Semiconductor process chamber contamination prevention system
US12090503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/6719
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A semiconductor process system includes a semiconductor process chamber having an interior volume. A pump extracts gases from the semiconductor process chamber via an outlet channel communicably coupled to the semiconductor process chamber. The system includes a plurality of fluid nozzles configured to prevent the backflow of particles from the outlet channel to interior volume by generating a fluid barrier within the outlet channel responsive to the pump ceasing to function.
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