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Apparatus for depositing compound semiconductor crystal

US5304247A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1992
Grant dateApr 19, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/935
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A crystal of a compound semiconductor is deposited on a substrate using a metal organic vapor phase epitaxy within a reaction enclosure having a vertical flow of deposition gas supplied through a gas injector within the deposition enclosure. The deposition gas is supplied in a plurality of divided flow paths in which the flow rates are individually controlled. The injector comprises a plurality of gas jet ports which receive respective, plural flow paths and which are disposed in a two-dimensional array having dimensions corresponding to the two-dimensional main surface dimensions of the substrate thereby to supply a uniform flow of deposition gas over the entire two-dimensional main surface of the substrate. The method and apparatus have special application in the deposition of quaternary III-V compound semiconductor.

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