WO2013191415A1 - 기판 처리 장치 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus capable of processing a substrate by forming a uniform plasma density using the upper antenna and the side antenna.
- the semiconductor device has many layers on a silicon substrate, and these layers are deposited on the substrate through a deposition process.
- This deposition process has several important issues, which are important in evaluating the deposited films and selecting the deposition method.
- the first is the 'qulity' of the deposited film. This means composition, contamination levels, defect density, and mechanical and electrical properties.
- the composition of the films can vary depending on the deposition conditions, which is very important for obtaining a specific composition.
- the second is uniform thickness across the wafer.
- the thickness of the film deposited on the nonplanar pattern on which the step is formed is very important. Whether the thickness of the deposited film is uniform may be determined through step coverage defined by dividing the minimum thickness deposited on the stepped portion by the thickness deposited on the upper surface of the pattern.
- Another issue with deposition is filling space. This includes gap filling between the metal lines with an insulating film including an oxide film. The gap is provided to physically and electrically insulate the metal lines.
- uniformity is one of the important issues associated with the deposition process, and non-uniform films result in high electrical resistance on metal lines and increase the likelihood of mechanical failure.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate processing apparatus that can improve the process uniformity with respect to the entire surface of the substrate.
- Another object of the present invention to provide a substrate processing apparatus that can improve the plasma density.
- a substrate processing apparatus includes: a chamber in which an upper portion is opened and a passage through which a substrate enters and exits is formed; A chamber cover which closes an upper portion of the chamber to provide an internal space in which a process is performed on the substrate and has a gas supply hole formed to penetrate a ceiling wall; An upper antenna installed at an upper center of the chamber cover to form an electric field at the center of the inner space, and generating a plasma from a source gas supplied to the inner space; A side antenna installed to surround the side of the chamber cover to form an electric field at an edge of the inner space, and generating a plasma from a source gas supplied to the inner space; And a gas supply pipe connected to the gas supply hole to supply the source gas to the internal space, wherein the gas supply hole is disposed outside the upper antenna.
- the substrate processing apparatus may be installed in close contact with the ceiling surface of the chamber cover and further include a ring block plate for diffusing a source gas toward the substrate, and the block plate may be disposed at the center to correspond to the upper antenna.
- the flow path may include an inner flow path formed along a circumference of the opening to correspond to a central portion of the substrate; And a connection passage connecting the gas supply hole and the inner passage, and the gas injection holes may be formed on an inner circumferential surface of the block plate.
- the flow path may include an inner flow path formed along a circumference of the opening to correspond to a central portion of the substrate; And a connection flow path connecting the gas supply hole and the inner flow path, and the gas injection holes may be spaced apart from the inner flow path.
- the distribution density of the gas injection ports may increase as the gas injection hole is moved away from the gas supply hole.
- the diameter of the gas injection holes may increase as the distance from the gas supply hole.
- the flow path may include an inner flow path formed along a circumference of the opening to correspond to a central portion of the substrate; An outer passage formed outside the inner passage; And a plurality of connection passages connecting the inner passage and the outer passage, the gas supply hole may be formed on the outer passage, and the gas injection holes may be formed on the inner passage and the outer passage, respectively.
- connection passages may increase as the distance from the gas supply hole increases.
- the gas injection ports may have a higher distribution density on the inner channel than the outer channel.
- the diameter of the gas injection holes formed on the inner passage may be larger than the diameter of the gas injection holes formed on the outer passage.
- the flow path may include an inner flow path formed along a circumference of the opening to correspond to a central portion of the substrate; An outer passage formed outside the inner passage; And a plurality of connection passages connecting the inner passage and the outer passage, wherein the gas supply hole is formed on the outer passage, and the gas injection holes are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the block plate and the outer passage, respectively. Can be.
- the flow path connects one side of the outer flow path located on the opposite side of the gas supply hole and the other side of the outer flow path adjacent to the gas supply hole with respect to the center of the opening, and a plurality of auxiliary connection flow paths arranged side by side.
- the connection passages may be parallel to the auxiliary connection passages.
- the flow passage may include a semicircular inner flow passage formed along a circumference of the opening so as to correspond to a central portion of the substrate and formed on an opposite side of the gas supply hole with respect to the center of the opening; A semicircular outer channel formed on an outer side of the inner channel and formed on an opposite side of the inner channel based on the center of the opening; A connection flow passage having one end connected to the gas supply hole and the other end connected to a center portion of the outer flow passage; And an auxiliary connection channel connecting both ends of the inner channel and both ends of the outer channel, wherein the gas injection ports may be spaced apart on the inner channel and the outer channel.
- the present invention it is possible to improve the process uniformity of the entire surface of the substrate.
- FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a substrate processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal space shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the block plate and the flow of the source gas shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a flow of source gas and plasma formed in the internal space illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a first modification of the block plate and the flow of the source gas shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a second modification of the block plate and the source gas of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a third modification of the block plate and the flow of the source gas shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a fourth modification of the block plate shown in FIG. 1 and the flow of source gas.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a fifth modification of the block plate shown in FIG. 1 and the flow of source gas.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a thickness distribution of a thin film deposited through a conventional substrate processing apparatus.
- FIGS. 1 to 4 Embodiments of the invention may be modified in various forms, the scope of the invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described below. These embodiments are provided to explain in detail the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shape of each element shown in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a more clear description.
- the plasma process of the Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) method will be described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to various plasma processes.
- the substrate is described as an example, but the present invention may be applied to various target objects.
- FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a substrate processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a view showing an internal space shown in FIG.
- the substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a main chamber 10 and a chamber lid 14.
- the main chamber 10 has an open shape at an upper portion thereof, and has a passage 7 through which the substrate W is accessible.
- the gate valve 5 is installed outside the passage 7, and the passage 7 can be opened or closed by the gate valve 5.
- the chamber cover 14 closes the open upper portion of the main chamber 10 and forms an internal space that is blocked from the outside.
- the substrate W is loaded into the interior space through the passage 7, and the process for the substrate W is performed in the interior space.
- the susceptor cover 20 is installed to surround the upper and side portions of the susceptor 30, and during the process, the substrate W is placed on the upper part of the susceptor cover 20.
- the cross section of the susceptor cover 20 has a 'c' shape, and the lower side extends toward the lower portion of the susceptor 30.
- the susceptor 30 corresponds to the shape of the substrate W (for example, circular).
- the support shaft 42 is connected to the lower portion of the susceptor 30, and the support shaft 42 is installed to penetrate the through hole 8 formed in the lower portion of the main chamber 10.
- the fixed ring 45 is connected to the lower end of the support shaft 42
- the drive unit 40 is connected to the fixed ring 45 to lift the fixed ring 45 and the support shaft 42.
- the susceptor 30 moves up and down together with the support shaft 42.
- the upper end of the bellows 45 is connected to the lower surface of the main chamber 10, and the lower end of the bellows 45 is connected to the fixing ring 45.
- the support shaft 42 is connected to the fixing ring 45 through the interior of the bellows 45.
- the bellows 45 not only prevents the source gas supplied into the interior space from leaking to the outside through the through hole 8, but also prevents the vacuum atmosphere formed in the interior space from being damaged.
- the lift pins 55 support the substrate W loaded on the susceptor 30.
- the lift pins 55 are installed on guide holes (not shown) passing through the susceptor 30 and the susceptor cover 20, and move along the guide holes as the susceptor 30 moves up and down.
- the lower ends of the lift pins 55 are supported by the support plate 56 installed on the bottom surface of the main chamber 10, and the lift pins 55 are provided.
- the upper end of the protrusion protrudes from the upper surface of the susceptor cover 20.
- the lift pins 55 support the loaded substrate (W).
- the lower end of the lift pins 55 is spaced apart from the support plate 56 while the susceptor 30 is raised, and the upper end of the lift pins 55 is an upper surface of the susceptor cover 20.
- the substrate W is placed on the upper surface of the susceptor cover 20, and the process for the substrate W is performed while the susceptor 30 is raised.
- the upper antenna 80 is installed in the upper center portion of the chamber cover 14, the side antenna 85 is installed to surround the side of the chamber cover (14).
- the upper antenna 80 may have a spiral shape located at substantially the same height, and the side antenna 85 may have a spiral shape disposed along the height direction of the chamber cover 14.
- the gas supply hole 65 is formed through the ceiling wall of the chamber cover 14 and is disposed outside the upper antenna 80 to prevent interference with the upper antenna 80.
- the gas supply pipe 62 is connected to the gas supply hole 65, and the gas storage tank 60 in which the source gas is stored is connected to the gas supply hole 65 through the gas supply pipe 62.
- the source gas is supplied to the internal space through the gas supply hole 65.
- the upper antenna 80 and the side antenna 85 form an electric field in the inner space, and generate a plasma from the source gas.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a thickness distribution of a thin film deposited through a conventional substrate processing apparatus.
- the sizes of the main chamber 10 and the chamber cover 14 are increasing.
- the electric field is formed nonuniformly across the center and the edge of the inner space.
- the thin film deposited on the substrate W by using plasma is also nonuniformly formed, and the thickness of the thin film deposited on the center portion and the edge portion of the substrate W varies.
- the electric field formed through the upper antenna 80 is concentrated at the center portion B of the internal space, and the electric field formed through the side antenna 85 is concentrated at the edge portion A of the internal space. Through this, a uniform electric field may be formed in the internal space.
- the shape of the upper antenna 80 and the side antenna 85 may be modified according to the electric field formed in the central portion B and the edge portion A, respectively.
- the upper antenna 80 and the side antenna 85 are connected to a high frequency power source (RF generator) through a matcher 95, and the upper antenna and the side antenna 85 form an electric field using a high frequency current.
- the high frequency current supplied to the upper antenna 80 and the side antenna 85 may be changed according to the size of the electric field required, and different high frequency currents may be supplied.
- the housing 17 may be installed above the main chamber 10, and the matching unit 95 may be installed above the housing 17.
- the auxiliary bar 27 is installed in a state where the lower end is fixed to the bottom surface of the main chamber 10, is spaced apart from the side wall of the main chamber (10).
- the susceptor cover 20 is positioned lower than the upper end of the auxiliary bar 27, and the side and the auxiliary bar of the susceptor cover 20 during the process progress.
- the lower part of the susceptor 30 may be isolated from the internal space through the 27. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the plasma and the reaction by-products, which will be described later, from moving to the through hole 8 through the lower portion of the susceptor 30.
- the auxiliary bar 27 has a step at an intermediate height, and the baffle 51 is installed at the step formed on the side wall of the main chamber 10 and the step of the auxiliary bar 27.
- the baffle 51 is installed in a substantially horizontal state, and the baffle 51 has a plurality of exhaust holes 52.
- the main chamber 10 has an exhaust port 53, which is formed on the side wall opposite the passage 7.
- the exhaust line 54 is connected to the exhaust port 53, and the exhaust pump 55 is installed on the exhaust line 54.
- Plasma and reaction by-products generated in the inner space are discharged to the outside through the exhaust port 53 and the exhaust line 54, and the exhaust pump 55 forcibly discharges them.
- the plasma and the reaction by-products and the like are introduced into the exhaust port 53 through the exhaust holes 52 of the baffle 51.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the block plate shown in Figure 1 and the flow of the source gas
- Figure 4 is a view showing the flow of the source gas and plasma formed in the internal space shown in FIG.
- the source gas is supplied to the inner space of the main chamber 10 through the gas supply hole 65
- the upper antenna 80 and the side antenna 85 is the electric field at the center and the edge of the inner space, respectively
- the generated plasma reacts with the surface of the substrate W to deposit a thin film on the substrate W.
- the plasma and the reaction by-products, etc. are discharged to the exhaust port 53 through the baffle 51. It moves and is discharged to the outside.
- the discharge space 50 is recessed from the lower surface of the main chamber 10, it is formed in a circular shape along the lower edge of the main chamber (10). Since the discharge space 50 is formed by the side walls of the main chamber 10 and the baffle 51 and the auxiliary bar 27, the discharge space 50 is partially blocked from the outside so that the plasma and the reaction by-products are discharged through the baffle 51. ), And moves to the exhaust port 53 along the discharge space 50. Thus, as shown in FIG. 4, the flow direction on the surface of the substrate W is radially formed from the center of the substrate W toward the edge.
- the block plate 70 is installed in close contact with the ceiling surface of the chamber cover 14, and diffuses the source gas discharged through the gas supply hole 65 toward the surface of the substrate (W).
- the block plate 70 has a plurality of gas injection holes 75, and the source gas is diffused through the gas injection holes 75.
- the block plate 70 has a ring shape in which an opening 71 is formed in the central portion, and the opening 71 has a diameter of the central portion B of the internal space (or a diameter of the upper antenna 80). And may have substantially the same diameter.
- the block plate 70 has a channel recessed from one surface corresponding to the ceiling surface of the chamber cover 14, and the channel has an inner channel 72 and a connection channel 74.
- the inner channel 72 has a circular shape formed along the circumference of the opening 71, and the inner channel 72 is formed to be as close to the opening 71 as possible so that the source gas can be injected toward the center of the substrate W. do.
- the connection passage 74 is a straight line connecting the gas supply hole 65 and the inner passage 72.
- the gas injection holes 75 may be spaced apart from the inner flow passage 72 and may be inclined toward the center (or center) of the substrate W. As illustrated in FIG. The source gas is injected through the gas injection holes 75, and the injected source gas may move toward the center of the substrate W.
- the injected source gas (or plasma generated through the electric field) is the surface of the substrate (W) As the phase flows from the center to the edge, the plasma may react evenly with the surface of the substrate W to deposit a uniform thin film on the surface of the substrate W.
- the gas injection holes 75 may be deformed according to a distance spaced from the gas supply hole 65 (or one end of the connection channel 74 connected to the inner channel 72). . That is, since the pressure of the source gas along the inner passage 72 increases as it approaches the gas supply hole 65 and decreases as it moves away from the gas supply hole 65, the distribution density of the gas injection holes 75 is reduced. The distance from the gas 65 may increase, and the diameter of the gas injection holes 75 may increase from the gas supply hole 65. Since the pressure of the source gas decreases as the position of the gas injection port 75 moves away from the gas supply hole 65, the amount of source gas supplied to the internal space can be uniformly adjusted through a difference in distribution density or diameter.
- the gas injection holes 75 may be formed on the partition wall 77 (or the inner circumferential surface) positioned between the opening 71 and the inner flow path 72. Therefore, the source gas is injected toward the opening 71, and after plasma is generated by the upper antenna 80 on the opening 71, the plasma is respectively directed from the opening 71 toward the center portion and the edge portion of the substrate W. Move. Therefore, the plasma may react evenly with the surface of the substrate W to deposit a uniform thin film on the surface of the substrate W.
- the distribution density of the gas injection holes 75 may increase as the distance from the gas supply holes 65, the diameter of the gas injection holes 75 to be far from the gas supply holes 65 Can increase.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a second modification of the block plate and the source gas of FIG. 1.
- the flow passage further has a circular outer flow passage 78 located outside the inner flow passage 72, and the gas supply hole 65 is formed on the outer flow passage 78.
- the connection flow path 74 has a linear shape connecting the inner flow path 72 and the outer flow path 78 and is disposed radially about the opening 71.
- the gas injection holes 75 are spaced apart from the inner flow passage 72 and the outer flow passage 78, and the gas injection holes 75 formed on the inner flow passage 72 may form a central portion (or center) of the substrate W. It may be inclined toward.
- the source gas moves toward the central portion of the substrate W through the gas injection holes 75 formed on the inner channel 72, and the source gas may flow from the center portion toward the edge on the surface of the substrate W. In addition, it may move toward the edge portion of the substrate W through the gas injection holes 75 formed on the outer passage 75.
- the width of the inner channel 72 may be larger than the width of the outer channel 78, and the amount of source gas supplied through the gas injection holes 75 formed on the inner channel 72 is greater than the width of the outer channel 72. It may be greater than the amount of source gas supplied through the gas injection holes 75 formed on the. Through this, the amount of source gas supplied to the central portion of the substrate W can be compensated.
- connection flow path 74 may be larger on the side farther from the gas supply hole 65 than the side closer to the gas supply hole 65.
- the distribution density of the gas injection holes 75 may increase with distance from the gas supply hole 65, and the diameter of the gas injection holes 75 may increase with distance from the gas supply hole 65.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a third modification of the block plate and the flow of the source gas shown in FIG. 1.
- the gas injection holes 75 formed on the inner channel 72 may be formed on the partition wall 77 (or the inner circumferential surface) positioned between the opening 71 and the inner channel 72. have.
- the flow path further has auxiliary connection flow paths 79, and the auxiliary connection flow paths 79 are located on the outer side of the gas supply hole 65 based on the center of the opening 71.
- One side of 78 is connected to the other side of the outer passage 78 located on the opposite side of the gas supply hole (65).
- the auxiliary connection passages 79 may be disposed in parallel with each other, and may uniformly adjust the pressure of the source gas in the outer passage 78 through the auxiliary connection passages 79.
- the connection passages 74 may be arranged in parallel with the auxiliary connection passages 79.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a fifth modification of the block plate shown in FIG. 1 and the flow of source gas.
- the inner flow passage 72 is formed on the opposite side of the gas supply hole 65 with respect to the center of the opening 71 and may have a semicircular shape.
- the outer channel 78 may be formed to be as close to the inner channel 72 as possible on the outer side of the inner channel 72 and may have a semicircular shape formed on the opposite side of the inner channel 72 with respect to the center of the opening 71. have.
- connection passage 74 is a straight line connecting the gas supply hole 65 and the outer flow passage 78.
- the auxiliary connection channel 79 connects both ends of the inner channel 72 and both ends of the outer channel 78.
- the gas injection holes 75 may be spaced apart from the inner flow passage 72 and the outer flow passage 78, and the gas injection holes 75 may be inclined toward the central portion (or the center) of the substrate W.
- the source gas moves along the outer channel 78 and moves to the inner channel 72 through the auxiliary connecting channel 79.
- the source gas moves through the gas injection holes 75 toward the center portion of the substrate W, and the source gas may flow from the center portion to the edge on the surface of the substrate W.
- the distribution density of the gas injection holes 75 may increase as the distance from the gas supply hole 65, the diameter of the gas injection holes 75 may increase as the distance from the gas supply hole (65). .
- the width of the inner channel 72 may be larger than the width of the outer channel 78.
- the present invention can be applied to various types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and manufacturing methods.
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- 상부가 개방되며, 일측에 기판이 출입하는 통로가 형성되는 챔버;상기 챔버의 상부를 폐쇄하여 상기 기판에 대한 공정이 이루어지는 내부공간을 제공하며, 천정벽을 관통하도록 형성된 가스공급홀을 가지는 챔버덮개;상기 챔버덮개의 상부 중앙에 설치되어 상기 내부공간의 중앙부에 전계를 형성하며, 상기 내부공간에 공급된 소스가스로부터 플라즈마를 생성하는 상부안테나;상기 챔버덮개의 측부를 감싸도록 설치되어 상기 내부공간의 가장자리부에 전계를 형성하며, 상기 내부공간에 공급된 소스가스로부터 플라즈마를 생성하는 측부안테나; 및상기 가스공급홀과 연결되어 상기 내부공간에 상기 소스가스를 공급하는 가스공급관을 포함하며,상기 가스공급홀은 상기 상부안테나의 외측에 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 기판 처리 장치는,상기 챔버덮개의 천정면에 밀착하여 설치되며, 상기 기판을 향해 소스가스를 확산하는 링 형상의 블록 플레이트를 더 포함하며,상기 블록 플레이트는,상기 상부안테나와 대응되도록 중앙에 형성된 개구;상기 천정면과 대향되는 일면으로부터 함몰된 유로; 및상기 유로와 연통되어 상기 소스가스를 분사하는 복수의 가스분사구들을 가지는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 유로는,상기 기판의 중앙부와 대응되도록 상기 개구의 둘레를 따라 형성된 내측유로; 및상기 가스공급홀과 상기 내측유로를 연결하는 연결유로를 가지며,상기 가스분사구들은 상기 블록 플레이트의 내주면에 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 유로는,상기 기판의 중앙부와 대응되도록 상기 개구의 둘레를 따라 형성된 내측유로; 및상기 가스공급홀과 상기 내측유로를 연결하는 연결유로를 가지며,상기 가스분사구들은 상기 내측유로 상에 이격형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제3항 또는 제4항에 있어서,상기 가스분사구들의 분포밀도는 상기 가스공급홀로부터 멀어질수록 증가하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제3항 또는 제4항에 있어서,상기 가스분사구들의 직경은 상기 가스공급홀로부터 멀어질수록 증가하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 유로는,상기 기판의 중앙부와 대응되도록 상기 개구의 둘레를 따라 형성된 내측유로;상기 내측유로의 외측에 형성되는 외측유로; 및상기 내측유로와 상기 외측유로를 연결하는 복수의 연결유로들를 가지며,상기 가스공급홀은 상기 외측유로 상에 형성되고, 상기 가스분사구들은 상기 내측유로 및 상기 외측유로 상에 각각 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 연결유로들의 폭은 상기 가스공급홀로부터 멀어질수록 증가하는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 가스분사구들은 상기 외측유로에 비해 상기 내측유로 상에 높은 분포밀도를 가지는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제7항에 있어서,상기 내측유로 상에 형성된 상기 가스분사구들의 직경이 상기 외측유로 상에 형성된 상기 가스분사구들의 직경보다 큰 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 유로는,상기 기판의 중앙부와 대응되도록 상기 개구의 둘레를 따라 형성된 내측유로;상기 내측유로의 외측에 형성되는 외측유로; 및상기 내측유로와 상기 외측유로를 연결하는 복수의 연결유로들를 가지며,상기 가스공급홀은 상기 외측유로 상에 형성되고,상기 가스분사구들은 상기 상기 블록 플레이트의 내주면 및 상기 외측유로 상에 각각 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제7항 또는 제11항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,상기 유로는,상기 개구의 중심을 기준으로, 상기 가스공급홀의 반대측에 위치한 상기 외측유로의 일측과 상기 가스공급홀에 근접한 상기 외측유로의 타측을 연결하며, 서로 나란하게 배치된 복수의 보조연결유로들을 더 가지며,상기 연결유로들은 상기 보조연결유로들과 나란한 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 유로는,상기 기판의 중앙부와 대응되도록 상기 개구의 둘레를 따라 형성되며, 상기 개구의 중심을 기준으로 상기 가스공급홀의 반대측에 형성되는 반원 형상의 내측유로;상기 내측유로의 외측에 형성되며, 상기 개구의 중심을 기준으로 상기 내측유로의 반대편에 형성되는 반원 형상의 외측유로;일단부가 상기 가스공급홀과 연결되고, 타단부가 상기 외측유로의 중앙부와 연결되는 연결유로; 및상기 내측유로의 양단부와 상기 외측유로의 양단부를 연결하는 보조연결유로를 가지며,상기 가스분사구들은 상기 내측유로 및 상기 외측유로 상에 이격형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 기판 처리 장치.
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