Abstract:
An objective of the present invention is to provide a thin-film forming sputtering system capable of a sputtering process at a high rate. A thin-film forming sputtering system 10 includes: a vacuum container 11; a target holder 13 located inside the vacuum container 11; a target holder 13 located inside the vacuum container; a substrate holder 14 opposed to the target holder 13; a power source 15 for applying a voltage between the target holder 13 and the substrate holder 14; a magnetron-sputtering magnet 12 provided behind the target holder 13, for generating a magnetic field having a component parallel to a target T; and radio-frequency antennae 16 for generating radio-frequency inductively-coupled plasma within a space in the vicinity of the target T where the magnetic field generated by the magnetron-sputtering magnet 12 has a strength equal to or higher than a predetermined level. The radio-frequency inductively-coupled plasma generated by the radio-frequency antennae 16 promotes the supply of electrons into the aforementioned magnetic field, so that the sputtering process can be performed at a high rate.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a plasma processing device capable of inducing a strong radio-frequency electric field within a vacuum container while preventing sputtering of the antenna conductor, an increase in the temperature of the antenna conductor and the formation of particles. A plasma processing device 10 according to the present invention includes a vacuum containem11, a radio-frequency antenna 21 placed between an inner surface 111A and an outer surface 111B of a wall of the vacuum container 11, and a dielectric separating member 16 for separating the radio-frequency antenna 21 from an internal space of the vacuum container 11. As compared to a device using an external antenna, the present device can induce a stronger magnetic field in the vacuum container 11. The separating member 16 has the effects of preventing the radio-frequency antenna 21 from undergoing sputtering by the plasma produced in the vacuum container 11, suppressing an increase in the temperature of the radio-frequency antenna 21, and preventing the formation of particles.