Patent ID: 8852696
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: C23C,C30B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a wafer within a vapor deposition reactor, comprising: heating at least one wafer disposed on a wafer carrier by exposing a lower surface of a wafer carrier track to radiation emitted from a lamp assembly, wherein the wafer carrier is disposed on the wafer carrier track within a vapor deposition reactor; flowing at least one liquid from at least one heat exchanger to a liquid supply through passageways extending throughout a reactor lid assembly and a reactor body assembly of the vapor deposition reactor and to at least one liquid return to maintain the reactor lid assembly at a first temperature and the reactor body assembly at a second temperature, wherein the liquids and the passageways are in fluid communication with a temperature regulation system, the temperature regulation system including the at least one heat exchanger, the at least one liquid supply and the at least one liquid return all in fluid communication; traversing the wafer carrier along the wafer carrier track through a first chamber comprising a first showerhead assembly and an isolator assembly; exposing the wafer to a first mixture of gaseous precursors flowing from the first showerhead while depositing a first material; exposing the wafer to a process gas flowing from the isolator assembly; traversing the wafer carrier along the wafer carrier track through a second chamber comprising a second showerhead assembly and an exhaust assembly; exposing the wafer to a second mixture of gaseous precursors flowing from the second showerhead while depositing a second material; and removing gases from the vapor deposition reactor through the exhaust assembly.