US4705700A
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Chemical vapor deposition method for the thin film of semiconductor
Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-05-29
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Granted: 1987-11-10
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Expires: 2006-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A chemical vapor deposition method for making a semiconductor thin film is disclosed, which is characterized in that, in the method wherein semiconductor thin films are allowed to deposit onto the substrates by allowing the susceptor in the shape of polygonal frustum fitted with a plurality of semicondutor substrates to the side faces thereof to rotate in the vertical type reaction tube, by introducing the source gases and the carrier gas into the tube, and by heating the substrates to allow the source gases to react through thermal decomposition, the number of rotations of susceptor is varied in terms of rectangular wave function, trapezoidal wave function or sine wave function and the susceptor is allowed to rotate in converse directions depending on the positive region and the negative region of the function.
Inventors
- 👤 Masakiyo Ikeda
- 👤 Seiji Kojima
- 👤 Hiroshi Kikuchi
- 👤 Yuzo Kashiwayanagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 03:21
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/458; C23C16/4582; C23C16/4587; C23C16/4588
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for making a semiconductor film by chemical vapor deposition, comprising allowing a semiconductor thin film to deposit onto a semiconductor substrate fitted onto a susceptor having the shape of a frustum, wherein the said susceptor is fitted with a plurality of the said semiconductor substrate onto its side faces and the said susceptor is rotating in a vertical-type reaction tube, wherein source gases and a carrier gas are introduced into the said tube and the said substrates are heated to promote the thermal decomposition of the said source gases, wherein the number of rotations of the said susceptor is varied in terms of a rectangular wave function, a trapezoidal wave function, or a sine wave function and wherein the said susceptor is allowed to rotate in a converse direction depending on the positive region and the negative region of the said function.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for making a semiconductor film by chemical vapor deposition, comprising allowing a semiconductor thin film to deposit onto a semiconductor substrate fitted onto a susceptor having the shape of a frustum, wherein the said susceptor is fitted with a plurality of the said semiconductor substrate onto its side faces and the said susceptor is rotating in a vertical-type reaction tube, wherein source gases and a carrier gas are introduced into the said tube and the said substrates are heated to promote the thermal decomposition of the said source gases, wherein the number of rotations of the said susceptor is varied in terms of a rectangular wave function, a trapezoidal wave function, or a sine wave function and wherein the said susceptor is allowed to rotate in a converse direction depending on the positive region and the negative region of the said function.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a deposition time which is equal to the cycle of the said rectangular wave function, trapezoidal wave function, or sine wave function, multiplied by an interger.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a number of rotations of the said susceptor in the positive regions of the said function equal to the number of converse rotations of the said susceptor in the negative regions of the said function.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a number of rotations of the said susceptor in the positive regions of the said function equal to the number of converse rotations of the susceptor in the negative regions of the said function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a rectangular wave function.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a trapezoidal wave function.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a sine wave function.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a speed of rotation providing a thin film in which variation of the thickness of the said thin film is less than ±10%, when the direction of the said rotation is made constant.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using a speed of rotation of from 3 to 10 rpm.
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