公开(公告)号：US20220013323A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17339025

申请日：2021-06-04

Applicant: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Neil K. Colvin ,  Neil Bassom ,  Xiangyang Wu

IPC: H01J37/08 ,  H01J37/317

Abstract: An ion implantation system has an aluminum trichloride source material. An ion source is configured to ionize the aluminum trichloride source material and form an ion beam. The ionization of the aluminum trichloride source material further forms a by-product having a non-conducting material containing chlorine. A hydrogen introduction apparatus is configured to introduce a reducing agent including hydrogen to the ion source. The reducing agent is configured to alter a chemistry of the non-conducting material to produce a volatile gas by-product. A beamline assembly is configured to selectively transport the ion beam, and an end station is configured to accept the ion beam for implantation of ions into a workpiece.

公开(公告)号：US10774419B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US15627989

申请日：2017-06-20

Applicant: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dennis Elliott Kamenitsa ,  Richard J. Rzeszut ,  Fernando M. Silva ,  Jason R. Beringer ,  Xiangyang Wu

IPC: C23C16/12 ,  H01J37/317 ,  C23C14/48 ,  H01L21/04 ,  C01F7/48 ,  C23C16/448 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/265 ,  C01B32/956

Abstract: An ion implantation system is provided having an ion source configured to form an ion beam from aluminum iodide. A beamline assembly selectively transports the ion beam to an end station configured to accept the ion beam for implantation of aluminum ions into a workpiece. The ion source has a solid-state material source having aluminum iodide in a solid form. A solid source vaporizer vaporizes the aluminum iodide, defining gaseous aluminum iodide. An arc chamber forms a plasma from the gaseous aluminum iodide, where arc current from a power supply is configured to dissociate aluminum ions from the aluminum iodide. One or more extraction electrodes extract the ion beam from the arc chamber. A water vapor source further introduces water to react residual aluminum iodide to form hydroiodic acid, where the residual aluminum iodide and hydroiodic acid is evacuated from the system.

公开(公告)号：US20170362700A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15627989

申请日：2017-06-20

Applicant: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dennis Elliott Kamenitsa ,  Richard J. Rzeszut ,  Fernando M. Silva ,  Jason R. Beringer ,  Xiangyang Wu

IPC: C23C16/12 ,  C01F7/48 ,  C01B7/13 ,  C23C16/448 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: An ion implantation system is provided having an ion source configured to form an ion beam from aluminum iodide. A beamline assembly selectively transports the ion beam to an end station configured to accept the ion beam for implantation of aluminum ions into a workpiece. The ion source has a solid-state material source having aluminum iodide in a solid form. A solid source vaporizer vaporizes the aluminum iodide, defining gaseous aluminum iodide. An arc chamber forms a plasma from the gaseous aluminum iodide, where arc current from a power supply is configured to dissociate aluminum ions from the aluminum iodide. One or more extraction electrodes extract the ion beam from the arc chamber. A water vapor source further introduces water to react residual aluminum iodide to form hydroiodic acid, where the residual aluminum iodide and hydroiodic acid is evacuated from the system.