A substrate processing apparatus includes: a gas injection portion including two gas distribution portions, disposed on an upper portion in the chamber and spatially separated from each other, and two types of nozzles, respectively connected to the two gas distribution portions, having different lengths to each other; a first electrode, connected to a radio-frequency (RF) power supply and disposed below the gas injection portion to be vertically spaced apart from the gas injection portion, having a plurality of openings into which among the nozzles, one type of nozzles are respectively inserted; and a second electrode, disposed to oppose the first electrode, mounting a substrate.

A showerhead utilized within a process chamber includes a first inlet for receiving a first gas from a first source at a center region of an inner plenum defined therein. A plurality of second inlets is defined along a peripheral region of the showerhead for receiving a second gas from a second source. A plurality of conduits couples the edge plenum to an outer edge of the inner plenum so as to supply the second gas to the inner plenum. The first gas creates an inner flow that flows radially outward from the center region to an outer edge of the inner plenum and the second gas supplied by the edge plenum creates a perimeter flow that flows inward from the outer edge of the inner plenum toward the center region. A stagnation point defining an adjustable radius is formed at an interface of the first gas and the second gas. A plurality of outlets are defined across a lower surface of the showerhead and extends a diameter of the inner plenum such that the first gas from the inner flow exits the plurality of outlets from the center region up to the stagnation point and the second gas from the perimeter flow exits the plurality of outlets from the stagnation point to the outer edge.

Embodiments of apparatus for supplying vaporized reactants to a reaction chamber are described herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead assembly for depositing multiple materials on a substrate includes a plurality of gas delivery portions, each gas delivery portion having an inlet, a wedge shaped body that defines a plenum, and a plurality of openings disposed on a bottom surface of the gas delivery portion, wherein each of the plenums are fluidly isolated from each other.

According to one aspect of a technique the present disclosure, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube in which a substrate is accommodated; a nozzle accommodation structure provided at a side surface of the reaction tube and extending in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate; a gas supply nozzle inserted in the nozzle accommodation structure and extending from an outside of the reaction tube to an inside of the reaction tube; and a first gas supply structure through which a first gas is supplied to the gas supply nozzle.

The present disclosure relates to a substrate processing apparatus and method. The substrate processing apparatus and method can sequentially inject process gases onto substrates located in first and second spaces obtained by dividing the internal space of a chamber in the substrate processing apparatus, thereby forming thin films with uniform thicknesses on the substrates located in the first and second spaces.

Described herein is a technique capable of suppressing an adhesion of deposits to an inside of a reaction vessel of a substrate processing apparatus. According to one aspect, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a substrate retainer provided with a substrate support region; a heat insulator provided below the substrate support region; and a reaction vessel of a cylindrical shape in which the substrate retainer and the heat insulator are accommodated, wherein the reaction vessel includes: an auxiliary chamber protruding outward in a radial direction of the reaction vessel and extending along an extending direction from at least a position below an upper end of the heat insulator to a position facing the substrate support region; and a first cover provided in the auxiliary chamber along a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the auxiliary chamber so as to divide an inner space of the auxiliary chamber.

Gas distribution assemblies and process chamber comprising gas distribution assemblies are described. The gas distribution assembly includes a gas distribution plate, a lid and a primary O-ring. The primary O-ring is positioned between a purge channel of a first contact surface of the gas distribution plate and a second contact surface. Methods of sealing a process chamber using the disclosed gas distribution assemblies are described.

An apparatus for depositing a thin layer and associated method, the apparatus including a process chamber; a support in the process chamber, substrates being supportable on the support at different heights; a gas injector configured to inject a gas into the process chamber; and a heater configured to heat the process chamber, wherein the gas injector includes a first injector configured to inject a first gas; and a second injector configured to inject a second gas, a flow rate of the first gas injected from the first injector ranges from 120 sccm to 240 sccm, and a flow rate of the second gas injected from the second injector ranges from 1,200 sccm to 2,400 sccm.

Methods and apparatus for coating processing reactor component parts are provided herein. In some embodiments, a part coating reactor includes: a lower body and a lid assembly that together define and enclose an interior volume; one or more heaters disposed in the lid assembly; one or more coolant channels disposed in the lid assembly to flow a heat transfer medium therethrough; a plurality of gas passages disposed through the lid assembly to facilitate providing one or more gases to the interior volume, wherein the plurality of gas passages include a plurality of fluidly independent plenums disposed in the lid assembly; and one or more mounting brackets to facilitate coupling a workpiece to the lid assembly.

The present disclosure relates to a lid assembly apparatus and related methods for substrate processing chambers. In one implementation, a lid assembly includes a gas manifold. The gas manifold includes a first gas channel configured to receive a process gas, a second gas channel configured to receive a doping gas, and a third gas channel configured to receive a cleaning gas. The lid assembly also includes a showerhead. The showerhead includes one or more first gas openings that are configured to receive the process gas, and one or more second gas openings that are configured to receive the doping gas.