Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiple anode plasma for CVD in a hollow article
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Application No.: US14255596Application Date: 2014-04-17
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Publication No.: US10297425B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Deepak Upadhyaya , Karthik Boinapally , William J. Boardman , Matthew MaMoody , Thomas B. Casserly , Pankaj Jyoti Hazarika , Duc Doan
- Applicant: SUB-ONE TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
- Applicant Address: US AZ Tucson
- Assignee: SUB-ONE TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
- Current Assignee: SUB-ONE TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Tucson
- Main IPC: H01J37/32
- IPC: H01J37/32 ; C23C16/44 ; C23C16/04 ; C23C16/26 ; C23C16/503

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition to an interior region of a hollow, tubular, high aspect ratio workpiece are disclosed. A plurality of anodes are disposed in axially spaced apart arrangement, to the interior of the workpiece. A process gas is introduced into the region. A respective individualized DC or pulsed DC bias is applied to each of the anodes. The bias excites the process gas into a plasma. The workpiece is biased in a hollow cathode arrangement. Pressure is controlled in the interior region to maintain the plasma. An elongated support tube arranges the anodes, and receives a process gas tube. A current splitter provides a respective selected proportion of a total current to each anode. One or more notch diffusers or chamber diffusers may diffuse the process gas or a plasma moderating gas. Plasma impedance and distribution may be controlled using various means.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140227464A1 MULTIPLE ANODE PLASMA FOR CVD IN A HOLLOW ARTICLE Public/Granted day:2014-08-14
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