Apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices

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SEMI-CONDUCTOR-DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A BASE; A PLURALITY OF PROCESSING STATIONS FOR RESPECTIVELY PERFORMING SEQUENTIAL OPERATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SAID DEVICE; A STANDARD RIGID WITH RESPECT TO SAID BASE; MEANS, SUPPORTED BY SAID STANDARD, ROTATABLE ABOUT A FIRST PREDETERMINED AXIS AND MOVABLE THEREALONG BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS FOR HOLDING AND APPLYING HEAT TO A BODY OF SEMI-CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL; MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID STANDARD FOR FEEDING A WIRE ALONG A SECOND PREDETERMINED AXIS INTERSECTING SAID BODY HELD BY SAID ROTATABLE MEANS AT SAID SECOND POSITION; AND MEANS ON SAID BASE FOR MOVING SAID PROCESS STATIONS ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH TO SUCCESSIVELY DISPOSE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID STATIONS AT SAID SECOND POSITION INTERSECTED BY SAID SECOND PREDETERMINED AXIS.