Deposition system with integrated carrier cleaning modules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12104242
APP PUB NO 20200354828A1
SERIAL NO

16870110

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A chemical vapor deposition system for semiconductor wafer production is disclosed. The system includes a process cluster coupled to a first end of a transfer chamber. The process cluster is maintained at a pressure that is lower than atmospheric pressure. The process cluster is also configured to apply epitaxial layers on one or more wafers loaded onto a wafer carrier. The system also includes an automatic factory interface coupled to a second end of the transfer chamber. The automatic factory interface is maintained at atmospheric pressure. The system includes one or more wafer carrier cleaning modules coupled to the automatic factory interface and configured to clean one or more of the wafer carriers without removing the wafer carriers from the chemical vapor deposition system.

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VEECO INSTRUMENTS INCTERMINAL DRIVE PLAINVIEW NY 11803

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Deshpande, Mandar Bridgewater, US 22 36
Gurary, Alexander I Bridgewater, US 51 2967
Paranjpe, Ajit Basking Ridge, US 30 959

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