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Apparatus and method for vapor growth

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-25
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Granted: 1996-02-27
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Expires: 2014-03-25
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Abstract

Abstract Herein disclosed is a vapor growth system, in which the number of dummy lines is reduced to decrease the number of lines led into a valve system, thereby enabling thin film growth having a good interfacial steepleness. The system comprising gas supplying lines A70, B71 and C72, which are made up of AsH 3 process gas lines A62, B65, C68 and balance lines A61, B64 and C67, respectively. The balance lines A61, B64 and C67 contributes equalization of products of the viscosity and the flow rate in the gas supplying lines A70, B71 and C72, and the dummy line 60. Only when AsH 3 (A), AsH 3 (B) and AsH 3 gases are not fed upon formation of the film growth, the dummy line 60 is connected to the main line. Whereby, the system is free from pressure fluctuation of the gas in the main line, with an arrangement of even a single dummy line.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuyuki Otsuka
  • 👤 Yasushi Matsui

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/455; C23C16/45502; C23C16/45561; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A vapor growth system comprising: a main gas line connected to a vapor growth chamber; at least one group of gas supplying lines comprising; a plurality of process gas lines for supplying process gas, a plurality of balance lines for supplying flow rate adjusting gases to corresponding process gas lines, and a dummy line supplying a flow-rate adjusting gas; means to regulate the flow of gas from all individual lines to said main gas line; a plurality of process gases in the process gas lines of a single group of said gas supplying lines which are not supplied to the main gas line simultaneously.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A vapor growth system comprising: a main gas line connected to a vapor growth chamber; at least one group of gas supplying lines comprising; a plurality of process gas lines for supplying process gas, a plurality of balance lines for supplying flow rate adjusting gases to corresponding process gas lines, and a dummy line supplying a flow-rate adjusting gas; means to regulate the flow of gas from all individual lines to said main gas line; a plurality of process gases in the process gas lines of a single group of said gas supplying lines which are not supplied to the main gas line simultaneously.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 63 words
A vapor growth system according to claim 1, wherein products of the viscosity and the flow rate of gases in respective process gas lines of each of said at least one group of gas supplying lines are adjusted to be equal to a product of the viscosity and the flow rate of gas in the respective dummy line, by the corresponding balance lines.

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