FOUP (Front Opening Unified Pod)前开式晶圆传送盒
A FOUP is a front-opening carrier that holds wafers for transport and handling in a semiconductor fab. It docks at an equipment load port, where the door can be opened for wafer transfer. The FOUP is the carrier, while the load port is part of the equipment.
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Where this term appears
In a Chinese equipment manual, reconcile FOUP references in the parts list, load-port diagram and alarm screens. Keep the source acronym on first mention and use the same Chinese name in the figure key and the operating text.
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Avoid using one Chinese label for the FOUP, the load port and an open wafer cassette. In a message such as “FOUP present,” preserve that the carrier is detected. The message alone does not say that the door is open or that wafers have been transferred.
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