IP Library Patent Application 15366697
Patent Application
App. No. 15/366,697

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

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App. No.
15/366,697
Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate support part provided with a first heating part, configured to heat a substrate, a gas supply part installed above the substrate support part and configured to supply a process gas to the substrate, a first exhaust port configured to exhaust an atmosphere of a process space existing above the substrate support part, a gas distribution part installed to face the substrate support part, a lid part provided with a second exhaust port configured to exhaust a buffer space existing between the gas supply part, and the gas distribution part, a rectifying part installed within the buffer space and provided with a second heating part at least partially facing the second exhaust port, the rectifying part configured to rectify the process gas, and a control part configured to control the second heating part.

Claims (20)

1 . A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:

a substrate support part provided with a first heating part configured to heat a substrate;

a gas supply part installed above the substrate support part and configured to supply a process gas to the substrate;

a first exhaust port configured to exhaust an atmosphere of a process space existing above the substrate support part;

a gas distribution part installed to face the substrate support part;

a lid part provided with a second exhaust port configured to exhaust a buffer space existing between the gas supply part and the gas distribution part;

a rectifying part installed within the buffer space and provided with a second heating part at least partially facing the second exhaust port, the rectifying part configured to rectify the process gas; and

a control part configured to control the second heating part.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second heating part is divided into a plurality of zones, and

the control part is configured to control the second heating part such that a temperature of a zone facing the second exhaust port becomes higher than a temperature of other zones.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control part is configured to control the second heating part such that a temperature of a buffer-space-side surface of the gas distribution part and a temperature of a process-space-side surface of the gas distribution part become equal to each other.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the control part is configured to control the second heating part so that a temperature of a buffer-space-side surface of the gas distribution part and a temperature of a process-space-side surface of the gas distribution part become equal to each other.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a third heating part is installed in the lid part, and the control part is configured to control the third heating part such that the lid part has a temperature at which the process gas is not adsorbed onto the lid part.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a third heating part is installed in the lid part, and the control part is configured to control the third heating part such that the lid part has a temperature at which the process gas is not adsorbed onto the lid part.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a heat insulation part is installed between an outer periphery portion of the lid part and an outer periphery portion of the gas distribution part.

8 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a heat insulation part is installed between an outer periphery portion of the lid part and an outer periphery portion of the gas distribution part.

9 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein a heat insulation part is installed between an outer periphery portion of the lid part and an outer periphery portion of the gas distribution part.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an outer peripheral edge of the second heating part is positioned more outward than an outer peripheral edge of the substrate.

11 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein an outer peripheral edge of the second heating part is positioned more outward than an outer peripheral edge of the substrate.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein an outer peripheral edge of the second heating part is positioned more outward than an outer peripheral edge of the substrate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047995/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2016
From: TOYODA, KAZUYUKI; YAMAMOTO, TETSUO
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC
Reel/Frame 040493/0135 →