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Shower head and substrate processing apparatus

US8236106B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2009
Grant dateAug 7, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32449
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A shower head is provided in a processing chamber for processing a substrate therein. Further, the shower head has a facing surface facing a mounting table for mounting thereon the substrate and serves to supply one or more gases through the facing surface toward the substrate. The shower head includes a central gas supply unit for supplying a first gas through a central portion of the facing surface toward the substrate, a peripheral gas supply unit for supplying a second gas through a peripheral portion of the facing surface toward the substrate and a gas exhaust unit, provided with a plurality of gas exhaust holes formed between the central gas supply unit and the peripheral gas supply unit, for exhausting the first and the second gas from the facing surface.

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