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US 12,630,923 · App. 18/107,558 · Granted May 19, 2026

Flow velocity increasing device and apparatus for depositing thin film including the same

Inventors: Sun Il Kim (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Sung Nam Yoo (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Jin Il Sung (Chungcheongnam-do, KR)
Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
C23C16/45544C23C16/45527C23C16/45563
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Patent No.
US 12,630,923
App. No.
18/107,558
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flow velocity increasing device of an apparatus for depositing a thin film includes a device body disposed within the chamber and a flow velocity increasing hole portion formed in the device body and tapered in a direction of gas passage so that a flow velocity of passed gas is faster than that externally.

Claims (44)

1 . An apparatus for depositing a thin film, the apparatus comprising:

a chamber having a gas injection portion including a source gas nozzle, a reactant gas nozzle, and a purge gas nozzle, and a gas discharge port;

a vacuum pump connected to the chamber; and

a flow velocity increasing device disposed within the chamber,

wherein the flow velocity increasing device includes:

a device body disposed within the chamber;

a flow velocity increasing hole portion formed in the device body and tapered in a direction of gas passage and configured to cause a flow velocity of passed gas to be faster than that externally to increase a circulating power of the passed gas to enhance uniform thin film deposition in at least one of enclosed regions or stepped surfaces of an object;

a holder disposed in the chamber and configured to hold an object to be deposited;

an object rotating unit connected to the holder and configured to rotate the holder so that the object to be deposited rotates; and

an object revolving unit connected to the holder and configured to revolve the holder so that the object to be deposited revolves.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in the flow velocity increasing hole portion,

a gas inlet through which gas flows in and a gas outlet through which gas flows out are formed, and

a flow velocity increasing portion connecting the gas inlet and the gas outlet and having a smaller cross-sectional area than the gas inlet and the gas outlet is formed.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the flow velocity increasing portion is inwardly convex, and a front end of the device body disposed around the gas inlet is curved.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flow velocity increasing hole has a length direction disposed on an extension of a direction in which a gas is injected through the gas injection portion.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a device driving unit connected to the device body and configured to move a position of the device body so that a position of the flow velocity increasing hole portion is moved; and

a device tilting unit connected to the device body and configured to tilt the device body so that the flow velocity increasing hole portion is tilted.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an object driving unit connected to the holder and moving a position of the holder so that the object to be deposited is moved; and

an object tilting unit connected to the holder and tilting the holder so that the object to be deposited is tilted.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the device body is provided in plural and the plurality of device bodies are arranged not to interfere with each other in a gas passage direction through the flow velocity increasing hole portion.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a gas distribution unit disposed between the gas injection portion and the flow velocity increasing device to distribute a gas injected through the gas injection portion,

wherein the gas distribution unit includes:

a distribution housing communicating with the gas injection portion and having a gas accommodating space therein; and

a plurality of distribution holes formed at a rear end of the distribution housing disposed to be adjacent to the flow velocity increasing device and spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval.

9 . An apparatus for depositing a thin film, the apparatus comprising:

a source gas supply tank supplying a source gas;

a reactant gas supply tank supplying a reactant gas;

a purge gas supply tank supplying purge gas;

a chamber having a gas injection portion including a source gas nozzle connected to the source gas supply tank, a reactant gas nozzle connected to the reactant gas supply tank, and a purge gas nozzle connected to the purge gas supply tank, and a gas discharge port;

a vacuum pump connected to the chamber;

a flow velocity increasing device disposed within the chamber,

wherein the flow velocity increasing device includes:

a device body disposed within the chamber; and

a flow velocity increasing hole portion formed in the device body and tapered in a direction of gas passage and configured to cause a flow velocity of passed gas to be faster than that externally to increase a circulating power of the passed gas to enhance uniform thin film deposition in at least one of enclosed regions or stepped surfaces of an object;

a holder disposed in the chamber and configured to hold an object to be deposited;

an object rotating unit connected to the holder and configured to rotate the holder so that the object to be deposited rotates; and

an object revolving unit connected to the holder and configured to revolve the holder so that the object to be deposited revolves.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein in the flow velocity increasing hole portion,

a gas inlet through which gas flows in and a gas outlet through which gas flows out are formed, and

a flow velocity increasing portion connecting the gas inlet and the gas outlet and having a smaller cross-sectional area than the gas inlet and the gas outlet is formed, and

wherein an inner surface of the flow velocity increasing portion is inwardly convex, and a front end of the device body disposed around the gas inlet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2023
From: KIM, SUN IL; YOO, SUNG NAM; SUNG, JIN IL
To: SEMES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0041111 · Apr 1, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230313374A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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