Multi-zone gas distribution system for a treatment system
First Claim
1. A treatment system comprising:
- a process chamber, including a process space;
a radical generation system coupled to said process chamber and configured to receive process gas and produce radicals from said process gas;
a gas distribution system configured to receive and distribute a flow of said radicals within said process space, said gas distribution system comprising;
a common inlet coupled to an exit of said radical generation system and configured to receive the flow of said radicals,an outlet coupled to said process chamber and having an area which corresponds to a single substrate to be processed in said process chamber, anda dividing member coupled to the gas distribution system and having a first end positioned at said common inlet to define an annular inlet of radius r1 and a central inlet of radius r2, and having a second end connected at said outlet to define an annular outlet of radius r3 and a central outlet of radius r4 such that the dividing member separately diverts a portion of the flow of said radicals from said common inlet through one of said central inlet and said annular inlet to a first plenum and out one of said central outlet and said annular outlet to a first region of said area of the outlet, and separately diverts the remaining portion of the flow of said radicals from said common inlet through the other of said central inlet and said annular inlet and to a second plenum, which is isolated from the first plenum, and out the other of said central outlet and said annular outlet to a second region of said area of the outlet, wherein a position of the dividing member is set to a predetermined value r2/r1 and r4/r3 to provide a predetermined distribution of said radicals in each of the first region and the second region in said area of the outlet;
a pedestal coupled to said process chamber and configured to support a substrate in said process space of said process chamber and adjust the temperature of said substrate said pedestal having an area which corresponds to said area of the outlet; and
a vacuum pumping system coupled to said process chamber and configured to evacuate said process chamber.
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Abstract
A treatment system is described for exposing a substrate to various processes. Additionally, a gas distribution system is configured to be coupled to and utilized with the treatment system in order to distribute process material above the substrate is provided. The treatment system includes a process chamber, a radical generation system coupled to the process chamber, a gas distribution system coupled to the radical generation system and configured to distribute reactive radicals above a substrate, and a temperature controlled pedestal coupled to the vacuum chamber and configured to support the substrate. The gas distribution system is configured to efficiently transport radicals to the substrate and distribute the radicals above the substrate.
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25 Claims
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1. A treatment system comprising:
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a process chamber, including a process space; a radical generation system coupled to said process chamber and configured to receive process gas and produce radicals from said process gas; a gas distribution system configured to receive and distribute a flow of said radicals within said process space, said gas distribution system comprising; a common inlet coupled to an exit of said radical generation system and configured to receive the flow of said radicals, an outlet coupled to said process chamber and having an area which corresponds to a single substrate to be processed in said process chamber, and a dividing member coupled to the gas distribution system and having a first end positioned at said common inlet to define an annular inlet of radius r1 and a central inlet of radius r2, and having a second end connected at said outlet to define an annular outlet of radius r3 and a central outlet of radius r4 such that the dividing member separately diverts a portion of the flow of said radicals from said common inlet through one of said central inlet and said annular inlet to a first plenum and out one of said central outlet and said annular outlet to a first region of said area of the outlet, and separately diverts the remaining portion of the flow of said radicals from said common inlet through the other of said central inlet and said annular inlet and to a second plenum, which is isolated from the first plenum, and out the other of said central outlet and said annular outlet to a second region of said area of the outlet, wherein a position of the dividing member is set to a predetermined value r2/r1 and r4/r3 to provide a predetermined distribution of said radicals in each of the first region and the second region in said area of the outlet; a pedestal coupled to said process chamber and configured to support a substrate in said process space of said process chamber and adjust the temperature of said substrate said pedestal having an area which corresponds to said area of the outlet; and a vacuum pumping system coupled to said process chamber and configured to evacuate said process chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gas distribution system configured to be coupled to a substrate processing system for processing a single substrate, comprising:
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a main body having a common inlet configured to receive a flow of process gas; an outlet configured to distribute said process gas in said processing system the outlet having an area which corresponds to a single substrate to be processed in said process chamber; and a dividing member coupled to said gas distribution system and having a first end positioned at said common inlet to define an annular inlet of radius r1 and a central inlet of radius r2, and having a second end connected at said outlet to define an annular outlet of radius r3 and a central outlet of radius r4 such that the dividing member separately diverts a portion of the flow of said process gas from said common inlet through one of said central inlet and said annular inlet to a first plenum and out one of said central outlet and said annular outlet to a first region of said area of the outlet, and separately diverts the remaining portion of the flow of said process gas from said common inlet through the other of said central inlet and said annular inlet and to a second plenum, which is isolated from the first plenum, and out the other of said central outlet and said annular outlet to a second region of said area of the outlet, wherein a position of the dividing member is set to a predetermined value r2/r1 and r4/r3 to provide uniformity of the distribution of said process gas over the single substrate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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