摘要:
A system and method is disclosed for increasing the emissivity of solid materials, wherein first the surface of the material is mechanically worked to create micro-level defects, and then etched to create a deep micro-rough surface morphology. In this manner, higher efficiencies and lower energy consumption can be obtained when these modified materials are used for heating elements. Heating elements made in accordance with this process thus operate at lower temperatures with longer lifetimes, when the improved heating elements are used with various heating devices.
摘要:
A shutter assembly for a reactor includes a cylindrical shutter for selectively closing a passthrough opening of the reactor, the shutter forming a closed loop and including an internal cavity adapted to receive a cooling fluid, tubing connected with the cylindrical shutter for supplying the cooling fluid to the internal cavity, and an actuator connected with the tubing for moving the tubing and the cylindrical shutter. The cylindrical shutter is movable between a first substantially closed position and a second substantially open position.
摘要:
A system and method is disclosed for increasing the emissivity of solid materials, wherein first the surface of the material is mechanically worked to create micro-level defects, and then etched to create a deep micro-rough surface morphology. In this manner, higher efficiencies and lower energy consumption can be obtained when these modified materials are used for heating elements. Heating elements made in accordance with this process thus operate at lower temperatures with longer lifetimes, when the improved heating elements are used with various heating devices.
摘要:
A reactor for growing epitaxial layers includes reaction chamber having a passthrough opening for inserting and removing wafer carriers from the reaction chamber. A reactor also includes a cylindrical shutter located inside the reaction chamber for selectively closing the passthrough opening. The cylindrical shutter is movable between a first position for closing the passthrough opening and a second position for opening the passthrough opening. The cylindrical shutter includes an internal cavity adapted to receive a cooling fluid and tubing for introducing the cooling fluid into the internal cavity. The tubing is permanently secured to the shutter and moves simultaneously therewith. The cylindrical shutter and the internal cavity of the shutter surrounds an outer perimeter of the wafer carrier, thereby minimizing nonuniformity in the temperature and flow field characteristics of the reactant gases.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for providing substantially uniform substrate temperature in a chemical vapor deposition reaction chamber is provided. The method and apparatus utilize a carrier for holding at least one substrate in the reaction chamber and a plurality of heating elements arranged to heat the carrier and the at least one substrate. At least one substrate pyrometer measures the temperature of the substrates to provide a signal representing the process temperature. This signal is used in a feedback loop to control one or more of the heating elements. At least two carrier pyrometers focused at different zones of the carrier are provided. The signals from the carrier pyrometers are compared to one another to provide an indication of temperature non-uniformity. This indication is used in a separate feedback loop to adjust other heating elements so as to maintain temperature uniformity across the carrier.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for determining a real time, non-contact temperature measurement of semiconductor wafers is provided in a computer-based data gathering system. The apparatus includes a moving carrier containing semiconductor wafers and a pyrometer and a reflectometer positioned above the spinning wafer carrier for providing temperature and reflectivity data samples taken from the semiconductor wafers and spinning carrier. The data are then provided to an attached computer. The attached computer receives the reflectivity and temperature data pairs, stores them in a data table and records the frequency of occurrence of each of the reflectivity values in the series of reflectivity and temperature data. Software operating on the computer has instructions for identifying at least one reflectivity data peak representative of the reflectivity characteristics of the semiconductor wafers and instructions for determining the temperature of the semiconductor wafers based upon the frequency of occurrence of the reflectivity data and the associated reflectivity-temperature data.
摘要:
The invention describes a CVD reactor on solid substrates and a related method of deposition of epitaxial layers on the wafers. In the reactor of the invention, the wafer carrier is transported between a loading position and a deposition position. In the deposition position, the wafer carrier is detachably mounted on an upper end of a rotatable spindle without an intermediate susceptor. The reactor of the invention may process a single wafer or a plurality of wafers at the same time. The invention also described several embodiments and variants of the invention. One of the variants of the invention provides a decrease in a heat drain from the wafer-supporting assembly through the spindle and a novel heating arrangement therefore. The advantages of the invention include lower reactor cycle, the lower cost and longer lifetime of the component parts, and better temperature control, among others.
摘要:
A method of growing epitaxial layers on a wafer is provided and includes providing a wafer carrier having a surface for retaining the wafer; placing the wafer on the wafer-retaining surface of the wafer carrier while the wafer carrier is in a loading position separated from a spindle; transporting the wafer carrier toward the spindle; detachably mounting the wafer carrier on the upper end of the spindle for rotation therewith; and rotating the spindle and the wafer carrier while introducing one or more reactants into the reaction chamber. The invention also described several embodiments and variants of the method of the invention.
摘要:
The invention describes a CVD reactor on solid substrates and a related method of deposition of epitaxial layers on the wafers. In the reactor of the invention, the wafer carrier is transported between a loading position and a deposition position. In the deposition position, the wafer carrier is detachably mounted on an upper end of a rotatable spindle without an intermediate susceptor. The reactor of the invention may process a single wafer at the same time. The invention also describes several embodiments and variants of the invention. One of the variants of the invention provides a decrease in a heat drain from the wafer-supporting assembly through the spindle and a novel heating arrangement therefore. The advantages of the invention include lower reactor cycle, the lower cost and longer lifetime of the component parts, and better temperature control, among others.
摘要:
An apparatus for depositing a coating on a substrate substantially eliminates the occurrence of oval defects by creating a heated tortuous path through which the source material vapors must travel before depositing on the substrate. In addition, shut-off valves for each of the source materials are positioned in the reaction chamber in close proximity to the substrate, thereby enabling layers of different compositions to be deposited with sharp transitions between adjacent layers. The apparatus may be used to efficiently coat large areas uniformly, and works equally well with either elemental or chemical source materials, or certain combinations of both. The features of the coating apparatus may be embodied in replacement source cells for retrofitting in conventional molecular beam and chemical beam epitaxy units.