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Gaseous phase chemical treatment reactor

US5232508A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 1992
Grant dateAug 3, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C16/4585
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a gaseous phase chemical treatment reactor for wafers. The aim of the invention is to produce a reactor in which only the face of the wafer to be treated is in fact treated. This aim is achieved with the aid of a reactor comprising at least one treatment chamber (19) located within a main chamber (9) and connected by one of its ends to means (17) for injecting a treatment gas onto a wafer (1) and by its other end to a means (15) for securing said wafer, in that the latter is gripped between a heating susceptor or base (13) and the retaining means (15) in such a way as to seal said treatment chamber (19) and maintain within the latter a pressure below that of the main chamber (9). The invention more particularly relates to reactors for depositing tungsten on silicon wafers.

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