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Deposition apparatus including upper shower head and lower shower head

US11345998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2018
Grant dateMay 31, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02274
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A deposition apparatus includes an upper shower head and a lower shower head within a process chamber, the upper shower head and the lower shower head facing each other, a support structure between the upper shower head and the lower shower head, the support structure being connected to the lower shower head to support a wafer, and a plasma process region between the wafer supported by the support structure and the lower shower head, wherein the lower shower head includes lower holes to jet a lower gas in a direction of the wafer, wherein the upper shower head includes upper holes to jet an upper gas in a direction of the wafer, and wherein the support structure includes through opening portions to discharge a portion of the lower gas jetted through the lower holes to a space between the support structure and the upper shower head.

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