Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve device, processing apparatus, and control method
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Application No.: US16538228Application Date: 2019-08-12
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Publication No.: US11306847B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Tomohisa Kimoto , Yuichi Furuya , Takashi Kakegawa , Eiichi Komori , Hideaki Fujita , Hiroyuki Mori
- Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
- Current Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
- Agent Jerald L. Meyer; Tanya E. Harkins
- Priority: JPJP2018-153715 20180817
- Main IPC: F16K49/00
- IPC: F16K49/00 ; H01L21/67 ; C23C16/44 ; C23C16/455

Abstract:
A valve device includes: valves configured to control a flow of processing gases supplied to a process vessel; a housing in which first flow paths through which the processing gases flow are formed; a heat diffuser configured to cover the housing and diffuse heat of the housing; a heating part configured to cover the housing covered with the heat diffuser and heat the housing via the heat diffuser; a supply configured to supply a coolant to a second flow path formed between the housing and the heat diffuser; and a controller configure to control the heating part to heat the housing to a first temperature when a predetermined process is performed on a target substrate, and before a start of a cleaning process of the process vessel, control the heating part to stop heating of the housing and control the supply to supply the coolant to the second flow path.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200056724A1 VALVE DEVICE, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Public/Granted day:2020-02-20
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