CONTINUOUS VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Apparatus for effecting uniform and continuous mass transport reactions, such as oxidation, diffusion, etching, etc., between a gaseous phase reactant and semiconductor substrates. The apparatus comprises a longitudinal process tube, which includes a reaction zone flanked on either side by a combina...

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Hauptverfasser: MICHAUD R,US, GARNACHE R,US, GHATALIA A,US
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus for effecting uniform and continuous mass transport reactions, such as oxidation, diffusion, etching, etc., between a gaseous phase reactant and semiconductor substrates. The apparatus comprises a longitudinal process tube, which includes a reaction zone flanked on either side by a combination entrance-exhaust section and an exit-exhaust section. Reactant gas is provided to the reaction zone at a fixed flow rate and allowed to escape from the reaction zone axially through the two exhaust zones. Accurate isolation of the reaction zone is accomplished by passing additional gases into the entrance and exit zones at a rate sufficient to cause some gas to flow into the reaction zone where it is carried away through the exhaust zones by the axially flowing reacting gas.