A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes first and second
processes, the latter requiring more processing time. An apparatus for
performing the semiconductor manufacturing process includes a first
reactor, and a plurality of second reactors for each first reactor. A
first group of wafers are subjected to the first process within the first
reactor, and are then transferred into a second reactor as isolated from
the outside air. The first group of wafers is subjected to the second
process within the second reactor. At the same time, a second group of
wafers are subjected to the first process within the first reactor. After
the first process is completed, the second group of wafers is transferred
into an unoccupied one of the second reactors as isolated from the
outside air. There, the second group of wafers is subjected to the second
process. Accordingly, process failures otherwise due to the exposure of
the wafers are minimized, and productivity is high despite the difference
in the processing times.