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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Hitoshi Kato, Iwate, JP;
Shigehiro Ushikubo, Iwate, JP;
Katsuyuki Hishiya, Iwate, JP;
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A film deposition apparatus includes a turntable including plural substrate placing areas in the circumferential direction; a gas nozzle provided to extend from an inner edge to an outer edge of the substrate placing area; a gas evacuation port provided outside of an outer edge of the turntable and downstream in a rotational direction of the turntable with respect to the gas nozzle for evacuating the gas; and a regulation member including a wall portion provided between the gas nozzle and the gas evacuation port for isolating the gas nozzle and the gas evacuation port at least at a part between the inner edge to the outer edge of the substrate placing area while having a space extending from the inner edge to the outer edge of the substrate placing area when a substrate is placed on the substrate placing area.