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Granted Patent B2
US 10,529,532 · App. 16/381,512 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

Ion source and ion implantation apparatus

Inventors: Takumi Yuze (Chigasaki, JP); Toshihiro Terasawa (Chigasaki, JP); Naruyasu Sasaki (Chigasaki, JP)
Assignee: ULVAC, INC.
H01J37/08H01J27/02H01J37/3002H01J37/317H01J37/3171H01L21/265
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Patent No.
US 10,529,532
App. No.
16/381,512
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ion source having an ion generation container configured to generate ions by reacting ionized gas introduced into the container via a tubular gas introduction pipe with an ion source material emitted in the container. The gas introduction pipe is configured to introduce the ionized gas into an inner space of the gas introduction pipe via a gas supply pipe. In the inner space of the gas introduction pipe, a detachable cooling trap member is disposed and includes a cooling trap portion configured to cool and trap a byproduct produced in the ion generation container. The cooling trap portion is disposed near a supply-side leading end of the gas supply pipe in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe and is not contact with an interior wall face of the gas introduction pipe.

Claims (15)

1. An ion source for generating an ion beam, the ion source comprising:

an ion generation container configured to generate ions by reacting ionized gas introduced into the container via a tubular gas introduction pipe with an ion source material emitted in the container, the gas introduction pipe is configured to introduce the ionized gas into an inner space of the gas introduction pipe via a gas supply pipe; and

a detachable cooling trap member provided in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe, the cooling trap member having a cooling trap portion that cools and traps a byproduct produced in the ion generation container, the cooling trap portion being disposed near a supply-side leading end of the gas supply pipe in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe and not in contact with an interior wall face of the gas introduction pipe.

2. The ion source according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling trap portion of the cooling trap member includes a portion disposed on an ion generation container side with respect to the supply-side leading end of the gas supply pipe in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe.

3. The ion source according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling trap portion of the cooling trap member is disposed on a distal side of the gas introduction pipe from the ion generation container with respect to the supply-side leading end of the gas supply pipe in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe.

4. The ion source according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling trap member is detachably fixed by a screw, to a distal end of the gas introduction pipe from the ion generation container.

5. The ion source according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling trap portion of the cooling trap member includes a planar trap face provided at a top of a rod-shaped portion.

6. The ion source according to claim 1 , wherein:

the cooling trap portion of the cooling trap member includes a groove-shaped retraction portion in a middle portion of a rod-shaped portion, and

the supply-side leading end of the gas supply pipe projected into the inner space of the gas introduction pipe is disposed inside a groove of the retraction portion, the supply-side leading end being hidden behind a side portion on an ion generation container side of the groove.

7. The ion source according to claim 1 , wherein the ionized gas is fluorine-based gas and the ions are aluminum ions obtained from aluminum nitride.

8. An ion implantation apparatus for implanting ions into a substrate with irradiation of an ion beam, the ion implantation apparatus comprising:

an ion source, the ion source includes an ion generation container configured to generate ions by reacting ionized gas introduced into the container via a tubular gas introduction pipe with an ion source material emitted in the container, the gas introduction pipe is configured to introduce the ionized gas into an inner space of the gas introduction pipe via a gas supply pipe; and

a detachable cooling trap member provided in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe, the cooling trap member having a cooling trap portion that cools and traps a byproduct produced in the ion generation container, the cooling trap portion being disposed near a supply-side leading end of the gas supply pipe in the inner space of the gas introduction pipe and not in contact with an interior wall face of the gas introduction pipe, wherein:

the substrate is configured to be irradiated with the ion beam emitted from the ion source such that the ions are implanted into the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: YUZE, TAKUMI; TERASAWA, TOSHIHIRO; SASAKI, NARUYASU
To: ULVAC, INC.
Reel/Frame 048861/0289 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-075838 · Apr 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017046987 · Dec 27, 2017
Related Publication 20190237290A1 · Aug 1, 2019
Cited By (1)
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