IP Library Patent Application 12391345
Patent Application
App. No. 12/391,345

SUBSTRATE HEATING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

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12/391,345
Abstract

In a substrate heating apparatus, thermoelectrons generated by a filament ( 132 ) in a vacuum heating vessel ( 103 ) are accelerated to collide against a conductive heater ( 131 ) which forms one surface of the vacuum heating vessel ( 103 ), thus generating heat. The conductive heater ( 131 ) is made of carbon. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the conductive heater ( 131 ) is coated with tantalum carbide (TaC).

Claims (6)

1 . A substrate heating apparatus including a filament arranged in a vacuum heating vessel and connected to a filament power supply to generate thermoelectrons, and an acceleration power supply for accelerating the thermoelectrons between said filament and a conductive heater formed of one surface of the vacuum heating vessel, so that the thermoelectrons generated by said filament are caused to collide against the conductive heater and heat the conductive heater, the apparatus comprising

a coating portion which covers at least one of an inner surface and outer surface of the conductive heater,

wherein said coating portion is coated with tantalum carbide (TaC).

2 . A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising a step of heating in a vacuum an ion-implanted silicon carbide (SiC) substrate using a substrate heating apparatus according to claim 1 .

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising a step of adding a gas containing at least one of silicon (Si) and hydrogen (H) during heating in the vacuum.

4 . A semiconductor device manufactured by a manufacturing method according to claim 2 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 21, 2010
From: CANON ANELVA ENGINEERING CORPORATION; CANON ANELVA TECHNIX CORPORATION
To: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024264/0403 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2009
From: SHIBAGAKI, MASAMI
To: CANON ANELVA ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022300/0857 →