Patent ID: 9563209
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: C23C,G05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A raw material gas supply method for use in a film forming apparatus which forms a film on a substrate, the method comprising: supplying a carrier gas to a gas phase zone defined inside a raw material container, the raw material container accommodating a liquid or solid raw material; vaporizing the raw material; supplying a raw material gas containing the vaporized raw material from the raw material container to the film forming apparatus via a raw material gas supply path; measuring a flow rate of the vaporized raw material flowing through the raw material gas supply path; comparing the measured flow rate of the vaporized raw material with a predetermined target value; controlling an internal pressure of the raw material container to be increased when the measured flow rate of the vaporized raw material is higher than the predetermined target value, and to be decreased when the measured flow rate of the vaporized raw material is lower than the predetermined target value; supplying a buffer gas to a downstream side of a position at which the pressure control gas is supplied in the raw material gas supply path; and controlling a supply amount of the pressure control gas and a supply amount of the buffer gas such that a sum of the supply amount of the pressure control gas and the supply amount of the buffer gas becomes constant, wherein controlling an internal pressure of the raw material container is preformed by supplying a pressure control gas to the raw material gas supply path.