Patent ID: 6231672
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for depositing thin films on a semiconductor wafer, comprising:a reactor maintained at a constant pressure; t least two reaction fluid supply portions for supplying reaction gases to the reactor;an exhaust pump for discharging the gases out of the reaction fluid supply portions and/or the reactor;first flow control valves installed between each reaction fluid supply portion and the reactor, for controlling the amount of gases flowing between the reaction fluid supply portions and the reactor;second flow control valves installed between each reaction fluid supply portion and the exhaust pump, for controlling the amount of gases flowing between the reaction fluid supply portions and the exhaust pump;an inert gas supply portion for supplying an inert gas into the reactor;reaction gas pipe lines, wherein the reaction gases provided from the reaction fluid supply portions flow through the reaction gas pipe lines to the reactor and/or the exhaust pump;an inert gas pipe line, wherein the inert gas provided from the inert gas supply portion flows through the inert gas pipe line to the reactor;a plurality of valves installed in the reaction gas pipe lines and/or the inert gas pipe lines, for controlling the amount of reaction gases and inert gas flowing into the reactor and/or the exhaust pump; andbypass lines connected to both ends of the valves placed between the inert gas supply portion and the reaction gas pipe lines to allow the inert gas to flow slowly through the reaction gas pipe lines even when the valves are closed to enable reaction gases remaining in the reaction gas pipe lines to flow to the reactor.