US4651673A
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CVD apparatus
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1986-03-03
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Granted: 1987-03-24
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Expires: 2006-03-03
Abstract
Abstract A chemical vapor deposition epitaxial reactor (10) comprised of a quartz tube (12) with banks of IR lamp proximate the outside surface thereof. A splitter plate (30) located at the inlet of the tube (12) separates reactive gases and nonreactive gases directed longitudinally into the tube. The nonreactive gases, directed along the inside surface of the tube (12), substantially prevents unwanted reactant deposition on the inside surface of the tube (12).
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin A. Muething
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:36
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
An apparatus for depositing reactants on the surface of a semiconductor wafer, comprising: a chemical vapor deposition reactor; an elongated hollow member, positioned within the reactor, and adapted to receive the semiconductor wafer; means for heating said wafer; means for directing a reactant-containing gas into one end of the hollow member to deposit reactants on the surface of the heated wafer; means for simultaneously directing a reactant-free gas into the one end of the hollow member between the reactant-containing gas and the inner surface of the hollow member to substantially eliminate the deposition of reactants thereon; and a planar splitter plate situated within the hollow member at the end thereof into which the reactant-free gas and the reactant-containing gas are directed to bisect the cross section of the end of the hollow member to create a pair of passageways, each having substantially the same cross-sectional area, for carrying a separate one of the reactant-free and reactant-containing gases, respectively, into the hollow member so as to minimize the concentration of the reactant-containing gas proximate the inner surface of the hollow member thereof while minimizing any turbulence created upon the mixing of the gases in the region of the wafers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
198 words
An apparatus for depositing reactants on the surface of a semiconductor wafer, comprising: a chemical vapor deposition reactor; an elongated hollow member, positioned within the reactor, and adapted to receive the semiconductor wafer; means for heating said wafer; means for directing a reactant-containing gas into one end of the hollow member to deposit reactants on the surface of the heated wafer; means for simultaneously directing a reactant-free gas into the one end of the hollow member between the reactant-containing gas and the inner surface of the hollow member to substantially eliminate the deposition of reactants thereon; and a planar splitter plate situated within the hollow member at the end thereof into which the reactant-free gas and the reactant-containing gas are directed to bisect the cross section of the end of the hollow member to create a pair of passageways, each having substantially the same cross-sectional area, for carrying a separate one of the reactant-free and reactant-containing gases, respectively, into the hollow member so as to minimize the concentration of the reactant-containing gas proximate the inner surface of the hollow member thereof while minimizing any turbulence created upon the mixing of the gases in the region of the wafers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the hollow member is a quartz glass tube and the wafer is heated by IR lamps positioned proximate the outside surface of the tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the hollow member is a quartz glass tube and the wafer is inductively heated by electrical coils positioned proximate the outside surface of the tube.
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