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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chun-Hao Chang, New Taipei, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An apparatus for in situ steam generation oxidation are provided. The apparatus includes a reactor chamber. The apparatus also includes a radiant source over the chamber. The radiant source includes a plurality of lamps for heating the reactor chamber. The apparatus further includes a lamphead over the radiant source for adjusting the temperature of the radiant source. In addition, the apparatus includes a gas inlet system coupled to the lamphead. The gas inlet system includes a mass flow controller for adjusting the flow rate of cooling gas into the lamphead. The apparatus includes a gas outlet system, on the opposite side of the cooling gas inlet system, coupled to the lamphead. The gas outlet system includes a pressure controller for accelerating the exhaust rate of the cooling gas.