IP Library Granted Patent US 9,017,763
Granted Patent B2
US 9,017,763 · App. 13/716,052 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Injector for forming films respectively on a stack of wafers

Inventors: Wei-Che Hsieh (New Taipei, TW); Brian Wang (Hsinchu, TW); Tze-Liang Lee (Hsinchu, TW); Yi-Hung Lin (Taipei, TW); Hao-Ming Lien (Hsinchu, TW); Shiang-Rung Tsai (Hsinchu, TW); Tai-Chun Huang (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
H01L21/00
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Patent No.
US 9,017,763
App. No.
13/716,052
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An injector for forming films respectively on a stack of wafers is provided. The injector includes a plurality of hole structures. Every adjacent two of the wafers have therebetween a wafer spacing, and each of the wafers has a working surface. The hole structures respectively correspond to the respective wafer spacings. The working surface and a respective hole structure have therebetween a parallel distance. The parallel distance is larger than a half of the wafer spacing. A wafer processing apparatus and a method for forming films respectively on a stack of wafers are also provided.

Claims (16)

1. A method for forming films respectively on a stack of wafers, every adjacent two wafers in the stack of wafers having therebetween a respective wafer spacing, each wafer in the stack of wafers having a top working surface and a bottom working surface, the method comprising:

providing an injector having a respective hole, an adjusting device, a respective first wafer having a first top working surface, and a respective second wafer having a second bottom working surface, wherein:

the respective hole has a center and corresponds to the respective wafer spacing,

a first axis extends along the first top working surface and a second axis extends from the center of the respective hole and parallel with the first axis, and the first and the second axes have a distance therebetween;

adjusting a vertical position of the respective hole by the adjusting device to cause the distance to be larger than one half of the wafer spacing, wherein a ratio of the distance to the wafer spacing is larger than or equal to ¾ and less than 1; and

supplying a working material from the respective hole to form the films on the first top working surface and the second bottom working surface.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of:

enlarging the respective wafer spacing to enable the working material to reach farther away from the respective hole.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the films includes at least one of a silicon nitride and silicon oxide.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stack of wafers is rotatable along a center axis thereof.

5. A method for forming films respectively on a stack of wafers, wherein every adjacent two wafers in the stack of wafers have therebetween a respective wafer spacing, each wafer in the stack of wafers has a top working surface and a bottom working surface, and the method comprises:

providing an injector having a respective hole, an adjusting device, a respective first wafer having a first top working surface, and a respective second wafer having a second bottom working surface, wherein:

the respective hole has a center and corresponds to the respective wafer spacing; and

a first axis extends along the first top working surface and a second axis extends from the center of the respective hole and parallel with the first axis, and the first and the second axes have a distance therebetween;

adjusting a vertical position of the respective hole by the adjusting device to cause the distance to be larger than one half of the wafer spacing, wherein a ratio of the distance to the wafer spacing is larger than ½ and less than 1; and

supplying a working material from the respective hole to form the films on the first top working surface and the second bottom working surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2012
From: HSIEH, WEI-CHE; WANG, BRIAN; LEE, TZE-LIANG; LIN, YI-HUNG; LIEN, HAO-MING; TSAI, SHIANG-RUNG; HUANG, TAI-CHUN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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