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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
ASM Japan K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/6509 ; C23F 1/00 ; H01L 2/1306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/6509 ; C23F 1/00 ; H01L 2/1306 ;
Abstract
A CVD apparatus includes (i) a reaction chamber; (ii) a reaction gas inlet; (iii) a lower stage on which a semiconductor substrate is placed; (iv) an upper electrode for plasma excitation; (v) an intermediate electrode with plural pores through which the reaction gas passes, wherein a reaction space is formed between the upper electrode and the intermediate electrode; and (vi) a cooling plate disposed between the intermediate electrode and the lower stage, wherein a transition space is formed between the intermediate electrode and the cooling plate, and a plasma-free space is formed between the cooling plate and the lower stage.