Patent · US Active

Method and device for depositing silicon onto substrates

US11901179B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
2,212References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 2021
Grant dateFeb 13, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 30, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/334
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for forming a layer on a substrate includes providing a substrate in a reactor of a semiconductor processing system, the reactor having a divider separating an upper chamber from a lower chamber and a substrate holder therein, the substrate having upper and lower surfaces. The wafer is positioned within the reactor using the substrate holder such that the upper surface bounds the upper chamber, a silicon-containing gas is flowed through the upper chamber to deposit a layer of the upper surface, and a halogen-containing gas is flowed through the lower chamber to etch a deposited film on at least one wall bounding the lower chamber while flowing the silicon-containing gas through the upper chamber. Semiconductor processing systems are also described.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.