Patent · US Expired

Selective area chemical vapor deposition

US4990374A · kind A · utility

69Cited by
3References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 28, 1989
Grant dateFeb 5, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C16/4583
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluid dynamic method and apparatus effects the isolation of a predetermined deposition area in a hot-walled chemical vapor deposition chamber and limits the deposition to that area. The disclosed technique reduces stress and cracking in materials produced by chemical vapor deposition, prevents backside growth, and has particular utility in the fabrication by the chemical vapor deposition process of large, lightweight mirrors.

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