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Shower head of a wafer treatment apparatus having a gap controller

US6872258B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2002
Grant dateMar 29, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67017
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A shower head for adjusting distribution of a reactant gas in a process region of a semiconductor manufacturing reaction chamber, wherein a top plate has a gas port for introducing the reactant gas into the reaction chamber; a face plate, having through holes, disposed opposite the process region; a first baffle plate, having through holes, disposed between the top plate and the face plate and capable of moving up or down, wherein the first baffle plate has a top surface that defines a first gap for forming a first lateral flow passage; a second baffle plate, having through holes, disposed between the first baffle plate and the face plate and capable of moving up or down, wherein the second baffle plate has a top surface that defines a second gap for forming a second lateral flow passage; and a gap controller for determining widths of the first and second gaps.

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