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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hitoshi Kato, Iwate, JP;
Shigehiro Miura, Iwate, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45544 (2013.01); C23C 16/45578 (2013.01); C23C 16/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A film deposition apparatus includes a process chamber having a substantially cylindrical shape, and a turntable to receive a substrate thereon provided in the process chamber. At least one gas nozzle extends toward a central axis of the turntable from an inner side wall of the process chamber above the turntable along a radial direction of the turntable. At least one side wall heater is provided to cover at least part of the inner side wall of the process chamber and/or at least part of a surrounding area of the central axis of the turntable in a wall-shaped manner.