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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2018
Applicant:

Asm Ip Holding B.v., Almere, NL;

Inventors:

Shiva Rajavelu, Tempe, AZ (US);

John Tolle, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Rich McCartney, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

ASM IP Holding B.V., Almere, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); C23C 16/46 (2006.01); C30B 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67115 (2013.01); C30B 25/10 (2013.01); C30B 25/105 (2013.01); H01L 21/67098 (2013.01); H01L 21/67248 (2013.01); C23C 16/4583 (2013.01); C23C 16/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor processing apparatus is disclosed that may include a reaction chamber joined by an upstream inlet flange and a downstream outlet flange wherein a longitudinal direction of the chamber extends from the inlet flange to the outlet flange and a plurality of ribs are provided on an outer surface of at least an upper chamber wall. The semiconductor processing apparatus may also include at least one array of heating elements disposed above the reaction chamber and at least one variable positioning device coupled to the at least one array of heating elements and configured to controllably adjust the position of the at least one array of heating elements relative to the position of the plurality of ribs.


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