US 12,237,182 B2
Showerhead device for semiconductor processing system
Tom E. Blomberg, Vantaa (FI); and Varun Sharma, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to ASM IP Holding B.V., Almere (NL)
Filed by ASM IP Holding B.V., Almere (NL)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/589,252.
Application 18/589,252 is a continuation of application No. 17/929,585, filed on Sep. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,948,813.
Application 17/929,585 is a continuation of application No. 16/930,800, filed on Jul. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,437,249, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/875,909, filed on Jul. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0332039 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 21/67063 (2013.01) [C23C 16/4412 (2013.01); C23C 16/45559 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01); H01L 21/3065 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A semiconductor processing apparatus, comprising: a reaction chamber and a first exhaust port, the first exhaust port configured to remove vapors from the reaction chamber; a device connected to the reaction chamber and configured to deliver reactant vapors to the reaction chamber, the device comprising: a gas inlet configured to supply the reactant vapors into the device; a first plate in fluid communication with the gas inlet, the first plate comprising a plurality of openings; and a second plate comprising: a plurality of inlet ports in fluid communication with the plurality of openings, the plurality of inlet ports configured to deliver the reactant vapors to the reaction chamber; and a plurality of second exhaust ports configured to remove vapors from the reaction chamber; and a plurality of pumps connected to the first exhaust port and a plurality of outlet apertures, the plurality of pumps configured to remove vapors from the reaction chamber through the first exhaust port and the plurality of outlet apertures at a plurality of pumping speeds, the plurality of pumps configured to modulate the plurality of pumping speeds, wherein the apparatus does not comprise a plasma source, and wherein the ratio of pumping speed of gases through the plurality of outlet apertures to pumping speed of gases through the first exhaust port in the reaction chamber is in a range of 100:1 to 1:100.