 17. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an alignment device connected to the transfer chamber module, wherein the transport vehicle includes a substrate holding chuck releasably mounted to the transport vehicle, where the substrate holding chuck is configured to be removed from the transport vehicle for placement on the alignment device for rotationally aligning a substrate thereon and the transport vehicle is configured to transport the substrate holding chuck through the transport chamber module. 18. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 17, wherein the substrate holding chuck is releasably mounted to the substrate transfer arm. 19. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the transport chamber module comprises at least one transport chamber module section that is connectable to another transport chamber module section for forming a longitudinally extended linear substrate transport chamber. 20. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 19, wherein at least one transport chamber module section includes a removable access panel, where when the panel is removed access is provided to an internal area of the at least one transport chamber. 21. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the substrate transfer arm is movably jointed. 22. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 21, wherein the substrate transfer arm is a SCARA-type arm. 23. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the substrate transfer arm is configured to move along a linear path relative to the transport vehicle base. 24. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 23, wherein the transport vehicle includes at least one slide and substrate transfer arm includes at least one end effector and wherein the at least one end effector is configured to move along the at least one slide to provide linear motion of the at least one end effector. 25. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 23, wherein the transport vehicle includes at least one slide and substrate transfer arm includes at least one end effector and a frame and wherein the at least one end effector and the frame are configured to move along the at least one slide to provide linear motion of the frame and the at least one end effector.
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