摘要:
A continuous film-forming apparatus includes a plurality of reaction chambers each capable of forming a semiconductor film with a different chemical composition. The reaction chambers are arranged such that a substrate web on which a film is to be formed can be hermetically moved through each of the reaction chambers under a vacuum condition. A gas gate is disposed at a central position between each pair of adjacent reaction chambers, with each gas gate provided with a slit for communication between the adjacent reaction chambers. The slit is provided with a clearance which allows the substrate web to move therethrough, is structured such that gate gas can be introduced therein from above and beneath the substrate which is moved through the clearance, and is dimensioned such that opposite sides proximate to the position where the gate gas is introduced have different heights in accordance with the inner pressure upon film formation of each of the adjacent reaction chambers in communication with each other by the slit.
摘要:
The present invention aims to provide a continuous forming method and apparatus for functional deposited films having excellent characteristics while preventing any mutual mixture of gases between film forming chambers having different pressures, wherein semiconductor layers of desired conductivity type are deposited on a strip-like substrate within a plurality of film forming chambers, by plasma CVD, while the strip-like substrate is moved continuously in a longitudinal direction thereof through the plurality of film forming chambers connected via gas gates having means for introducing a scavenging gas into a slit-like separation passage, characterized in that at least one of the gas gates connecting the i-type layer film forming chamber for forming the semiconductor junction and the n- or p-type layer film forming chamber having higher pressure than the i-type layer film forming chamber has the scavenging gas introducing position disposed on the n- or p-type layer film forming chamber side off from the center of the separation chamber of the gas gate.
摘要:
The present invention aims to provide a continuous forming method and apparatus for functional deposited films having excellent characteristics while preventing any mutual mixture of gases between film forming chambers having different pressures, wherein each of semiconductor layers of desired conduction type is deposited on a strip-like substrate within a plurality of film forming chambers, by plasma CVD, while the strip-like substrate is being moved continuously in a longitudinal direction thereof through the plurality of film forming chambers connected via a gas gate having the structure of introducing a scavenging gas into a slit-like separation passage, characterized in that at least one of the gas gates connecting the i-type layer film forming chamber for forming the semiconductor junction and the n- or p-type layer film forming chamber having higher pressure than the i-type layer film forming chamber has the scavenging gas introducing position disposed on the n- or p-type layer film forming chamber side off the center of the separation chamber of the gas gate.
摘要:
A deposited film forming method includes the steps of: continuously carrying a long substrate into or out of a vacuum chamber, flowing a first deposited film forming gas in a reverse direction parallel to the substrate and opposite to a conveying direction of the substrate from first gas discharging means into the vacuum chamber, exhausting the gas from first gas exhausting means, flowing a second deposited film forming gas in a forward direction parallel to the substrate and equivalent to the conveying direction of the substrate, exhausting the gas through the second gas exhausting means, and applying a discharge energy to the first and second gases.
摘要:
A deposited film forming method includes the steps of: continuously carrying a long substrate into or out of a vacuum chamber, flowing a first deposited film forming gas in a reverse direction parallel to the substrate and opposite to a conveying direction of the substrate from first gas discharging means into the vacuum chamber, exhausting the gas from first gas exhausting means, flowing a second deposited film forming gas in a forward direction parallel to the substrate and equivalent to the conveying direction of the substrate, exhausting the gas through the second gas exhausting means, and applying a discharge energy to the first and second gases.
摘要:
An apparatus continuously manufactures a semiconductor device. A plurality of glow discharge regions are connected by gas gates. An enough long belt-shaped substrate having a desired width is arranged along a path in which the substrate sequentially penetrates the glow discharge regions. The belt-shaped substrate is continuously conveyed in a longitudinal direction while depositing a semiconductor layer of a conductivity type which is needed in each of the glow discharge regions, thereby continuously manufacturing the device having a semiconductor junction. A plurality of rotatable rollers are arranged in a slit-shaped separating passage of the gas gates so as to support the back surface of the belt-shaped substrate while rotating the rollers.
摘要:
An apparatus continuously manufactures a semiconductor device. A plurality of glow discharge regions are connected by gas gates. A sufficiently long belt-shaped substrate having a desired width is arranged along a path in which the substrate sequentially penetrates the glow discharge regions. The belt-shaped substrate is continuously conveyed in a longitudinal direction while depositing a semi-conductor layer of a conductivity type in each of the glow discharge regions, thereby continuously manufacturing the device having a semiconductor junction. A plurality of rotatable rollers are arranged in a slit-shaped separating passage of the gas gates so as to support the back surface of the belt-shaped substrate while rotating the rollers.
摘要:
A film forming apparatus for forming a plurality of films on a substrate through a continuous process, comprising a plurality of vacuum chambers in communication to each other via connection, at least vacuum chamber having internally a treatment detachable from the vacuum chamber for fulfilling a predetermined treatment on the substrate.
摘要:
To provide a deposited-film forming process and a deposited-film forming apparatus that may cause no scratches on the film forming surface to improve yield and enable stable discharge to thereby continuously form deposited films having uniform quality and uniform thickness, deposited films are formed by lengthwise continuously transporting a belt-like substrate so as to form a part of a discharge space, wherein the substrate is transported while bringing the transverse sectional shape of the substrate which forms a part of the discharge space into a curved shape by a roller.
摘要:
A film forming method is described using an apparatus with a plurality of vacuum chambers which communicate with each other via a connection, where the apparatus has one or more detachable treatment rooms and where the method includes continuously forming a plurality of films on a band-shaped substrate within the treatment rooms, while continuously moving the substrate through the treatment rooms. The treatment rooms within said desired vacuum chambers are replaced after forming the film for a predetermined period as a part of the film forming method.