Invention Application
- Patent Title: Utilization of an ion gauge in the process chamber of a semiconductor ion implanter
- Patent Title (中): 在半导体离子注入机的处理室中利用离子计
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Application No.: US10697644Application Date: 2003-10-31
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Publication No.: US20050092938A1Publication Date: 2005-05-05
- Inventor: Frederico Garza , Michael Wright , Karl Peterson
- Applicant: Frederico Garza , Michael Wright , Karl Peterson
- Applicant Address: US VA Sandston
- Assignee: Infineon Technologies Richmond, LP
- Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies Richmond, LP
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Sandston
- Main IPC: H01J37/317
- IPC: H01J37/317

Abstract:
A device to implant impurities into a semiconductor wafer has a process chamber having a wall, a pressure compensation unit, a disk to support a plurality of semiconductor wafers within the process chamber. The disk has a radially extending slot arranged among the wafers. A beam gun is positioned within the process chamber to shoot an ion beam at the semiconductor wafers. A cryo pump minimizes the pressure within the process chamber. A first ion gauge is positioned between the process chamber and the cryo pump. A second ion gauge extends through the wall of the process chamber. A switching device selectively connects the first or second ion gauge to the pressure compensation unit. A faraday receives ions from the ion gun filter after the ions travel through the slot in the disk. A current meter counts the number of electrons flowing to the disk faraday to neutralize the ions.
Public/Granted literature
- US07009193B2 Utilization of an ion gauge in the process chamber of a semiconductor ion implanter Public/Granted day:2006-03-07
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