US4018183A
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Apparatus for treating a plurality of semiconductor slices to a reacting gas current
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1976-01-29
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Granted: 1977-04-19
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Expires: 1996-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of uniformly exposing a plurality of semiconductor slices to a reacting gas flow, where the slices are arranged in a spaced stack within a tube and the gas is directed between said slices by a longitudinally positioned baffle wall having apertures the cross-section of which increase in the direction of gas flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Johannes Meuleman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:24
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B31/00; C30B31/06; C30B31/16; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
Apparatus for treating a plurality of semiconductor slices to a reacting gas current, comprising: a reactor tube having a longitudinal axis; means for supporting a plurality of semiconductor slices in a parallel spaced row along said longitudinal axis, said slices being equally spaced to create identical transversely oriented interspaces between slices; an apertured wall along one side of said row, parallel to said axis and having apertures in the form of slits oriented one to each interspace and parallel thereto; partitions cooperating with said apertured wall to confine and direct gas flow to one side of said apertured wall, through said slits and the spacing between said slices and out of the reactor tube, the cross-sectional area of the apertures in said apertured wall increasing in the direction of overall gas flow, so that equal flow occurs in each interspace.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
Apparatus for treating a plurality of semiconductor slices to a reacting gas current, comprising: a reactor tube having a longitudinal axis; means for supporting a plurality of semiconductor slices in a parallel spaced row along said longitudinal axis, said slices being equally spaced to create identical transversely oriented interspaces between slices; an apertured wall along one side of said row, parallel to said axis and having apertures in the form of slits oriented one to each interspace and parallel thereto; partitions cooperating with said apertured wall to confine and direct gas flow to one side of said apertured wall, through said slits and the spacing between said slices and out of the reactor tube, the cross-sectional area of the apertures in said apertured wall increasing in the direction of overall gas flow, so that equal flow occurs in each interspace.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional area of the apertures in said apertured wall increases substantially linearly in the direction of overall gas flow.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3367304A
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