Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Differential fluid etching apparatus – With microwave gas energizing means
Patent
1991-09-13
1993-05-25
Dang, Thi
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Differential fluid etching apparatus
With microwave gas energizing means
118723, 118728, 118729, H01L 2100
Patent
active
052136507
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is disclosed for removing one or more materials deposited on the backside and end edges of a semiconductor wafer which includes means for urging the front side of the wafer against a faceplate in a vacuum chamber; means for flowing one or more gases through a space maintained between the front side of the wafer and the faceplate; and means for forming a plasma in a gap maintained between the backside of the wafer and susceptor to remove materials deposited on the backside and end edge of the wafer; the gas flowing through the space between the front side of the wafer and the faceplate acting to prevent the plasma from removing materials on the front side of the wafer. In a preferred embodiment, the front side of the wafer is spaced from the faceplate by providing a generally circular recess in the faceplate having a depth corresponding to the desired spacing and having a diameter larger than the diameter of the wafer with spacing means in the recessed area to engage portions of the wafer to permit gas to flow through the recess and around the end edge of the wafer to inhibit removal of materials from the front surface of the wafer by the plasma.
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Chang Mei
Lei Lawrence C.
Leung Cissy
Wang David N.
Applied Materials Inc.
Dang Thi
Taylor John P.
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