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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masato Kon, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/54 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45544 (2013.01); C23C 16/4412 (2013.01); C23C 16/45551 (2013.01); C23C 16/52 (2013.01); C23C 16/545 (2013.01);
Abstract
A film formation apparatus and a film formation method that can homogenize the distribution of gas in each zone in a chamber and improve film formation precision are provided. A film formation apparatus according to one embodiment includes: a chamber which includes a plurality of zones into which gas is introduced, and a plurality of discharge ports that discharge the gas located in at least any of the zones and that can individually adjust an opening state; and a transportation unit that transports a substrate so as to pass through the plurality of the zones in the chamber.