IP Library Granted Patent US 8,006,639
Granted Patent B2
US 8,006,639 · App. 11/439,350 · Granted Aug 30, 2011

Catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus having efficient filament arrangement structure

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Patent No.
US 8,006,639
App. No.
11/439,350
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus capable of maximizing efficiency of gas use to 80% or more, and obtaining a uniform thin film by efficiently arranging filaments mounted on a shower head of the catalytic enhanced CVD apparatus, thereby uniformly decomposing a deposition source gas. The present invention also provides a method for fabricating an organic electroluminescent device with an inorganic film formed through the catalytic enhanced CVD apparatus.

Claims (31)

1. A catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprising:

a deposition chamber;

a shower head for storing a deposition source gas, the showerhead including at least two electrodes;

a plurality of gas nozzles formed on the shower head and coupled to the deposition chamber for spraying the deposition source gas into inside of the deposition chamber; and

a filament formed on the shower head and disposed between the plurality of gas nozzles and a substrate on which a deposition is made, the filament being coupled to the electrodes, the filament formed into a pattern, the filament including a plurality of sub-filaments, each of the sub-filaments forming a straight line, the sub-filaments parallel to each other and formed such that a distance between the nearest sub-filaments formed around an edge part of the pattern is narrower than the distance between the nearest sub-filaments formed an central part of the pattern.

2. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 1 , comprised of the filament made of a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten, tantalum, nickel, and chromium.

3. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 1 , comprised of the filament having thickness greater than about 0.3 millimeters.

4. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 3 , comprised of the filament having thickness between about 0.3 millimeters and about 2.0 millimeters.

5. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 1 , comprised of the deposition source gas being a mixture including silane, ammonia, and nitrogen.

6. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 1 , comprised of the deposition source gas being a mixture including silane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide.

7. A catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprising:

a deposition chamber;

a shower head for storing a deposition source gas, the showerhead including at least two electrodes;

a plurality of gas nozzles formed on the shower head and coupled to the deposition chamber for spraying the deposition source gas into inside of the deposition chamber; and

a filament formed on the shower head and disposed between the plurality of gas nozzles and a substrate on which a deposition is made, the filament being coupled to the electrodes, the filament formed into a pattern, the pattern being asymmetric.

8. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 7 , comprised of the pattern including a plurality of sub-patterns, each of the sub-patterns being the same.

9. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 7 , comprised of the filament made of a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten, tantalum, nickel, and chromium.

10. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 7 , comprised of the filament having thickness greater than about 0.3 millimeters.

11. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 10 , comprised of the filament having thickness between about 0.3 millimeters and about 2.0 millimeters.

12. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 7 , comprised of the deposition source gas being a mixture including silane, ammonia, and nitrogen.

13. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 7 , comprised of the deposition source gas being a mixture including silane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide.

14. A catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprising:

a deposition chamber;

a shower head for storing a deposition source gas, the showerhead including at least two electrodes;

a plurality of gas nozzles formed on the shower head and coupled to the deposition chamber for spraying the deposition source gas into inside of the deposition chamber; and

a filament formed on the shower head and disposed between the plurality of gas nozzles and a substrate on which a deposition is made, the filament being coupled to the electrodes, the filament formed into a pattern having a loop shape surrounding the gas nozzles.

15. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 14 , comprised of the filament made of a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten, tantalum, nickel, and chromium.

16. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 14 , comprised of the filament having thickness greater than about 0.3 millimeters.

17. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 16 , comprised of the filament having thickness between about 0.3 millimeters and about 2.0 millimeters.

18. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 14 , comprised of the deposition source gas being a mixture including silane, ammonia, and nitrogen.

19. The catalytic enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus according to claim 14 , comprised of the deposition source gas being a mixture including silane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029087/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022034/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2006
From: KIM, HAN-KI; HUH, MYUNG-SOO; KIM, MYOUNG-SOO; LEE, KYU-SUNG
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., A CORP. OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Reel/Frame 017923/0878 →