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US5118642A
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Method for producing semiconductors
Assignee: Air Water Inc
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Filing: 1991-01-24
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Granted: 1992-06-02
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Expires: 2011-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A reactant gas is fed to a dispersing chamber which is disposed under a reaction chamber, and both disposed within a vacuum chamber. The reactant gas is dispersed and then fed through a plurality of communicating holes to the reaction chamber. A second reactant gas is fed to a lower dispersing chamber. After dispersion, this second gas is fed through pipes through the first dispersing chamber and into the reaction chamber around the first reaction gas. Said first reactant gas is blown off downward from the end opening of the feeding pipe and dispersed in parallel along the collar portion and dispersed homogeneously in the first reactant gas dispersing chamber, and in the state, is introduced to the reaction chamber via communicating holes.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Yoshino
- 👤 Kenji Okumura
- 👤 Yoshinori Ohmori
- 👤 Toshiharu Ohnishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-06 15:37
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S117/00; Y10S117/901; Y10S117/902; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A process of producing semi-conductors which comprises suspending a substrate from the ceiling of a reaction chamber; downwardly feeding a first reactant gas into a first dispersing chamber disposed below said reaction chamber, and laterally dispersing said first reactant gas in said first chamber; upwardly feeding at least a second reactant gas into a second dispersing chamber disposed below said first dispersing chamber, and laterally dispersing said second reactant gas in said second chamber; passing said dispersed second reactant gas upwardly through conduit means disposed in said first dispersing chamber, and passing said second reactant gas directly from said conduit means upwardly into said reaction chamber; passing said dispersed first reactant gas upwardly from said first dispersing chamber around said conduit means and into said reaction chamber substantially surrounding said second reactant gas; and maintaining said reaction chamber under conditions of pressure and temperature sufficient to cause said reactant gases to react and to thereby form a compound semiconductor on a surface of said substrate disposed toward said reaction chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A process of producing semi-conductors which comprises suspending a substrate from the ceiling of a reaction chamber; downwardly feeding a first reactant gas into a first dispersing chamber disposed below said reaction chamber, and laterally dispersing said first reactant gas in said first chamber; upwardly feeding at least a second reactant gas into a second dispersing chamber disposed below said first dispersing chamber, and laterally dispersing said second reactant gas in said second chamber; passing said dispersed second reactant gas upwardly through conduit means disposed in said first dispersing chamber, and passing said second reactant gas directly from said conduit means upwardly into said reaction chamber; passing said dispersed first reactant gas upwardly from said first dispersing chamber around said conduit means and into said reaction chamber substantially surrounding said second reactant gas; and maintaining said reaction chamber under conditions of pressure and temperature sufficient to cause said reactant gases to react and to thereby form a compound semiconductor on a surface of said substrate disposed toward said reaction chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 including highly evacuating said reaction chamber and heating and maintaining said substrate at a minimum of about 500° C., after said substrate is suspended from said ceiling of said reaction chamber and before said first reactant gas is fed into said first dispensing chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 including feeding a third reactant gas to said second reactant gas in said second dispensing chamber; admixing said second and third reactant gases; laterally dispersing said admixture, and feeding said dispersed admixture into said reaction chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 including pulling a vacuum on said reaction chamber sufficient to cause said dispersed reactants to flow from said dispersing chambers to said reaction chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first reaction gas is a compound of a Group V element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as claimed in claim 1 wherein said second reactant gas is a compound of a Group III element.
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