Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable mode plasma chamber utilizing tunable plasma potential
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Application No.: US17536733Application Date: 2021-11-29
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Publication No.: US12002652B2Publication Date: 2024-06-04
- Inventor: Stephen E. Savas , Shawming Ma
- Applicant: Mattson Technology, Inc. , Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Mattson Technology, Inc.,Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Mattson Technology, Inc.,Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont; CN Beijing
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- The original application number of the division: US16514237 2019.07.17
- Main IPC: H01J37/32
- IPC: H01J37/32

Abstract:
Plasma processing apparatus and associated methods are provided. In one example, a plasma processing apparatus can include a plasma chamber configured to be able to hold a plasma. The plasma processing apparatus can include a dielectric window forming at least a portion of a wall of the plasma chamber. The plasma processing apparatus can include an inductive coupling element located proximate the dielectric window. The inductive coupling element can be configured to generate a plasma from the process gas in the plasma chamber when energized with radio frequency (RF) energy. The plasma processing apparatus can include a processing chamber having a workpiece support configured to support a workpiece. The plasma processing apparatus can include an electrostatic shield located between the inductive coupling element and the dielectric window. The electrostatic shield can be grounded via a tunable reactive impedance circuit to a ground reference.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220084792A1 VARIABLE MODE PLASMA CHAMBER UTILIZING TUNABLE PLASMA POTENTIAL Public/Granted day:2022-03-17
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