METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A CLEANING GAS INTO A PROCESS CHAMBER

A method and apparatus for cleaning a process chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a process chamber is provided that includes a remote plasma source and a process chamber having at least two processing regions. Each processing region includes a substrate support assembly disposed in the process...

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Hauptverfasser: NOWAK THOMAS, M'SAAD HI, DU BOIS DALE R, SANKARAKRISHNAN RAMPRAKASH, BALASUBRAMANIAN GANESH, JANAKIRAMAN KARTHIK, ROCHA-ALVAREZ JUAN CARLOS, SIVARAMAKRISHNAN VISWESWAREN
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for cleaning a process chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a process chamber is provided that includes a remote plasma source and a process chamber having at least two processing regions. Each processing region includes a substrate support assembly disposed in the processing region, a gas distribution system configured to provide gas into the processing region above the substrate support assembly, and a gas passage configured to provide gas into the processing region below the substrate support assembly. A first gas conduit is configured to flow a cleaning agent from the remote plasma source through the gas distribution assembly in each processing region while a second gas conduit is configured to divert a portion of the cleaning agent from the first gas conduit to the gas passage of each processing region.