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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1996
Noriyuki Takeuchi, Hadano, JP;
Takeshi Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Shinozaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Kiwamu Tsukamoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Masaru Nakaniwa, Ebina, JP;
Naoki Matsuda, Yokohama, JP;
Ebara Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thin-film vapor deposition apparatus has a reaction casing defining a reaction chamber, a stage for supporting a substrate, the stage being disposed in the reaction chamber, and a shower head supported on the reaction casing in confronting relation to the stage for discharging a material gas toward the substrate on the stage for depositing a thin film on the substrate. A plurality of flow path systems are disposed in various regions of the shower head and the reaction casing for passage therethrough a heating medium to control the temperatures of the regions under the control of a temperature controller.