Process gas management for an inductively-coupled plasma deposition reactor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9605342
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14659152

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Embodiments related to hardware and methods for processing a semiconductor substrate are disclosed. One example film deposition reactor includes a process gas distributor including a plasma gas-feed inlet located to supply plasma gas to a plasma generation region within the film deposition reactor and a precursor gas-feed inlet located to supply film precursor gas downstream of the plasma generation region; an insulating confinement vessel configured to maintain a plasma generation region at a reduced pressure within the film deposition reactor and an inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) coil arranged around a portion of a sidewall of the insulating confinement vessel and positioned so that the sidewall separates the plasma generation region from the ICP coil; and a susceptor configured to support the semiconductor substrate so that a film deposition surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed to a reaction region formed downstream of the process gas distributor.

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  • ASM IP HOLDING B.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alokozai, Fred Scottsdale, US 20 10271
Milligan, Robert Brennan Gold Canyon, US 16 7934

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