Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power generation systems and methods for plasma stability and control
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Application No.: US17374857Application Date: 2021-07-13
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Publication No.: US11721524B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Merritt Funk , Chelsea Dubose , Justin Moses , Kazuki Moyama , Kazushi Kaneko
- Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
- Current Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Main IPC: H03F3/68
- IPC: H03F3/68 ; H01J37/32 ; H03F3/21 ; H03F1/02 ; H03F1/56

Abstract:
Embodiments are described herein for power generation systems and methods that use quadrature splitters and combiners to facilitate plasma stability and control. For one embodiment, a quadrature splitter receives an input signal and generates a first and second signals as outputs with the second signal being ninety degrees out of phase with respect to the first signal. Two amplifiers then generate a first and second amplified signals. A quadrature combiner receives the first and second amplified signals and generates a combined amplified signal that represents re-aligned versions of the first and second amplified signals. The power amplifiers can be combined into a system to generate a high power output to a processing chamber. Further, detectors can generate measurements used to monitor and control power generation. The power amplifiers, system, and methods provide significant advantages for high-power generation delivered to process chambers for plasma generation during plasma processing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210343504A1 Power Generation Systems and Methods for Plasma Stability and Control Public/Granted day:2021-11-04
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