Gas processing apparatus, gas processing method and integrated valve unit for gas processing apparatus
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1. A gas processing apparatus comprising:
- a process vessel adapted to contain a substrate therein;
an integrated valve device providing at least one gas line each for supplying a gas into the processing vessel, the integrated valve device including a plurality of blocks each having a gas passageway formed therethrough, the plurality of blocks including at least one valve block each provided therein with a valve element to control flow of the gas passing through the gas passage in the valve block; and
and evacuating device for evacuating an interior of the processing vessel,wherein the plurality of blocks include two adjacent blocks which are connected in such a manner that the gas passages of the adjacent blocks are connected to form a continuous gas passage, one of the two adjacent blocks has a recess and the other of the two adjacent blocks has a projection fitted into the recess, and the continuous gas passage passes through the projection, andwherein a washer is sandwiched between the projection and the recess, and is crushed by a pressure due to a connecting force between the two adjacent blocks to form a metal seal between the projection and the recess.
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Abstract
A process gas line (255) for carrying WF6 gas for nucleation, a process gas line (259) for carrying WF6 gas for film deposition after nucleation are joined at a single joint (280) to a carrier gas line (256). A gas line (270) is connected to the joint (280) to carry a mixed gas of the carrier gas and WF6 gas to a processing chamber defined by a processing vessel. Sections of the carrier gas line (256) and the gas line (270) extending on the opposite sides of the joint (280) extend along a straight line, and the process gas lines (255, 259) are perpendicular to the gas line (270).
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7 Claims
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1. A gas processing apparatus comprising:
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a process vessel adapted to contain a substrate therein; an integrated valve device providing at least one gas line each for supplying a gas into the processing vessel, the integrated valve device including a plurality of blocks each having a gas passageway formed therethrough, the plurality of blocks including at least one valve block each provided therein with a valve element to control flow of the gas passing through the gas passage in the valve block; and and evacuating device for evacuating an interior of the processing vessel, wherein the plurality of blocks include two adjacent blocks which are connected in such a manner that the gas passages of the adjacent blocks are connected to form a continuous gas passage, one of the two adjacent blocks has a recess and the other of the two adjacent blocks has a projection fitted into the recess, and the continuous gas passage passes through the projection, and wherein a washer is sandwiched between the projection and the recess, and is crushed by a pressure due to a connecting force between the two adjacent blocks to form a metal seal between the projection and the recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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