Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Differential fluid etching apparatus – With microwave gas energizing means
Patent
1984-10-22
1987-03-31
Powell, William A.
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Differential fluid etching apparatus
With microwave gas energizing means
156643, 156646, 204298, H01L 21306, B44C 122, C03C 1500, C03C 2506
Patent
active
046541063
ABSTRACT:
A plasma etch system that processes one slice at a time is disclosed. The system is comprised of an entry loadlock, an exit loadlock, a main chamber, vacuum pumps, RF power supply, RF matching network, a heat exchanger, throttle valve and pressure control gas flow distribution and a microprocessor controller. A multiple slice cassette full of slices is housed in the entry load lock and after pumping to process pressure, a single slice at a time is moved by an articulated arm from the cassette through an isolation gate to the main process chamber. The slice is etched and removed from the main process chamber through a second isolation gate by a second articulated arm to a cassette in the exit loadlock. The process is repeated until all semiconductor wafers have been etched. The cassette loadlock system is able to evacuate a whole cassette of semiconductor wafers for processing which lowers the particulate environment for the slices and, provides a more stable environment for the slices by removal of moisture and preventing static discharges and additionally provides a safety feature that protects the operators from harsh or toxic gases that are traditionally used in semiconductor type plasma reactor.
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Davis Cecil J.
Johnson Randall E.
Spencer John E.
Heiting Leo N.
Powell William A.
Robinson Richard K.
Sharp Melvin
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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