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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 06, 2008
Applicants:

Alex Gurary, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Mikhail Belousov, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Bojan Mitrovic, Somerset, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Alex Gurary, Bridgewater, NJ (US);

Mikhail Belousov, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Bojan Mitrovic, Somerset, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Veeco Instruments Inc., Plainview, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/46 (2006.01); C23C 16/30 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45578 (2013.01); C23C 16/45504 (2013.01); C23C 16/46 (2013.01); C23C 16/301 (2013.01); C23C 16/4584 (2013.01); C23C 16/45587 (2013.01); C23C 16/45574 (2013.01); C23C 16/4557 (2013.01);
Abstract

A chemical vapor deposition reactor and method. Reactive gases, such as gases including a Group III metal source and a Group V metal source, are introduced into a rotating-disc reactor and directed downwardly onto a wafer carrier and substrates which are maintained at an elevated substrate temperature, typically above about 400° C. and normally about 700-1100° C. to deposit a compound such as a III-V semiconductor. The gases are introduced into the reactor at an inlet temperature desirably above about 75° C. and most preferably about 100°-250° C. The walls of the reactor may be at a temperature close to the inlet temperature. Use of an elevated inlet temperature allows the use of a lower rate of rotation of the wafer carrier, a higher operating pressure, lower flow rate, or some combination of these.


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