WO2004114377A1 - 熱処理装置 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
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- the present invention relates to a heat treatment apparatus for performing heat treatment on a semiconductor wafer or the like, a heating unit used for the heat treatment apparatus, and a mounting table.
- an object to be processed such as a semiconductor wafer is repeatedly subjected to various single-wafer processes such as a film forming process, an etching process, a heat treatment, a reforming process, and a crystallization process.
- various single-wafer processes such as a film forming process, an etching process, a heat treatment, a reforming process, and a crystallization process.
- a necessary processing gas for example, a film forming gas in the case of a film forming processing, an ozone gas or the like in the case of a reforming processing
- an inert gas such as N gas or O gas is introduced into the treatment vessel.
- a mounting table having, for example, a resistance heater or the like built therein is installed in a processing vessel that can be evacuated. Then, the semiconductor wafer is mounted on the upper surface of the mounting table. In this state, a predetermined processing gas is introduced into the processing container, and various heat treatments are performed on the semiconductor wafer according to predetermined processing conditions (see, for example, JP-A-2002-256440).
- an inner processing container made of, for example, quartz glass is provided in a processing container made of, for example, aluminum that can be evacuated, and a substrate having a resistance heater built in the inner processing container.
- a holding table is provided in the inner processing vessel.
- a plurality of different types of processing gases are intermittently and alternately flowed, and a thin film having a thickness of about one molecular layer is repeatedly laminated on the surface of the semiconductor wafer held on the substrate holding table.
- the structures inside the processing vessel are also made of purer materials that do not contain metals that are polluting sources.
- a heater for heating a semiconductor wafer or the like there are a heater for heating a semiconductor wafer or the like, a mounting table for holding the wafer, and the like.
- the material used for the heater includes metal atoms such as heavy metals, even if the entire surrounding area is covered with quartz, the metal atoms pass through quartz by so-called thermal diffusion. As a result, the semiconductor wafer may be contaminated.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a heating means, a mounting table, and a heat treatment apparatus which can suppress generation of contamination such as organic substance contamination and metal contamination, and which are relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
- the present invention includes a reflector made of opaque quartz, and a quartz tube welded to the surface of the reflector, and a carbon wire that generates heat when energized passes through the quartz tube.
- the heating means is characterized in that:
- the object to be processed can be heated without almost causing organic substance contamination, metal contamination, or the like. Further, the heating means of the present invention can be manufactured relatively simply and inexpensively.
- the quartz tube is bent.
- the quartz tube is divided into a plurality of zones on the surface of the reflector. Cracked and welded.
- the heating means may be mounted on a mounting table. That is, the present invention is provided so as to cover the entirety of the heating means having the above-described characteristics and the quartz tube of the heating means, and the object to be processed is placed thereon.
- the mounting table cover member is made of SiC.
- the mounting table is used for a heat treatment apparatus. That is, the present invention provides a mounting table having the above characteristics, a processing container accommodating the mounting table described above and capable of being evacuated, a gas supply unit for supplying a predetermined gas into the processing container, An evacuation system for evacuating the inside of the processing container.
- the present invention provides a mounting table on which an object to be processed is mounted, a processing container accommodating the mounting table and capable of being evacuated, and supplying a predetermined gas into the processing container.
- Heat treatment apparatus comprising: a gas supply means for supplying a gas; a vacuum evacuation system for evacuating the inside of the processing container; and a heating means provided in the processing container so as to face the mounting table. It is.
- an internal container may be further provided so as to cover above the mounting table.
- the present invention provides a mounting table on which an object to be processed is mounted, a processing container accommodating the mounting table, and capable of being evacuated, and supplying a predetermined gas into the processing container.
- Gas supply means an evacuation system for evacuating the inside of the processing container, an object heating means provided for heating the object, and an interior provided inside the processing container.
- a heat treatment apparatus comprising: a container; and heating means having the above-mentioned characteristics, provided between the inner container and an inner wall of the processing container to heat the inner container.
- the internal container is made of SiC.
- the processing object heating means is integrated into the mounting table.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional configuration view showing a first embodiment of a heat treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of quartz tubes provided on a mounting table.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting table.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing a mounting table.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a heat treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a heating means used in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the heating means shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing a modification of the heating means.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional configuration view showing a first embodiment of a heat treatment apparatus according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of quartz tubes provided on a mounting table
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting table
- FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the mounting table.
- the heat treatment apparatus 2 has a treatment vessel 4 made of aluminum and having a substantially cylindrical inside.
- a shower head 6 as a gas supply means for introducing a necessary processing gas, for example, a film forming gas, is provided.
- a large number of gas injection holes are provided on the gas injection surface 8 on the lower surface of the shear head unit 6. Then, the processing gas is injected from the many gas injection holes 10A and 10B toward the processing space S in a manner to blow out.
- two hollow gas diffusion chambers 12A and 12B are formed inside the shower head section 6. After the processing gas is diffused in the plane direction in each of the gas diffusion chambers 12A and 12B, the processing gas is blown out from the gas injection holes 10A and 10B respectively connected to the gas diffusion chambers 12A and 12B. That is, the gas injection holes 10A and 10B are arranged in a matrix.
- the entire shower head section 6 is made of, for example, nickel or nickel alloy such as Hastelloy (registered trademark), aluminum or aluminum alloy.
- shower head 6 You may have only one gas diffusion chamber.
- a seal member 14 made of, for example, an O-ring or the like is interposed at a joint between the shower head 6 and the upper end opening of the processing container 4. Thereby, the airtightness in the processing container 4 is maintained.
- a loading / unloading port 16 for loading / unloading a semiconductor wafer W as an object to be processed into / from the processing chamber 4 is provided on a side wall of the processing chamber 4.
- the loading / unloading port 16 is provided with a gate valve 18 which can be opened and closed in an airtight manner.
- an exhaust trapping space 22 is formed at the bottom portion 20 of the processing container 4, and a large opening 24 is formed at the center of the bottom 20 of the processing container 4, and a cylindrical section wall 26 having a bottomed cylindrical shape extending downward is connected to the opening 24.
- the inside of the cylindrical partition wall 26 is the exhaust trapping space 22 described above.
- a cylindrical support 30 made of, for example, quartz glass stands upright at the bottom 28 of the cylindrical partition wall 26 that partitions the exhaust trapping space 22.
- a mounting table 32 is fixed to the upper end of the column 30 by welding.
- the support 30 may be formed of ceramic such as A1N.
- the diameter of the opening 24 on the inlet side of the exhaust trapping space 22 is set smaller than the diameter of the mounting table 32.
- the processing gas flowing down outside the peripheral edge of the mounting table 32 flows under the mounting table 32 before flowing into the opening 24.
- an exhaust port 34 communicating with the exhaust trapping space 22 is formed on the lower side wall of the cylindrical partition wall 26, an exhaust port 34 communicating with the exhaust trapping space 22 is formed.
- the exhaust port 34 is connected to a vacuum exhaust system 38.
- the evacuation system 38 includes an evacuation pipe 36 provided with a vacuum pump (not shown). Thereby, the atmosphere in the processing container 4 and the exhaust space 22 can be evacuated and evacuated.
- a pressure adjusting valve (not shown), which can control the opening degree, is provided in the middle of the exhaust pipe 36. By automatically adjusting the opening degree of the pressure adjusting valve, the pressure in the processing container 4 can be maintained at a constant value, or can be quickly changed to a desired pressure.
- the mounting table 32 has a heating means 40 which is a feature of the present invention.
- a mounting table cover member 42 is provided so as to cover the heating means 40.
- a semiconductor wafer W as an object to be processed can be mounted on the upper surface of the mounting table cover member 42.
- the configurations of the mounting table 32 and the heating means 40 will be described later in detail.
- the heating means 40 is connected to a power supply line 44 provided in the support 30.
- the power supply line 44 is inserted into a quartz tube (not shown), and is connected to a power supply cable at a lower portion of the column 30.
- the heating means 40 is divided into, for example, an inner zone and an outer zone which concentrically surrounds the outer zone, so that power can be individually controlled for each zone. Therefore, in the illustrated example, four power supply lines 44 are provided (see FIG. 3).
- the mounting table 32 is formed with a plurality of, for example, three, pin through holes 46 penetrating the mounting table 32 in the up-down direction (two in FIG. 1). Only shown).
- a push-up pin 48 is inserted through each pin through-hole 46 so as to be movable up and down.
- a push-up ring 50 made of a ceramic such as alumina and formed in a circular ring shape is arranged. That is, the lower end of each push-up pin 48 is supported by the push-up ring 50 in a state where it is not fixed.
- An arm portion 52 extending from the push-up ring 50 is connected to a retractable rod 54 that penetrates the container bottom 20, and the retractable port 54 can be moved up and down by an actuator 56.
- each push-up pin 48 projects upward or downward from the upper end of each pin-through hole 46 when the wafer W is transferred.
- An extendable bellows 58 is interposed between the portion of the bottom 20 of the processing container 4 through which the recess 54 of the actuator 56 penetrates and the actuator 56.
- the retractable rod 54 can be moved up and down while maintaining the airtightness in the processing container 4.
- the mounting table 32 is mainly configured by a heating means 40 and a mounting table cover member 42 provided so as to cover the entire upper surface side of the heating means 40.
- the heating means 40 functions as an object heating means for heating the wafer W.
- the heating means 40 has a disk-shaped reflector 60 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the wafer W.
- the entirety of the reflector 60 has fine air bubbles mixed inside. It is made of opaque quartz which is cloudy and has excellent heat resistance.
- the surface of the reflecting plate 60 is opaque to heat rays incident from the outside, and can reflect such heat rays with high reflectance.
- the opaque quartz constituting the reflecting plate 60 may be mixed with any material other than air bubbles as long as it is opaque to the heat ray, or its surface may be mirror-finished.
- a positioning projection 61 that stands upward is provided on the periphery of the reflection plate 60.
- the positioning projection 61 is adapted to position the mounting table cover member 42 fitted into the positioning projection 61.
- the positioning projection 61 can be formed in a ring shape, for example, from the same material as the reflection plate 60. It may be provided integrally with the reflection plate 60 or may be provided separately.
- the positioning protrusions 61 are used to position the mounting table cover member 42 as described above, and also contact the mounting table cover member 42 to transfer the heat of the reflecting plate 60 to the mounting table cover member 42 (the wafer W side). It also has the function of efficiently transmitting data to As a result, the temperature of the peripheral portion of the wafer is prevented from lowering, and the temperature difference between the central portion of the wafer and the peripheral portion of the wafer is reduced.
- the upper end of the support 30 made of quartz is welded to a substantially central portion of the lower surface of the reflector 60. Further, a transparent quartz tube 62 having excellent heat resistance and bent into a predetermined shape is joined to the upper surface side of the reflection plate 60 by welding. Inside the quartz tube 62, a carbon wire 64 that generates Joule heat when energized is inserted. Such a heater in which a carbon wire 64 is inserted through a quartz tube 62 is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-208478.
- a joining pin 66 also made of quartz is used. Specifically, the joining pin 66 is arranged at an appropriate position between the quartz tube 62 and the reflecting plate 60, and is welded to each other to weld the quartz tube 62 and the reflecting plate 60. Is
- the quartz tube 62 is bent and formed so as to have a quartz tube portion 62A of the inner zone and a quartz tube portion 62B of the outer zone surrounding the outside.
- Each of the quartz tube portions 62A and 62B has two concentric portions and both end portions that are gathered at the center of the reflector 60 for supplying power. Both ends further penetrate the reflecting plate 60 downward.
- each of the quartz tube portions 62A and 62B A wire 64 is connected to the feed line 44.
- the number of zones is not limited to two, but may be three or more.
- Each of the quartz tube portions 62A and 62B can be easily bent into a desired shape by thermal processing. Also, by using the joining pins 66, the quartz tube portions 62A and 62B can be easily joined to the surface of the reflecting plate 60. The heat rays emitted from the carbon wires 64 in the quartz tube portions 62A and 62B are reflected on the surface of the reflection plate 60 having high heat resistance, and are all directed upward in the illustrated example.
- the mounting table cover member 42 is provided so as to cover the entire upper surface of the heating means 40 formed as described above. Thereby, the entire mounting table 32 is configured.
- the mounting table cover member 42 is made of a light absorbing member having good thermal conductivity and containing very few metallic impurities, such as SiC, and is formed in a circular lid shape.
- the inner surface of the side wall 42A of the lid-like mounting table cover member 42 is set to have an inner diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the reflector 60, so that the inner surface is in close contact with the side surface of the reflector 60 so as to be substantially circumscribed. I have.
- the mounting table cover member 42 when the mounting table cover member 42 is mounted from above the reflection plate 60, the mounting table cover member 42 is fitted to the reflection plate 60 while being positioned at a predetermined position by the positioning protrusion 61. Then, the wafer W is mounted on the upper surface of the mounting table cover member 42.
- the peripheral portion of the mounting table cover member 42 and the peripheral portion of the reflector 60 are hermetically welded, and a quartz pipe is also welded to the pin insertion hole 46 (see FIG. 1). The space inside the cover member 42 may be completely sealed.
- an unprocessed semiconductor wafer W is held by a transfer arm (not shown) and is loaded into the processing chamber 4 through the gate valve 18 and the loading / unloading port 16 which are opened.
- the wafer W is transferred onto the push-up pin 48 that has been raised.
- the wafer W is placed and supported on the upper surface of the mounting table 32, specifically, on the upper surface of the mounting table force bar 42 by lowering the push-up pins 48.
- a film forming gas such as H 2, H 2, PET, or 0 is supplied while the flow rate is controlled. This gas The air is blown out (injected) from the injection holes 10A and 10B and introduced into the processing space S. Then, by continuing to drive a vacuum pump (not shown) provided in the exhaust pipe 36, the atmosphere in the processing container 4 and the exhaust space 22 is evacuated, and the pressure adjustment valve is opened. The degree is adjusted, and the atmosphere in the processing space S is maintained at a predetermined process pressure. At this time, the temperature of the wafer W is heated by the heating means 40 provided in the mounting table 32, and is maintained at a predetermined process temperature. As a result, a thin film such as Ti, TiN, W, WSi, Ta, or O is formed on the surface of the semiconductor wafer W. In addition, TMA (
- the heat ray emitted from the carbon wire 64 passed through the quartz tube 62 (62A, 62B) of the heating means 40 is emitted in all directions.
- the heat rays emitted downward are reflected upward by the surface of the reflecting plate 60 made of opaque quartz that holds and fixes the quartz tube 62, and the reflecting surface 60 of the mounting table cover member 42 Then, the wafer W placed on the mounting table cover member 42 is further heated.
- the reflection plate 60 constituting the heating means 40 is made of high-purity opaque quartz containing almost no impurities. Further, the quartz tube 62 and the carbon wire 64 also have high purity with almost no impurities. Therefore, the occurrence of contamination of organic matter and metal can be significantly suppressed. Moreover, since the addition of the reflection plate 60 and the quartz tube 62 is relatively easy, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. Further, the reflection plate 60 allows the thermal energy to be used effectively and efficiently.
- the mounting table cover member 42 which is a component of the mounting table 32, is formed of a light absorbing member having good thermal conductivity and high purity, for example, SiC. Therefore, it is possible to heat the wafer W while keeping the in-plane uniformity of the temperature of the wafer W high.
- the mounting table cover member 42 can be formed of any light-absorbing material. For example, it may be formed of opaque quartz mixed with carbon.
- the main components of the heating means 40 are formed of quartz that is resistant to thermal shock, a large amount of power can be supplied. This results in a high heating rate, for example 1000 ° C A heating rate of about / 5 minutes can be obtained.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram illustrating a heat treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a heating unit used in the second embodiment
- FIG. It is a partial expanded sectional view of a heating means.
- the heat treatment apparatus 70 of the second embodiment has a cylindrical treatment vessel 4 'made of, for example, aluminum or the like. For example, a rectangular space is formed inside the processing container 4 '.
- a ceiling 74 made of, for example, aluminum is hermetically attached to a ceiling of the processing container 4 ′ via a seal member 72 made of, for example, an O-ring.
- a relatively large-diameter cylindrical mounting table storage container 76 formed to project downward is formed.
- a mounting table 78 made of, for example, ceramic such as SiC for mounting the semiconductor wafer W to be processed is provided in the mounting table container 76.
- a resistance heater 80 is embedded as a heating means of the object to heat the wafer W.
- a rotating shaft 83 extending downward is fixedly mounted at the center of the lower surface of the mounting table 78. The rotating shaft 83 penetrates the bottom plate 82 of the mounting table housing 76 via, for example, a rotatable magnetic fluid seal 84.
- the rotating shaft 83 is rotatably and airtightly supported.
- the bottom plate 82 is air-tightly joined to the lower end of the mounting table storage container 76 via a bellows 86 which can be expanded and contracted.
- the bottom plate 82 and the mounting table 78 can be integrally moved up and down in the vertical direction by an actuator (not shown).
- the bottom plate 82 is provided with lifter pins (not shown) for lifting the wafer W.
- a gate valve 88 that is opened and closed when a wafer W is loaded or unloaded is provided on the lower side wall of the mounting table storage container 76. When the mounting table 78 is lowered, the wafer W is transferred to and from the outside via the gate valve 88.
- first and second first and second sides are provided on opposite sides of the mounting table 78.
- Two gas supply means 90, 92 are provided. From these first and second gas supply means 90, 92, a processing gas such as a deposition gas whose flow rate is controlled is supplied as necessary. It has become.
- the first and second gas supply means 90 and 92 are formed of, for example, a heat-resistant quartz pipe, and have horns 90A and 92A. A plurality of nozzles 90A and 92A can be arranged in parallel on opposite sides in the processing container 4 '. In this case, the processing gas can be supplied in a planar manner.
- first and second two evacuation systems 94, 96 are provided corresponding to the first and second gas supply means 90, 92, respectively.
- the atmosphere in the processing container 4 ' can be evacuated as needed by the vacuum pumps (not shown) of the vacuum evacuation systems 94 and 96.
- the first and second evacuation systems 94 and 96 are connected to exhaust ports 94A and 96A facing the processing space, respectively.
- a lid-shaped internal container 98 is provided so as to cover the processing space S above the mounting table 78.
- the inner container 98 is made of a high-purity light absorbing member, for example, SiC that has excellent heat resistance and hardly contains impurities such as metal atoms.
- the inner container 98 has a function of promoting the processing reaction by being heated and a function of rectifying the gas flow of the processing gas.
- a heating means 100 which is a feature of the present invention, is provided between the inner container 98 and the wall surface of the ceiling plate 74 of the processing container 4 '.
- the basic configuration of the heating unit 100 is substantially the same as the basic configuration of the heating unit 40 described with reference to FIGS.
- the heating means 100 has a substantially rectangular reflector 102 larger than the diameter of the wafer W.
- the whole of the reflection plate 102 is made of opaque quartz having excellent heat resistance and having a cloudy color with fine bubbles mixed therein.
- the surface of the reflector 102 is opaque to heat rays incident from the outside, and can reflect such heat rays with high reflectance.
- the upper surface of the reflection plate 102 is attached to the lower surface of the ceiling plate 74.
- a transparent quartz tube 104 having excellent heat resistance and bent into a predetermined shape is joined to the lower surface of the reflecting plate 102 by welding. Inside the quartz tube 104, a carbon wire 106 that generates Joule heat when energized is passed.
- connection terminals 110 at both ends of the carbon wire 106 penetrate the reflection plate 102 upward, further penetrate the ceiling plate 74 airtightly, and extend to the outside.
- a joining pin 108 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) also made of quartz is used. Specifically, this joining pin 108 is made of quartz.
- the quartz tube 104 and the reflection plate 102 are welded by being arranged at an appropriate position between the tube 104 and the reflection plate 102 and being melted.
- the heat rays emitted from the carbon wires 106 in the quartz tube 104 are reflected on the surface of the highly heat-resistant reflector 102, and all downward in FIG.
- the inner container 98 made of the light absorbing member can be heated to a predetermined temperature.
- the ceiling plate 74 is provided with a cooling jacket 112 for cooling the ceiling plate 74. By flowing a coolant such as cooling water through the cooling jacket 112, the ceiling plate 74 can be cooled.
- the wafer W mounted on the mounting table 78 is heated and maintained at a predetermined temperature mainly by the resistance heating heater 80 embedded in the mounting table 78.
- the internal container 98 provided in the processing container 4 ' is uniformly heated by the heating means 100 provided above the internal container 98. That is, the heat ray emitted from the carbon wire 106 inserted into the quartz tube 104 of the heating means 100 is directly or indirectly reflected by the reflecting plate 102 holding the quartz tube 104 to absorb light. It is absorbed by the internal container 98 made of a member and is heated to a predetermined temperature.
- a film forming gas as a processing gas is intermittently supplied into the inner container 98, and a thin layer is formed in multiple layers.
- the TMA (trimethylaluminum) gas whose flow rate is controlled is intermittently supplied from the first gas supply means 90, and the ozone gas whose flow rate is controlled from the second gas supply means 92 is synchronized with the supply of the TMA gas.
- the ozone gas whose flow rate is controlled from the second gas supply means 92 is synchronized with the supply of the TMA gas.
- a thin alumina film is formed in multiple layers on the surface of the wafer W.
- the second vacuum evacuation system 96 on the opposite side of the nozzle 90A is driven, and the arrow A1 is introduced into the processing space S.
- a gas flow is created as shown.
- the first evacuation system 94 on the opposite side of the nozzle 92A is driven, and an arrow in the opposite direction to the arrow A1 is provided in the processing space S.
- a gas flow is created as shown in A2.
- Such an operation is repeatedly performed a plurality of times to perform a film forming process.
- the reflection plate 102 constituting the heating means 100 is formed of opaque quartz having high purity and containing almost no impurities.
- the quartz tube 104 and the carbon wire 106 have high purity with almost no impurities. Therefore, it is possible to significantly suppress the occurrence of contamination of organic matter and metal. Since the processing of the reflection plate 102 and the quartz tube 104 is relatively easy, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, the heat energy can be used effectively and efficiently by the reflection plate 102.
- the main components of the heating means 100 are formed of quartz that is resistant to thermal shock, a large amount of power can be supplied. Thereby, a high temperature rising rate, for example, a temperature rising rate of about 1000 ° C./5 minutes can be obtained.
- the mounting table 78 according to the second embodiment is the mounting table 32 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, that is, the mounting table in which the heating means is integrated into the mounting table. You can use,. In this case, the generation of contamination on the wafer W can be further suppressed.
- a heating lamp may be used in place of the resistance heater 80 as the object heating means.
- the material of the inner container 98 may be transparent quartz or opaque quartz. Further, the object to be processed may be directly heated without providing the internal container 98.
- the force of forming the alumina film is described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a film forming process of another film type.
- the heating means 40 (100) is not limited to the force formed by inserting the carbon wire 64 (106) into the transparent quartz tube 62 (104).
- the lower half (upper half) of the quartz tube 62 (104) is made of opaque quartz for reflection, and the upper half (lower half) is made of transparent quartz to increase thermal efficiency. May be.
- the wafer should be located on the transparent quartz side.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and other processes such as an oxidation diffusion process, an annealing process, and a reforming process may be performed.
- the present invention can be applied to heat treatment.
- a film forming apparatus using thermal CVD has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a plasma CVD processing apparatus, an etching processing apparatus, an oxidation diffusion processing apparatus, a sputter processing apparatus, and the like.
- a semiconductor wafer has been described as an example of an object to be processed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to an LCD substrate, a glass substrate, and the like.
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