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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 18, 2013
Applicant:

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Yasutoshi Tsubota, Toyama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/461 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/50 (2006.01); H01L 21/321 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02238 (2013.01); C23C 16/50 (2013.01); H01L 21/32105 (2013.01);
Abstract

The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber; a susceptor configured to support a wafer; lifter pins configured to support the wafer on the susceptor; a gas supply unit configured to supply a gas into the process chamber; a heating unit configured to heat the wafer; an excitation unit configured to excite the gas supplied into the process chamber; an exhaust unit configured to exhaust the inside of the process chamber; and a controller. The controller controls a reducing gas to be supplied into the process chamber in a state in which the wafer is supported by the lifter pins, and controls the gas supply unit to supply an oxidizing gas and a reducing gas into the process chamber in a state in which the wafer is supported by the susceptor.


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