Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Eddy current gain compensation
- Patent Title (中): 涡流增益补偿
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Application No.: US12577663Application Date: 2009-10-12
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Publication No.: US08408965B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Doyle E. Bennett , Thomas H. Osterheld
- Applicant: Doyle E. Bennett , Thomas H. Osterheld
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: B24B49/00
- IPC: B24B49/00 ; B24B51/00

Abstract:
In-situ monitoring during processing of a substrate includes processing a conductive film on a substrate in a semiconductor processing apparatus and generating a signal from an eddy current sensor during processing. The signal includes a first portion generated when the eddy current sensor is adjacent the substrate, a second portion generated when the eddy current sensor is adjacent a metal body and not adjacent the substrate, and a third portion generated when the eddy current sensor is adjacent neither the metal body nor the substrate. The second portion of the signal is compared to the third portion of the signal and a gain is determined based at least on a result of the comparing, and the first portion of the signal is multiplied by the gain to generate an adjusted signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100099334A1 Eddy Current Gain Compensation Public/Granted day:2010-04-22
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