Patent ID: 6218212
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: C23C,C30B

Abstract:
An apparatus for growing a compound semiconductor layer including at least three elements utilizing a plurality of source gases, said apparatus comprising:a horizontal type reactor chamber, said reactor chamber comprising:a first partition plate having a flat surface and separating an upstream region of said reactor chamber into an upper region and a lower region, each of said upper and lower regions extending in a gas flow direction;a growth region, located downstream of said first partition plate;first and second inlet ports at an upstream end of said reactor chamber for admitting first and second source gases into said lower region, respectively;a third inlet port at an upstream end of said reactor chamber for admitting a third source gas into said upper region;an outlet port provided at a downstream end of said growth region for exhaust; anda substrate stage for holding a substrate provided in said growth region.