An apparatus for depositing thin films onto a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a gas exchange plate that is positioned within a reaction chamber having a platform. The gas exchange plate may be positioned above or below the platform and comprises a first plurality of passages and a seco
An apparatus for depositing thin films onto a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a gas exchange plate that is positioned within a reaction chamber having a platform. The gas exchange plate may be positioned above or below the platform and comprises a first plurality of passages and a second plurality of passages machined therein. The first plurality of passages is in fluid communication with a first reactant source and a purge gas source. Similarly, the second plurality of passages is in fluid communication with a second reactant source and a purge gas source. The first and the second plurality of passages are fluidly connected to first and second plurality of apertures that open to the reaction chamber. Gases are removed from the reaction space through third plurality of apertures within the gas exchange plate that are in fluid communication with exhaust space. Methods of atomic layer deposition (ALD) include exhausting gas through the plane of a gas injection system, pressure fluctuation using multiple pulse precursor and purge steps, and use of booster inert gas flows.
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We claim: 1. An apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate, comprising: a reaction chamber having a reaction space; a substrate holder for holding the substrate within the reaction space; a gas outlet in fluid communication with the reaction space; a gas exchange plate having a first side
We claim: 1. An apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate, comprising: a reaction chamber having a reaction space; a substrate holder for holding the substrate within the reaction space; a gas outlet in fluid communication with the reaction space; a gas exchange plate having a first side and a second side, positioned within the reaction chamber, the plate comprising: a plurality of first passages machined therein being in fluid communication with a first reactant gas source and a purge gas source, the first passages communicating with a plurality of first apertures spaced along the first passages, the first apertures opening to the reaction space; a plurality of second passages machined therein being in fluid communication with a second reactant gas source and a purge gas source, the second passages communicating with a plurality of second apertures spaced along the second passages, the second apertures opening to the reaction space; and a plurality of third apertures extending from the first side to the second side of the gas exchange plate, allowing gas to pass therethrough. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the first passages include a first main passage connected to a plurality of first distributor passages; and the second passages include a second main passage connected to a plurality of second distributor passages. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first main passage is formed along a first side of the gas exchange plate and the second main passage extends parallel to the first main passage along an opposite side of the gas exchange plate. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first distributor passages extend parallel to the second distributor passages and extend perpendicularly from the first and second main passages, respectively. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first distributor passages alternate with the second distributor passages along an axis parallel to the first and second main passages. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an exhaust plate having a first side and a second side, the second side of the exhaust plate being flush with the first side of the gas exchange plate. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the gas exhaust plate includes a plurality of exhaust apertures aligned with the plurality of third apertures of the gas exchange plate. 8. The, apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first and second passages comprise grooves on the first side of the gas exchange plate, the exhaust plate overlying and sealing the grooves to enclose the first and second passages. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the exhaust plate includes a recess defined in the first side of the exhaust plate and an exhaust conduit communicating from the recess to an edge of the exhaust plate. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a top plate having a first side and a second side, the second side of the top plate fitting with and sealing against the first side of the exhaust plate, thereby sealing and defining an exhaust space within the recess of the exhaust plate. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first, second and third apertures are interspersed with one another and substantially uniformly distributed across the gas exchange plate to provide gas flow substantially uniformly across the substrate holder. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of apertures are distributed along a plurality of parallel lines and the second plurality of apertures are distributed across a plurality of parallel lines alternated with the parallel lines of the first plurality of apertures. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate holder is an end effector of a wafer handler. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate holder is a platform comprising a heated susceptor plate. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the substrate holder holds the substrate in place by operation of the Bernoulli principle. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas exchange plate is positioned below the substrate holder. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the substrate holder is a vacuum chuck. 18. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the gas outlet is fluidly connected to a vacuum. 19. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the gas outlet communicates with a venturi. 20. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising controls for alternately providing first reactant to the first plurality of passages while stopping second reactant flow to the second plurality of passages and providing second reactant to the second plurality of passages while stopping first reactant flow to the first plurality of passages. 21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second plurality of passages comprise open grooves on the first side of the gas exchange plate. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the grooves comprise rounded bottoms. 23. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising first and second holes through an edge of the gas exchange plate, the first and second holes communicating with the grooves of the first and second passages, respectively. 24. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second apertures further comprise countersinks widening the first and second apertures at the second side of the gas exchange plate. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising countersinks widening the third apertures at the second side of the gas exchange plate. 26. An apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate, comprising: a reaction chamber having a reaction space; a substrate support, disposed within the reaction space; a first plate positioned above the substrate support, the first plate having: a first gas inlet fluidly connected to a first plurality of apertures via a first gas pathway; a second gas inlet fluidly connected to a second plurality of apertures via a second gas pathway, wherein the first and second pathways are machined into the first plate; a third plurality of apertures allowing gas to pass through the first plate; and a second plate fixed to a gas outlet, positioned above the first plate, having a plurality of apertures allowing gas existing between the first plate and the second plate to flow to the gas outlet. 27. A showerhead assembly for a vapor deposition chamber, comprising: a gas exchange plate having a thickness between a first side and a second side, the gas exchange plate defining a first network of passages in fluid communication with a first gas inlet and a second network of passages in fluid communication with a second gas inlet, the first and second network of passages including a plurality of first and second apertures opening from the first and second network of passages, respectively, to the second side of the gas exchange plate, the first and second apertures being interspersed and spaced across the second side of the gas exchange plate, the gas exchange plate further including a plurality of third apertures extending from the first side to the second side through the thickness of the gas exchange plate and being isolated from the first and second network of passages; and an exhaust plate having a plurality of exhaust apertures therein, the exhaust plate configured to mate with the gas exchange plate and align the exhaust apertures with the third apertures of the exhaust plate. 28. The showerhead assembly of claim 27, wherein the first and second networks of passages comprise grooves formed in the first side of the gas exchange plate. 29. The showerhead assembly of claim 28, wherein the first and second gas inlets comprise holes machined into an edge of the gas exchange plate and in fluid communication with the first and second network of passages, respectively. 30. The showerhead assembly of claim 28, wherein the exhaust plate has a first side and a second side, the second side of the exhaust plate configured to seal the surface grooves of the first and second network of passages of the gas exchange plate when the second side of the exhaust plate is mated with the first side of the gas exchange plate. 31. The showerhead assembly of claim 30, wherein the exhaust plate further comprises a recess formed in the first side of the exhaust plate, the recess being in communication with each of the exhaust apertures at a bottom of the recess. 32. The showerhead assembly of claim 31, wherein the exhaust plate further comprises outlet conduits extending in fluid communication between the recess and an edge of the exhaust plate. 33. The showerhead assembly of claim 32, further comprising a top plate having a thickness between a first side and a second side, the second side of the top plate configured to mate with and seal against the first side of the exhaust plate, thereby forming an exhaust space within the recess of the exhaust plate.
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