US5383971A
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Differential pressure CVD chuck
Assignee: Genus Inc
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Filing: 1992-03-11
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2012-03-11
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for preventing edge and backside coating during CVD processing supports a wafer on flexible supports within a purge cavity in a pedestal such that a movable clamp ring deforms the supports, forms a slot with the frontside of the wafer around the periphery of the wafer and by contacting the pedestal isolates the purge cavity from the coating chamber except for the slot. The wafer is heated by a pyrolytic carbon heater in the cavity and purge gas is fed to the purge cavity to flow through the slot and purge coating gas from diffusing into the purge cavity to coat the heater or the edge or backside of the wafer. In an alternative embodiment plural pedestals allow processing of plural wafers in a single cycle, and a vacuum lock and automatic handling devices are provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven C. Selbrede
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:38
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/455; C23C16/45519; C23C16/45521; C23C16/04; C23C16/458; C23C16/4582; C23C16/4583; C23C16/4585
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An apparatus for preventing coating on the edge and backside of a substrate during processing in a processing volume comprising: support means for supporting the substrate during processing; purge cavity means for forming a slot with the front surface of the substrate around the periphery thereof, forming a purge cavity isolated from said processing volume except for said slot; and purge gas means for supplying purge gas to said purge cavity to flow through said slot opposing diffusion of processing gas from said processing volume to the edge and backside of said substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
An apparatus for preventing coating on the edge and backside of a substrate during processing in a processing volume comprising: support means for supporting the substrate during processing; purge cavity means for forming a slot with the front surface of the substrate around the periphery thereof, forming a purge cavity isolated from said processing volume except for said slot; and purge gas means for supplying purge gas to said purge cavity to flow through said slot opposing diffusion of processing gas from said processing volume to the edge and backside of said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises a semiconductor wafer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processing volume comprises a CVD processing chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises a semiconductor wafer and said processing volume comprises a CVD processing chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said purge cavity means comprises a clamp ring movable to engage said substrate on said support means forming said slot.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
112 words
A system for performing a surface process on a substrate comprising: a processing volume for performing said process therein; processing gas delivery means for delivering processing gases to said processing volume; heating means for heating said substrate during said process; support means for supporting the substrate during processing; purge cavity means for forming a slot with the frontside of the substrate around the periphery thereof, forming a purge cavity isolated from said processing volume except for said slot; and purge gas means for supplying purge gas to said purge cavity to flow through said slot opposing diffusion of processing gas from said processing volume to the edge and backside of said substrate.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
112 words
A system for performing a surface process on a substrate comprising: a processing volume for performing said process therein; processing gas delivery means for delivering processing gases to said processing volume; heating means for heating said substrate during said process; support means for supporting the substrate during processing; purge cavity means for forming a slot with the frontside of the substrate around the periphery thereof, forming a purge cavity isolated from said processing volume except for said slot; and purge gas means for supplying purge gas to said purge cavity to flow through said slot opposing diffusion of processing gas from said processing volume to the edge and backside of said substrate.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
30 words
A system as in claims 6 comprising a plurality of said support means and purge cavity means, providing for processing of a plurality of substrates in a single processing cycle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as in claim 7 comprising load-lock means for loading and removing substrates without venting said processing volume.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A system as in claim 6 wherein said substrate comprises a semiconductor wafer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system as in claim 6 wherein said processing volume comprises a CVD processing chamber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as in claim 6 wherein said substrate comprises a semiconductor wafer and said processing volume comprises CVD process chamber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system as in claim 6 wherein said purge cavity means comprises a clamp ring movable to engage said substrate on said support means forming said slot.
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