Method and apparatus for processing substrates
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A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber and a gas supply line, wherein a natural oxide film removing gas including a first gas activated by a second gas activated by a plasma discharge is supplied to the processing chamber through the gas supply line to remove a natural oxide film on a wafer, and wherein the first gas and the second gas are supplied to the gas supply line along a first direction and a second direction and an angle between the first and the second direction ranges from about 90° to 180°.
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13 Claims
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7. A natural oxide films removing apparatus, comprising:
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a processing chamber which is evacuated;
a plasma generating chamber in which a plasma is created;
a gas supply line connecting the processing chamber with the plasma generating chamber;
a first gas input line which is provided with a gas injection hole and supplies a first gas into the gas supply line through the gas injection hole; and
a second gas input line which is attached to the plasma generating chamber and supplies a second gas into the gas supply line, wherein a natural oxide film removing gas including the first gas activated by the second gas activated by a plasma discharge is supplied to the processing chamber through the gas supply line to remove a natural oxide film on a wafer, wherein the first gas input line is inserted in the gas supply line such that the gas injection hole at the end of the first gas input line faces towards the plasma generating chamber, wherein the gas injection hole is disposed in a flow of the second gas in the gas supply line and an angle between a direction along which the first gas is injected into the flow of the second gas in the gas supply line through the gas injection hole and a direction of the flow of the second gas at the gas injection hole in the gas supply line is greater than 90°
but equal to or smaller than 180°
, andwherein when the angle is 180°
, the flow of the first gas is counter-current to the flow of the second gas. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:
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a processing chamber which is evacuated;
a plasma generating chamber in which a plasma is created;
a gas supply line connecting the processing chamber with the plasma generating chamber;
a first gas input line which is provided with a gas injection hole and supplies a first gas into the gas supply line through the gas injection hole; and
a second gas input line which is attached to the plasma generating chamber and supplies a second gas into the gas supply line, wherein a reaction gas including the first gas activated by the second gas activated by a plasma discharge is supplied to the processing chamber through the gas supply line to process a wafer, wherein the first gas input line is inserted in the gas supply line such that the gas injection hole at the end of the first gas input line faces towards the plasma generating chamber, wherein the gas injection hole is disposed in a flow of the second gas in the gas supply line and an angle between a direction along which the first gas is injected into the flow of the second gas in the gas supply line through the gas injection hole and a direction of the flow of the second gas at the gas injection hole in the gas supply line is greater than 90°
but equal to or smaller than 180°
, andwherein when the angle is 180°
, the flow of the first gas is counter-current to the flow of the second gas.
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