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Method and apparatus for fabricating semiconductor

US6206969A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1997
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C14/566
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A semiconductor fabrication apparatus for evaporating a material in a growth chamber by a molecular beam epitaxy technique to fabricate a semiconductor is provided. The apparatus includes: an ultra-high vacuum chamber including a liquid nitrogen cold trap therein, the ultra-high vacuum chamber being connected to the growth chamber via a valve; a first evacuation system including an ultra-high vacuum evacuation system, the first evacuation system being connected to the ultra-high vacuum chamber; and a second evacuation system including an evacuation system capable of conducting an evacuation operation even in a low vacuum condition, the second evacuation system being connected to the liquid nitrogen cold trap. The first evacuation system and the second evacuation system independently conduct the respective evacuation operations.

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