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Plasma-chemical vapor-phase epitaxy system comprising a planar antenna

US5261962A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 1992
Grant dateNov 16, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32229
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plasma-chemical vapor-phase epitaxy system or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system can produce a large thin film of good quality. The CVD system includes a vacuum container having a quartz glass window, a substrate disposed within the vacuum container as opposed to the window, an antenna type discharge electrode disposed outside of the vacuum container as opposed to the window, and a high-frequency power supply for feeding electric power to the same electrode. In this way, by disposing an electrode outside of a container and exciting the reaction gas with high-frequency electromagnetic waves, a large thin film of good quality can be formed.

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