US4352713A
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Vapor growth method
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1980-11-07
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Granted: 1982-10-05
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Expires: 2000-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A vapor growth method of forming deposition film on a plurality of substrates disposed within a cylindrical reaction vessel by causing flow of reaction gas under a reduced pressure through the reaction vessel, in which the treated surfaces of substrates are inclined to the upstream side of the reaction gas flow with respect to the axis of the reaction vessel and the individual substrates but the most upstream side one are each shifted in position with respect to the preceding one in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the reaction vessel.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Morita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:16
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/14; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/458; C23C16/4582; C30B33/00; C30B33/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of forming a film on a plurality of substrates within a generally horizontal elongated reaction vessel having a central axis, an upstream inlet and a downstream outlet, comprising the steps of: (a) arranging said substrates along said axis in a substantially parallel array, the planes of said substrates being at an angle to said axis with the upstream edge of each substrate being higher than the downstream edge of the same substrate, the upstream edge of each said substrates projecting higher into the gas flow a distance greater than the upstream edge of the preceding upstream substrate; and (b) passing a reactive gas through said vessel at a reduced pressure along said axis from said inlet to said outlet, said gas reacting with said substrates and forming a film thereon.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of forming a film on a plurality of substrates within a generally horizontal elongated reaction vessel having a central axis, an upstream inlet and a downstream outlet, comprising the steps of: (a) arranging said substrates along said axis in a substantially parallel array, the planes of said substrates being at an angle to said axis with the upstream edge of each substrate being higher than the downstream edge of the same substrate, the upstream edge of each said substrates projecting higher into the gas flow a distance greater than the upstream edge of the preceding upstream substrate; and (b) passing a reactive gas through said vessel at a reduced pressure along said axis from said inlet to said outlet, said gas reacting with said substrates and forming a film thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said substrates are inclined within said reaction vessel at an angle θ 2 of between 30° and 80° from the central axis of said vessel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said angle θ 2 is 60° to 70°.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said array is oriented at an angle (θ 1 ) of between 3° and 30° from the central axis of said vessel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said angle (θ 1 ) is from 3° to 10°.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
26 words
The method of any one of claims 1 or 2 to 5 wherein said array of substrates is placed on a susceptor within said reaction vessel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said susceptor includes a surface inclined with respect to the central axis of said reaction vessel and said array is disposed on said surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said susceptor includes means for allowing passage of said gas therethrough.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said means for allowing gas to pass through said susceptor are holes through said susceptor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said film is SiN.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said reactive gas is a mixture of SiH 2 Cl 2 and NH 3 .
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