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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hironari Takahashi, Itami, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; B44C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1566461 ; 1566571 ; 156345 ; 134 221 ; 134 31 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus for forming silicon oxide films on semiconductor wafers by reduced-pressure CVD, anhydrous HF gas and an interhalogen compound gas are introduced along with a carrier gas to a reaction chamber or a vacuum evacuation pipe. The anhydrous HF gas and the interhalogen compound gas react with deposits adhering to an inner wall of the reaction chamber and the vacuum evacuation pipe so that the deposits are decomposed into gases and removed. Particles attributable to the deposits are prevented from adhering to the semiconductor wafers.