Patent ID: 6041735
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for performing material deposition on semiconductor devices, the apparatus comprising:an enclosure defining a chamber, the enclosure containing a plurality of apertures and a metallic portion;a voltage generator electrically connected to the metallic portion;a first inlet registering with the chamber for receiving a plurality of semiconductor devices;a second inlet registering with the chamber for receiving at least one gas for treating the semiconductor devices, the gas including a suspension of particles; anda first outlet registering with the chamber for receiving and discharging the semiconductor devices from the chamber;wherein the voltage generator supplies a bias to the metallic portion, thereby converting the gas to an inductively coupled plasma and vaporizing the particles, andwherein the semiconductor devices are deposited with the vaporized particles as the semiconductor devices move from the first inlet to the first outlet.