Stacked showerhead assembly for delivering gases and RF power to a reaction chamber
US5997649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC23C16/5096
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reaction chamber for chemical vapor deposition of a material layer onto a substrate using a process gas comprises a chamber body having an inner wall which defines a process space for containing a substrate, a lid to effectively close the process space, and a planar showerhead positioned inside the chamber body for dispersing a process gas into the process space. A lower insulator plate is positioned on one side of the showerhead between the showerhead and the chamber body for electrically insulating the showerhead from the chamber body, and an upper insulator plate is positioned on the other side of the showerhead between the showerhead and the chamber body and lid for electrically insulating the showerhead from the chamber body and lid. A shelf is formed in the inner wall of the chamber body, and the planar showerhead and upper and lower insulator plates are arranged in a stacked formation and are positioned on the shelf proximate the process space for introducing a process gas to a substrate in the process space.
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