Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080236751 | Plasma Processing Apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus wherein a layer structure consisting of plural layers formed in stack one upon another on a semiconductor wafer placed on the sample holder located in the process chamber, is etched with plasma generated in the process chamber by supplying high frequency power to the electrode disposed in the sample holder, the apparatus comprising a ring-shaped electrode disposed above the electrode and around the periphery of the top portion of the sample holder, an outer circumferential ring of dielectric material disposed above the ring-shaped electrode and opposite to the plasma, and a power source for supplying power at different values to the ring-shaped electrode depending on the sorts of layers of the layer structure. | 10-02-2008 |
20090000741 | Vacuum prcessing apparatus and vacuum processing method of sample - A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum container which can be depressurized, a sample holder inside of the vacuum container for mounting a sample to be processed, wherein films laid over a surface of the sample are etched with plasma generated in a space above the sample holder. The apparatus further includes a gas supply channel for feeding a heat conducting gas between a sample mounting surface and the backside of the sample, and a pressure control unit for changing stepwise the pressure of the gas supply channel between the sample mounting surface and the backside of the sample in accordance with the progress of the processing of the films of the sample by the etching. | 01-01-2009 |
20090065145 | Plasma Processing Apparatus And Method Capable Of Adjusting Temperature Within Sample Table - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber disposed within a vacuum vessel for forming therein a plasma, a sample table disposed beneath the processing chamber for mounting on its upper surface a workpiece to be processed, an electrode disposed within the sample table for allowing application of high frequency power for adjustment of a surface potential of the workpiece, a passage disposed within the sample table for causing a refrigerant to flow therein, and a control device for adjusting a temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the passage. The workpiece is processed using a plasma created within the processing chamber under application of the high frequency power. Before application of the high frequency power, the control device starts to adjust the temperature of the refrigerant based on information of the high frequency power so that it has a predetermined value. | 03-12-2009 |
20090078563 | Plasma Processing Apparatus And Method Capable of Adjusting Temperature Within Sample Table - A plasma processing method includes mounting a workpiece to be processed on an upper surface of a sample table disposed at a lower portion of an interior of a processing chamber disposed within a vacuum vessel and processing the workpiece by use of plasma formed within the processing chamber while applying thereto a first high frequency power for adjustment of a surface potential of the workpiece which is disposed on the sample table. The method further includes starting, prior to application of the first high frequency power, to adjust a temperature of a heat exchange medium flowing in a passage disposed inside of the sample table so as to have a predetermined value based on information of this high frequency power. | 03-26-2009 |
20090114152 | APPARATUS FOR PLASMA TREATMENT - An apparatus for treating with plasma a specimen mounted on a specimen table and a next specimen mounted thereon after the treatment of the specimen is completed in a vacuumed container, comprises, a detector for measuring a temperature of the specimen table, and an adjustor for adjusting the temperature of the specimen table obtained when the next specimen is treated to have a value determined from a predetermined change in temperature of the specimen and one of the temperature of the specimen table measured by the detector and a temperature of returning refrigerant obtained after the treatment of the specimen is started, wherein the adjustor obtains the predetermined change in temperature of the specimen from the temperatures of the specimen measured in respective conditions in each of which conditions the treatment is continued until a changing rate of the temperature of the specimen becomes not more than a predetermined degree. | 05-07-2009 |
20100163186 | Plasma Processing Apparatus - A plasma processing apparatus wherein a layer structure consisting of plural layers formed in stack one upon another on a semiconductor wafer placed on the sample holder located in the process chamber, is etched with plasma generated in the process chamber by supplying high frequency power to the electrode disposed in the sample holder, the apparatus comprising a ring-shaped electrode disposed above the electrode and around the periphery of the top portion of the sample holder, an outer circumferential ring of dielectric material disposed above the ring-shaped electrode and opposite to the plasma, and a power source for supplying power at different values to the ring-shaped electrode depending on the sorts of layers of the layer structure. | 07-01-2010 |
20100193130 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus including a vacuum chamber, a sample table for mounting a member to be processed thereon, the sample table having a coolant path to control a temperature of the member to be processed, an electrostatic chuck power supply for electrostatically adsorbing the member to be processed on the sample table, and a plurality of gas hole parts provided in the sample table to supply heat transfer gas between the member to be processed and the sample table and thereby control a temperature of the member to be processed, each of the gas hole parts includes a boss formed of a dielectric, a sleeve, and a plurality of small tubes, and the small tubes are arranged in a range of 10 to 50% of a radius when measured from a center of the gas hole part toward outside. | 08-05-2010 |
20120228261 | SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE, SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SAMPLE - There is provided a VUV light processing apparatus that can apply vacuum ultraviolet light to the entire surface of a wafer in excellent reproducibility and can process the wafer with VUV (vacuum ultraviolet) light in excellent reproducibility. A VUV light processing apparatus includes: a chamber connected with a gas supply apparatus and an evacuation apparatus, the chamber being capable of reducing the pressure inside the chamber; a plasma light source that generates VUV light including a wavelength of 200 nm or less, the plasma light source including a plasma generating unit that generates plasma in the chamber; and a VUV transmission filter provided between a stage on which a sample to be processed is placed and the sample in the chamber, the VUV transmission filter transmitting the VUV light including a wavelength of 200 nm or less and not transmitting electrons, ions, and radicals in plasma, the VUV transmission filter having the outer diameter size larger than that of the sample. | 09-13-2012 |
20140011365 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To improve processing uniformity by improving a working characteristic in an edge exclusion region. Provided is a plasma processing apparatus for processing a sample by generating plasma in a vacuum vessel to which a processing gas is supplied and that is exhausted to a predetermined pressure and by applying a radio frequency bias to a sample placed in the vacuum vessel, wherein a conductive radio frequency ring to which a radio frequency bias power is applied is arranged in a stepped part formed outside a convex part of the sample stage on which the wafer is mounted, and a dielectric cover ring is provided in the stepped part, covering the radio frequency ring, the cover ring substantially blocks penetration of the radio frequency power to the plasma from the radio frequency ring, and the radio frequency ring top surface is set higher than a wafer top surface. | 01-09-2014 |