Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Temperature controlled ion source
- Patent Title (中): 温度控制离子源
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Application No.: US12754381Application Date: 2010-04-05
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Publication No.: US08188448B2Publication Date: 2012-05-29
- Inventor: Victor Benveniste , Bon-Woong Koo , Shardul Patel , Frank Sinclair
- Applicant: Victor Benveniste , Bon-Woong Koo , Shardul Patel , Frank Sinclair
- Applicant Address: US MA Gloucester
- Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Gloucester
- Main IPC: G21K5/10
- IPC: G21K5/10

Abstract:
An ion source is provided that utilizes the same dopant gas supplied to the chamber to generate the desired process plasma to also provide temperature control of the chamber walls during high throughput operations. The ion source includes a chamber having a wall that defines an interior surface. A liner is disposed within the chamber and has at least one orifice to supply the dopant gas to an inside of the chamber. A gap is defined between at least a portion of the interior surface of the chamber wall and the liner. A first conduit is configured to supply dopant gas to the gap where the dopant gas has a flow rate within the gap. A second conduit is configured to remove the dopant gas from the gap, wherein the flow rate of the dopant gas within the gap acts as a heat transfer media to regulate the temperature of the interior of the chamber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110240878A1 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ION SOURCE Public/Granted day:2011-10-06
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