Process and apparatus for cleaning a silicon surface

    公开(公告)号:US06494959B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-17

    申请号:US09493694

    申请日:2000-01-28

    IPC分类号: C23G100

    CPC分类号: H01L21/02046 Y10S438/906

    摘要: A low pressure-high hydrogen flow rate process of cleaning a silicon wafer surface is described. The combination of process pressures below about 1 Torr with hydrogen flow rates up to about 3 SLM has been found to remove substantially all oxygen contamination from the silicon wafer surface at process temperatures less than about 800° C. without the use of a reactive gas. After processing at such process pressures and flow rates, even lower levels of oxygen contamination may be achieved by then increasing the process pressure, the hydrogen flow rate, and the process temperature, though the process temperature still remains less than 800° C. The combination of low pressure and high hydrogen flow rate can be achieved using a vacuum pumping speed of at least 30 cubic meters per hour. The present invention also describes an apparatus for cleaning a silicon wafer surface in which the processes of the present invention and other processes can be practiced.

    Point-of-use exhaust by-product reactor
    3.
    发明授权
    Point-of-use exhaust by-product reactor 失效
    使用废气副产物反应器

    公开(公告)号:US06368567B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09167269

    申请日:1998-10-07

    IPC分类号: C01B700

    CPC分类号: C23C16/4412

    摘要: A method and an apparatus is provided for removing wafer processing by-products from gas fluid exhaust systems utilizing an energy source placed within an exhaust channel either alone or in combination with a cleaning gas. The placement of the energy source in an exhaust channel enables emitted energy to react with wafer processing by-products to convert the by-product residues to more removable forms. Additionally provided is a cleaning gas source internal to the exhaust channel to further react with and convert exiting by-product residues to gaseous fluids.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和装置,用于单独或与清洁气体组合地利用放置在排气通道内的能量源从气体流体排放系统中除去晶片加工副产物。 能量源在排气通道中的放置使得能够发射的能量与晶片加工副产物反应,以将副产物残余物转化为更可移除的形式。 另外提供了排气通道内部的清洁气体源,以进一步与离子副产物残留物反应并转化成气体流体。

    Chemical vapor deposition wafer boat
    5.
    发明授权
    Chemical vapor deposition wafer boat 失效
    化学气相沉积晶圆舟

    公开(公告)号:US4641604A

    公开(公告)日:1987-02-10

    申请号:US804954

    申请日:1985-12-05

    摘要: A chemical vapor deposition wafer boat for supporting a plurality of wafers in an evenly spaced, upright orientation perpendicular to the axis of the boat comprises a cylinder having closed ends and comprised of mutually engaging upper and lower hemicylinders. The upper hemicylinder has diffusion zones with gas flow passageways therein in the ends and zones within from 0 to 75 and within from 0 to 15 degrees from a vertical plane through the cylinder axis. The remainder of the hemicylinder wall and the ends are baffle areas without gas flow passageways. The ends and sidewall of the lower hemicylinder comprise gas diffusion zones. The gas flow passageways comprise from 0.5 to 80 percent of the surface area of the respective gas diffusion zones.

    摘要翻译: 用于以垂直于船的轴线的均匀间隔的垂直取向支撑多个晶片的化学气相沉积晶片舟皿包括具有封闭端并由相互接合的上下半筒组成的圆柱体。 上半圆柱体具有扩散区,其中在其中的气流通道在其内部,并且从垂直平面通过气缸轴线的0至75°和0至15度内的区域。 剩余的双缸壁和端部是没有气体流动通道的挡板区域。 下半圆柱体的端部和侧壁包括气体扩散区域。 气体流动通道占相应气体扩散区域的表面积的0.5%至80%。

    Processing chamber with heated chamber liner
    6.
    发明授权
    Processing chamber with heated chamber liner 有权
    具有加热室衬板的加工室

    公开(公告)号:US08444926B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-21

    申请号:US11668947

    申请日:2007-01-30

    CPC分类号: C23C16/46

    摘要: A heater liner assembly suitable for covering the interior of a plasma processing chamber is provided. In some embodiments, a liner assembly for a processing chamber can include a heating element embedded in a body. A flange extending outward from an outer diameter of the body includes an upper surface having a sealing surface and at least one pad that extends from the upper surface of the flange to an elevation beyond the sealing surface. The pad contributes to control of the temperature of the liner assembly by maintaining the liner assembly spaced apart from the processing chamber.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种适用于覆盖等离子体处理室内部的加热器衬套组件。 在一些实施例中,用于处理室的衬套组件可以包括嵌入在主体中的加热元件。 从主体的外径向外延伸的凸缘包括具有密封表面的上表面和从凸缘的上表面延伸到超过密封表面的高度的至少一个垫。 衬垫有助于通过保持衬套组件与处理室间隔开来控制衬套组件的温度。

    Chemical vapor deposition wafer boat

    公开(公告)号:US4582020A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-15

    申请号:US607065

    申请日:1984-05-04

    摘要: A chemical vapor deposition wafer boat for supporting a plurality of wafers in an evenly spaced, upright orientation perpendicular to the axis of the boat comprises a cylinder having closed ends and comprised of mutually engaging upper and lower hemicylinders. The upper hemicylinder has diffusion zones with gas flow passageways therein in the ends and zones within from 0 to 75 and within from 0 to 15 degrees from a vertical plane through the cylinder axis. The remainder of the hemicylinder wall and the ends are baffle areas without gas flow passageways. The ends and sidewall of the lower hemicylinder comprise gas diffusion zones. The gas flow passageways comprise from 0.5 to 80 percent of the surface area of the respective gas diffusion zones.

    Substrate loading means for a chemical vapor deposition apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Substrate loading means for a chemical vapor deposition apparatus 失效
    用于化学气相沉积装置的基板装载装置

    公开(公告)号:US4524719A

    公开(公告)日:1985-06-25

    申请号:US529415

    申请日:1983-09-06

    IPC分类号: C23C16/48 C23C16/54 C23C13/08

    摘要: A controlled temperature deposition device comprising an inner reaction chamber having gas distribution means for introducing gas into inner chamber and removing gas therefrom and a vacuum chamber means surrounding the inner deposition chamber and spaced from the walls thereof for maintaining a medium vacuum therein. Associated with the deposition device is a substrate loading and unloading fork which transfers substrates such as wafer boats from outside the device to a position in the inner deposition chamber and removes them from the inner deposition chamber following deposition.

    摘要翻译: 一种控制温度沉积装置,包括具有气体分配装置的内部反应室,该气体分配装置用于将气体引入内部并从其中除去气体;以及真空室装置,围绕内部沉积室并与其间隔开并保持其中的真空。 与沉积装置相关联的是基板装载和卸载叉,其将诸如晶片舟皿的基板从装置的外部传送到内部沉积室中的位置,并且在沉积之后将其从内部沉积室中移出。

    Method for constructing a film on a semiconductor wafer
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for constructing a film on a semiconductor wafer 失效
    在半导体晶片上构造膜的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06699530B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-02

    申请号:US08808246

    申请日:1997-02-28

    IPC分类号: B05D306

    摘要: The construction of a film on a wafer, which is placed in a processing chamber, may be carried out through the following steps. A layer of material is deposited on the wafer. Next, the layer of material is annealed. Once the annealing is completed, the material may be oxidized. Alternatively, the material may be exposed to a silicon gas once the annealing is completed. The deposition, annealing, and either oxidation or silicon gas exposure may all be carried out in the same chamber, without need for removing the wafer from the chamber until all three steps are completed. A semiconductor wafer processing chamber for carrying out such an in-situ construction may include a processing chamber, a showerhead, a wafer support and a rf signal means. The showerhead supplies gases into the processing chamber, while the wafer support supports a wafer in the processing chamber. The rf signal means is coupled to the showerhead and the wafer support for providing a first rf signal to the showerhead and a second rf signal to the wafer support.

    摘要翻译: 放置在处理室中的晶片上的膜的构造可以通过以下步骤进行。 在晶片上沉积一层材料。 接下来,将材料层退火。 一旦退火完成,材料可能被氧化。 或者,一旦退火完成,材料可能暴露于硅气体。 沉积,退火和氧化或硅气体暴露都可以在相同的室中进行,而不需要从腔室中移除晶片,直到完成所有三个步骤。 用于进行这种原位结构的半导体晶片处理室可以包括处理室,喷头,晶片支架和射频信号装置。 淋浴头将气体供应到处理室中,而晶片支撑件在处理室中支撑晶片。 rf信号装置耦合到喷头和晶片支架,用于向喷头提供第一rf信号,并将第二rf信号耦合到晶片支架。