ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,267, issued on May 20, was assigned to SILTRONIC AG (Munich).
"Apparatus for transporting semiconductor wafers" was invented by Ludwig Lamprecht (Truchtlaching, Germany) and Thoralf Vogel (Lengefeld, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transport container transports semiconductor wafers. The transport container includes: a mandated 3D printed shape, including a device in a base that is suitable for removing liquid media; and at a surface of the transport container, a coating material configured for protection from chemicals capable of etching the wafers. The coating material is applied by of a low-temperature coating process. Th...