US5487127A
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Rapid thermal heating apparatus and method utilizing plurality of light pipes
Assignee: Applied Materials Inc
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Filing: 1993-10-05
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Granted: 1996-01-23
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Expires: 2013-10-05
Abstract
Abstract A rapid thermal heating apparatus in which lamps are disposed in a plurality of light pipes arranged to illuminate and supply heat to a substrate. The light pipes are positioned so that the illumination patterns overlap. The energy supplied to the lamps is controlled to provide a predetermined heating pattern to the substrate. A liquid cooled window cooperates with the light pipes to transmit energy to a wafer disposed in an evacuated chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Christian M. Gronet
- 👤 James F. Gibbons
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:44
CPC Classifications
F; F27; F27D; F27D99/00; F27D99/0001; F27D99/0006; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/48; C23C16/481; C23C16/482; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/10; C30B25/105; C30B31/00; C30B31/06; C30B31/12; C30B31/18; F27B; F27B17/00; F27B17/0016; F27B17/0025; F27D99/0033; G; G01; G01J; G01J5/00; G01J5/0003; G01J5/02; G01J5/06; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/04; H02G3/0425; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/04; H10P72/0431; H10P72/0436
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A vacuum chamber window assembly comprising a plurality of short light pipes brazed to upper and lower flange plates adapted to be sealed to at least one wall of a vacuum chamber and sealed between two thin quartz window plates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A vacuum chamber window assembly comprising a plurality of short light pipes brazed to upper and lower flange plates adapted to be sealed to at least one wall of a vacuum chamber and sealed between two thin quartz window plates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A window assembly according to claim 1 wherein there is an opening between the flange plates and the quartz window plates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A window assembly according to claim 2 further comprising means of evacuating the area between the window plates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A window assembly according to claim 3 wherein cooling water is passed into the space between the light pipes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A window assembly according to claim 1 wherein cooling water is passed into the space between the light pipes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
169 words
A vacuum chamber for processing a substrate comprising a) means defining an evacuable chamber having at least one wall; b) a window assembly comprising a plurality of short light pipes brazed to upper and lower flange plates sealed to the at least one wall of said vacuum chamber and sealed between two thin quartz window plates on the one side and sealed to c) a heat source assembly comprising a plurality of radiant energy sources, each serving to radiate a predetermined area of a substrate with a pattern of relative intensity; a plurality of light pipes surrounding each of said radiant energy sources, said light pipes each serving to direct radiant energy from its associated source along the axis of said pipe and towards a substrate for radiating a limited area of a substrate with a pattern of relative radiation, said light pipes being in registration with the short light pipes of said window assembly, and control means for controlling the intensity of each of said radiant energy sources.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
A vacuum chamber for processing a substrate comprising a) means defining an evacuable chamber having at least one wall; b) a window assembly comprising a plurality of short light pipes brazed to upper and lower flange plates sealed to the at least one wall of said vacuum chamber and sealed between two thin quartz window plates on the one side and sealed to c) a heat source assembly comprising a plurality of radiant energy sources, each serving to radiate a predetermined area of a substrate with a pattern of relative intensity; a plurality of light pipes surrounding each of said radiant energy sources, said light pipes each serving to direct radiant energy from its associated source along the axis of said pipe and towards a substrate for radiating a limited area of a substrate with a pattern of relative radiation, said light pipes being in registration with the short light pipes of said window assembly, and control means for controlling the intensity of each of said radiant energy sources.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A vacuum chamber according to claim 6 wherein the base of each of said radiant energy sources is encased in a low melt temperature alloy to transfer heat away from said base and into said light pipe.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A vacuum chamber according to claim 7 Wherein each of said light pipes for said energy sources is lined with a reflective metal sleeve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A vacuum chamber according to claim 8 wherein a quartz sleeve is interposed between said light pipe and said reflective metal sleeve.
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