Brooks Automation 1. Introduction
Part Number: 605914 Rev. B System Overview
Figure 1-1: Brooks Automation Marathon Express
TheSEMIS2andCEregulatorycompliantMarathonExpressClusterToolIntegrationPlatform
offersintegralsupportforallsystemstructures.TheintegratedframearchitectureoftheMXsystem
supportsstandardOEMSEMIrollupstyleprocessmoduleswithstandardinterfacingtoframeand
facetandMESCboltonstyleprocesschambers.
Options
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TopCooler(wafercoolmodule)
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VXAligner(vacuumaligner)
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Completeslotvalve/processmodule/robothardwareinterlockingdependingonSystemIntegrationLevel
Subsystems
TheMarathonExpressismadeupofseveralfunctionalsubsystemsdesignedforeaseofuse,
maintenance,andrepair.Thesesubsystemsaremodularindesigntoalloweaseofmaintenance
andtominimizeMeanTimeToRepair(MTTR).TheindividualmodulesthatmakeuptheMX
systemaredescribedbrieflybelowandindetailin"Subsystems".
MarathonExpress™VacuumTransportSystem
TheBrooksAutomationMarathonExpressVacuumBackEndisamultifacetedClusterTool
IntegrationPlatformutilizingprovenBrookscomponentssuchastheVCEvacuumcassette
elevatorandMagnaTranLEAPvacuumrobot.
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