Coat/develop module with independent stations

Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing fluid during semiconductor substrate processing operations. The apparatus includes a first processing chamber, a second processing chamber, and a dispense arm assembly. The apparatus further includes a dispense arm access shutter positioned between the first and second processing chambers and moveable between an open and a closed position. The dispense arm assembly can travel from the first processing chamber to the second processing chamber when the dispense arm assembly is in the open position. In an alternative embodiment, the apparatus also includes a central fluid dispense bank between the first and second processing chambers and a second dispense arm access shutter positioned between the first and second processing chambers, wherein the dispense arm access shutter is positioned between the first processing chamber and the central fluid dispense bank and the second dispense arm access shutter is positioned between the central fluid dispense bank and the second processing chamber.

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