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Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Kokusai Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Takashi Ozaki, Toyama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67069 (2013.01); C23C 16/4405 (2013.01); C23C 16/4412 (2013.01); C23C 16/52 (2013.01); H01J 37/32862 (2013.01); H01L 21/3065 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a technique that includes: processing a substrate in a process vessel by supplying a processing gas to the substrate and exhausting the processing gas from an exhaust part including an exhaust pipe and a pump; cleaning an interior of the exhaust part by supplying a first cleaning gas from a supply port installed in the exhaust pipe directly into the exhaust pipe; and cleaning an interior of the process vessel by supplying a second cleaning gas into the process vessel, wherein a frequency of performing the act of cleaning the interior of the exhaust part is set higher than a frequency of performing the act of cleaning the interior of the process vessel.


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