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- Patent Title: Plasma shaper to control ion flux distribution of plasma source
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Application No.: US17686200Application Date: 2022-03-03
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Publication No.: US12249488B2Publication Date: 2025-03-11
- Inventor: Alexandre Likhanskii , Peter F. Kurunczi , Alan V. Hayes
- Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: KDW FIRM PLLC
- Main IPC: H01J37/32
- IPC: H01J37/32

Abstract:
Provided herein are approaches for providing a more uniform ion flux and ion angular distribution across a wafer to minimize etch yield loss resulting from etch profile variations. In some embodiments, a system may include a plasma source operable to generate a plasma within a plasma chamber enclosed by a chamber housing, wherein the plasma source comprises a plasma shaper extending into the plasma chamber from a wall of the chamber housing. The plasma shaper may include a shaper wall coupled to the wall of the chamber housing, and a shaper end wall connected to the shaper wall, the shaper end wall defining an indentation extending towards the wall of the chamber housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230282449A1 PLASMA SHAPER TO CONTROL ION FLUX DISTRIBUTION OF PLASMA SOURCE Public/Granted day:2023-09-07
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