Film-forming manufacturing apparatus and method

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PATENT NO 9873941
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14812130

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It is an object of the present invention to provide a film-forming apparatus and a film-forming method that can prolong the lifetime of heaters used under high temperature conditions in an epitaxial growth technique. An inert gas discharge portion supplies an inert gas into the space containing the heater, gas is then discharged through the gas discharge portion without influence on the semiconductor substrate during film formation. It is therefore possible to prevent the reaction gas entering into the space containing the high-temperature heaters. This makes it possible to prevent a reaction between hydrogen gas contained in the reaction gas and SiC constituting the heaters. Therefore, it is possible to prevent carbon used as a base material of the heaters from being exposed due to the decomposition of SiC and then reacting with hydrogen gas. This makes it possible to prolong the lifetime of the heaters.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571
NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY INC8-1 SHINSUGITA-CHO ISOGO-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 2358522 ?2358522

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adachi, Ayumu Toyota, JP 14 121
Fujibayashi, Hiroaki Zushi, JP 22 59
Ito, Hideki Yokosuka, JP 233 1863
Ito, Masahiko Yokosuka, JP 139 1953
Kamata, Isaho Tokyo, JP 36 242
Naito, Masami Inazawa, JP 23 507
Nishikawa, Koichi Nagoya, JP 22 191
Suzuki, Kunihiko Shizuoka, JP 272 4645
Tsuchida, Hidekazu Yokosuka, JP 56 391
Tsumori, Toshiro Zama, JP 8 99

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