Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tunable multi-zone gas injection system
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Application No.: US12605027Application Date: 2009-10-23
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Publication No.: US09051647B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: David J. Cooperberg , Valid Vahedi , Douglas Ratto , Harmeet Singh , Neil Benjamin
- Applicant: David J. Cooperberg , Valid Vahedi , Douglas Ratto , Harmeet Singh , Neil Benjamin
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Main IPC: H01L21/306
- IPC: H01L21/306 ; C23C16/00 ; C23C16/455 ; C23C16/507 ; H01J37/32

Abstract:
A tunable multi-zone injection system for a plasma processing system for plasma processing of substrates such as semiconductor wafers. The system includes a plasma processing chamber, a substrate support for supporting a substrate within the processing chamber, a dielectric member having an interior surface facing the substrate support, the dielectric member forming a wall of the processing chamber, a gas injector fixed to part of or removably mounted in an opening in the dielectric window, the gas injector including a plurality of gas outlets supplying process gas at adjustable flow rates to multiple zones of the chamber, and an RF energy source such as a planar or non-planar spiral coil which inductively couples RF energy through the dielectric member and into the chamber to energize the process gas into a plasma state. The injector can include an on-axis outlet supplying process gas at a first flow rate to a central zone and off-axis outlets supplying the same process gas at a second flow rate to an annular zone surrounding the central zone. The arrangement permits modification of gas delivery to meet the needs of a particular processing regime by allowing independent adjustment of the gas flow to multiple zones in the chamber. In addition, compared to consumable showerhead arrangements, a removably mounted gas injector can be replaced more easily and economically.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100041238A1 TUNABLE MULTI-ZONE GAS INJECTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2010-02-18
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