Patents Assigned to Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., Shanghai
  • Publication number: 20140083452
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for in situ cleaning of an MOCVD reaction chamber. The method includes: maintaining the internal pressure of the MOCVD reaction chamber in a predetermined pressure range, and keeping a plasma inside the MOCVD reaction chamber for a predetermined time period to completely remove deposits inside the MOCVD reaction chamber. The method for in situ cleaning of an MOCVD reaction chamber according to the embodiments of the present invention may remove relatively stable organic ligands or related polymers, resulting in a good cleaning effect for the removal of the deposits on the surfaces with a relatively low temperature inside the MOCVD reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc, Shanghai
    Inventors: Gerald Zheyao Yin, Zhiyou Du, Shuang Meng, Yang Wang, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140083451
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for in situ cleaning of an MOCVD reaction chamber. The method includes: introducing a first cleaning gas into the reaction chamber, and converting the first cleaning gas into a first plasma inside the reaction chamber, and maintaining the pressure inside the reaction chamber in a first predetermined pressure range for a first time period, to remove a carbonaceous organic substance inside the reaction chamber; introducing a second cleaning gas into the reaction chamber, and converting the second cleaning gas into second plasma inside the reaction chamber, and maintaining the pressure inside the reaction chamber in a second predetermined pressure range for a second time period, to remove metal and its compound inside the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc, Shanghai
    Inventors: Gerald Zheyao Yin, Zhiyou Du, Shuang Meng, Yang Wang, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140083453
    Abstract: A method for in situ cleaning of a Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition reaction chamber is provided in embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: introducing a first cleaning gas into the reaction chamber, converting the first cleaning gas into first plasma inside the reaction chamber to completely remove a carbonaceous organic substance inside the reaction chamber, wherein the first cleaning gas includes a first oxygen-containing gas; and introducing a second cleaning gas into the reaction chamber, and converting the second cleaning gas into second plasma inside the reaction chamber to completely remove a metallic oxide inside the reaction chamber, wherein the second cleaning gas includes a first halogen-containing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc, Shanghai
    Inventors: Gerald Zheyao Yin, Zhiyou Du, Shuang Meng, Yang Wang, Ying Zhang, Songlin Xu, Ban Zhu, Haruhisa Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130344244
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a gas conveying device in a film growth reaction chamber is provided. The gas conveying device comprises a gas conveying surface for releasing reaction gas to the film growth reaction chamber. The film growth reaction chamber comprises a support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc.,Shanghai
    Inventors: Zhiyou Du, Junichi Arami, Yijun Sun
  • Publication number: 20130292370
    Abstract: A method and device for determining temperature of a substrate in a vacuum processing apparatus during a process of the substrate are disclosed, the substrate to be measured is placed on a susceptor in the vacuum processing apparatus for a manufacture process, and the method includes: selecting i wavelengths from radiance emitted from the susceptor through a substrate, where i is a natural number greater than 1; obtaining at least i pieces of radiance corresponding to the selected i wavelengths; and calculating the temperature of the substrate based on the i pieces of radiance and the i wavelengths, by using a mathematical equation: E(?i)=T(d)×M(?i,T), where E(?i) is the ith radiant quantity corresponding to the ith wavelength ?i, T(d) is transmittance of the substrate, which is a function of thickness d of a film grown on the substrate, and M(?i,T) is blackbody radiation equation, which is a function of the ith wavelength ?i and the substrate temperature T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc, Shanghai
    Inventors: Yousen Li, Steven Lee, David Zhehao Chen
  • Publication number: 20130062311
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inductively-coupled plasma processing apparatus and a method for processing a substrate. By arranging a magnetic field line adjusting component made of magnetic conductive material, a quasi-closed low reluctance path is formed to serve as the path of the magnetic field line loop outside of the reaction chamber, and the path of most magnetic field lines of the induced magnetic field is constrained by the low reluctance path. In this way, most of magnetic field energy diverged previously may be gathered, and then the magnetic field is multiplied; alternatively, less energy is required to obtain the same magnetic field strength to generate plasma for performing etching, which improves utilization efficiency of energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC, SHANGHAI
    Inventor: Zhongdu LIU
  • Publication number: 20120255486
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cleaning an inner surface of a film growth reaction chamber, including a supporting unit, a cleaning unit, an electric motor and a power supply apparatus. The cleaning unit includes a surface facing the inner surface of the reaction chamber, and the surface is provided with a plurality of scraping structures. The electric motor is provided on the supporting unit and includes a driving shaft. One end of the driving shaft is connected to the cleaning unit so as to drive the cleaning unit to move. The power supply apparatus is connected to the electric motor. The cleaning apparatus of the present application provides a method for cleaning the inner surface of the reaction chamber, which is highly automatic, effective and timesaving, and may ensure the quality and consistency of cleaning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., Shanghai
    Inventors: Yinxin Jiang, Yijun Sun, Zhiyou Du