US4496609A
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Chemical vapor deposition coating process employing radiant heat and a susceptor
Assignee: Applied Materials Inc
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Filing: 1981-10-22
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Granted: 1985-01-29
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Expires: 2001-10-22
Abstract
Abstract Process and apparatus for heating substrates to form semiconductor regions. A gaseous reactant is introduced into a reaction chamber formed from a material, such as quartz, which is transparent and non-obstructive to radiant heat energy transmitted at a predetermined short wave length. A graphite susceptor, which is opaque to and absorbs the radiant heat energy, is positioned within the reaction chamber and supports the substrates to be processed. The susceptor and substrates are heated directly while the walls of the reaction chamber remain cool. The substrates are heated uniformly, and single crystal semiconductor wafers processed by this technique have little or no crystallographic slip. To further insure uniform heating, the susceptor may be moved relative to the radiant heat source which, in the preferred embodiment, comprises a bank of tungsten filament quartz-iodine high intensity lamps.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. McNeilly
- 👤 Walter C. Benzing
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 17:15
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/12; F; F27; F27B; F27B17/00; F27B17/02; H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/0033; H05B3/0038; H05B3/0047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
In a process for effecting chemical vapor deposition coating of a substrate in a reaction chamber, the steps of: placing the substrate in the reaction chamber on a susceptor of substantially greater size than the substrate and adapted to absorb and conduct radiant heat energy, transmitting radiant heat energy through a wall of the reaction chamber to the susceptor to heat the susceptor by absorption of the radiant heat energy without appreciable absorption of said energy by the chamber wall, maintaining the substrate in contact with the susceptor to permit a transfer of heat between the susceptor and the substrate whereby the substrate is heated and maintained at a substantially uniform temperature throughout, and introducing a gaseous reactant into the reaction chamber for contact with the heated substrate to form a film by chemical vapor deposition thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
In a process for effecting chemical vapor deposition coating of a substrate in a reaction chamber, the steps of: placing the substrate in the reaction chamber on a susceptor of substantially greater size than the substrate and adapted to absorb and conduct radiant heat energy, transmitting radiant heat energy through a wall of the reaction chamber to the susceptor to heat the susceptor by absorption of the radiant heat energy without appreciable absorption of said energy by the chamber wall, maintaining the substrate in contact with the susceptor to permit a transfer of heat between the susceptor and the substrate whereby the substrate is heated and maintained at a substantially uniform temperature throughout, and introducing a gaseous reactant into the reaction chamber for contact with the heated substrate to form a film by chemical vapor deposition thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the radiant heat energy is provided by a heat source positioned externally of the reaction chamber, and the susceptor and substrate are moved relative to the heat source during the heating thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the radiant heat energy is provided by a high intensity tungsten filament lamp.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a coolant is applied to the wall through which the radiant heat energy is transmitted to maintain said wall at a temperature substantially below the temperature of the heat source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a plurality of substrates are mounted on the outer side wall of a generally cylindrical susceptor, and the radiant heat energy is transmitted to the susceptor in a radial direction from a heat source positioned outside the reaction chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the susceptor is rotated about its axis relative to the heat source.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-01-29 | 1992-07-30 | 1993-01-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-01-29 | 1996-07-30 | 1997-01-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |