In-situ dry clean chamber for front end of line fabrication
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing native oxides from a substrate surface is provided. In one aspect, the chamber (100) comprises a chamber body (112) and a support assembly (300) at least partially disposed within the chamber body and adapted to support a substrate thereon. The support assembly includes one or more fluid channels (360) at least partially formed therein and capable of cooling the substrate. The chamber further comprises a lid assembly (200) disposed on an upper surface of the chamber body. The lid assembly includes a first electrode (240) and a second electrode (220) which define a plasma cavity therebetween, wherein the second electrode is adapted to connectively heat the substrate.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 1568797
- Application
- 52511433
Titles3
- German
- In situ Kammer zur Trockenreinigung bei der Vorbehandlung von Substraten
- English
- In-situ dry clean chamber for front end of line fabrication
- French
- Chambre in situ de nettoyage par voie sèche pour le traitement préalable des substrats
Classification
- CPC, 19
- C23C14/022
- H01J37/32541
- H10P50/283
- H01J37/32082
- H01J37/32357
- H01J37/32522
- H01J2237/2001
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- C23C14/541
- H01J37/3244
- H01J37/32568
- H01J37/32862
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- IPC, 14
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- C23C16 54
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- C23C16 455
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- H01J37 32
- H01L21 8238
- H01L23 12
- H01L23 52
- H10P14 24
- H10P14 40
- H10P72 00
- H10P95 00
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)