Multi-stage substrate processing system

    公开(公告)号:US12125722B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17351592

    申请日:2021-06-18

    发明人: Yukihiro Mori

    IPC分类号: H01L21/67 H01L21/66 G02F1/13

    摘要: A vacuum process module has a pre-shaped ceiling and/or bottom that is shaped to bulge outwards. The shape of the ceiling and/or process modules counteracts deformation caused by vacuum pressures and/or high temperatures when processing substrates in the process module. The process module may have a side openable to a transfer chamber and an opposite side opposite the openable side. The bulge may be asymmetric, with the peak of the bulge off-center on the ceiling and closer to the opposite side than to the openable side. A rigid structure may be mounted on the ceiling to adjust the magnitude of the bulge in the ceiling. The beam may be, e.g., a rigid beam having an adjustable lift mechanism for lifting up an attached part of the ceiling. The process module may accommodate a plurality of substrates for processing, with each substrate occupying a dedicated stage in the process module.

    Vapor deposition processes
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12104250B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17822576

    申请日:2022-08-26

    IPC分类号: C23C16/455 C23C16/08

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to methods for depositing an elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process, to an elemental metal or semimetal-containing layer, to a semiconductor structure and a device, and to deposition assemblies for depositing elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on a substrate. A method according to the current disclosure comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a metal or a semimetal precursor to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase, and providing a reducing agent into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on the substrate. The reducing agent according to the method comprises a cyclohexadiene compound selected from compounds comprising a germanium-containing substituent.

    Systems and methods for stabilizing reaction chamber pressure

    公开(公告)号:US12098460B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17153862

    申请日:2021-01-20

    发明人: Eiichiro Shiba

    摘要: A reactor system may comprise a first gas source; a second gas source; and a reaction chamber fluidly coupled to the first and second gas sources, wherein a first gas and a second may be supplied to the reaction chamber from the first and second gas sources, respectively, to achieve stability of a reaction chamber pressure. The reactor system may further comprise an exhaust line fluidly coupled to and downstream from the reaction chamber; a vent line fluidly coupled to the first and/or second gas source, and to the exhaust line, wherein the vent line bypasses the reaction chamber; a pressure monitor coupled to the vent line configured to monitor a vent line pressure within the vent line; and/or a vent line conductance control valve coupled to the vent line and configured to adjust in response to feedback from the pressure monitor.

    METHOD OF FORMING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL LAYER USING PLASMA

    公开(公告)号:US20240304441A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18598145

    申请日:2024-03-07

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    摘要: A method of forming dielectric material layer on a surface of a substrate is provided. The method may comprise steps of: a deposition step comprising: providing a substrate within a first reaction chamber; providing a vinyl-substituted cyclosiloxane precursor to the first reaction chamber; providing a reactant to the first reaction chamber; and providing pulsed plasma power to the first reaction chamber; and a curing step comprising: providing a curing gas to the substrate; and irradiating the substrate with a UV light.

    WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FILM UNIFORMITY IMPROVEMENT CAPABILITIES

    公开(公告)号:US20240287679A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18585313

    申请日:2024-02-23

    IPC分类号: C23C16/46 H01L21/67

    CPC分类号: C23C16/46 H01L21/67109

    摘要: A wafer processing apparatus may be presented. The apparatus may comprise a wafer support provided with a heater for supporting and heating the wafer, a chamber for enclosing and processing the wafer, a showerhead for letting gas in the chamber, a pumping port for removing gas from the chamber, a black wall with a substantially high emissivity provided to the chamber near the pumping port and configured to partly encircle the wafer support; and a white wall with a substantially low emissivity provided to the chamber on opposite side of the pumping port and configured to partly encircle the wafer support.