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公开(公告)号:US11661651B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17838805
申请日:2022-06-13
发明人: Chao Du , Xing Chen , Keith A. Miller , Jothilingam Ramalingam , Jianxin Lei
CPC分类号: C23C14/3414 , C23C14/022 , C23C14/5846 , C23C14/5873 , H01J37/32449 , H01J37/32844 , H01J37/32981
摘要: Methods and apparatus for passivating a target are provided herein. For example, a method includes a) supplying an oxidizing gas into an inner volume of the process chamber; b) igniting the oxidizing gas to form a plasma and oxidize at least one of a target or target material deposited on a process kit disposed in the inner volume of the process chamber; and c) performing a cycle purge comprising: c1) providing air into the process chamber to react with the at least one of the target or target material deposited on the process kit; c2) maintaining a predetermined pressure for a predetermined time within the process chamber to generate a toxic by-product caused by the air reacting with the at least one of the target or target material deposited on the process kit; and c3) exhausting the process chamber to remove the toxic by-product.
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公开(公告)号:US20180144907A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15405758
申请日:2017-01-13
CPC分类号: H01J37/32449 , B05B1/005 , B05B1/18 , B05B12/10 , H01J37/32522 , H01J37/32981 , H01J2237/3341 , H01L21/67069 , H01L21/67248
摘要: Embodiments described herein generally related to a substrate processing apparatus, and more specifically to an improved showerhead assembly for a substrate processing apparatus. The showerhead assembly includes a gas distribution plate and one or more temperature detection assemblies. The gas distribution plate includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface. The one or more temperature detection assemblies are interfaced with the top surface of the gas distribution plate such that a thermal bond is formed between the gas distribution plate and each of the one or more temperature detection assemblies. Each temperature detection assembly includes a protruded feature and a temperature probe. The protruded feature is interfaced with the top surface of the gas distribution plate such that an axial load is placed on the gas distribution plate along an axis of the protruded feature. The temperature probe is positioned in a body of the protruded feature.
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公开(公告)号:US20180135160A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-17
申请号:US15852820
申请日:2017-12-22
CPC分类号: C23C14/0042 , C23C14/544 , H01J37/32449 , H01J37/32981 , H01J37/3299
摘要: A method for controlling a gas supply to a process chamber is provided. The method includes: measuring a gas parameter by each of two or more sensors provided in the process chamber; determining a combined gas parameter from the measured gas parameters; and controlling the gas supply to the process chamber based on the determined combined gas parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US09960015B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-01
申请号:US15448880
申请日:2017-03-03
CPC分类号: H01J37/32165 , H01J37/32082 , H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32174 , H01J37/32183 , H01J37/32935 , H01J37/32981 , H01J37/3299
摘要: Systems and methods for impedance-based adjustment of power and frequency are described. A system includes a plasma chamber for containing plasma. The plasma chamber includes an electrode. The system includes a driver and amplifier coupled to the plasma chamber for providing a radio frequency (RF) signal to the electrode. The driver and amplifier is coupled to the plasma chamber via a transmission line. The system further includes a selector coupled to the driver and amplifier, a first auto frequency control (AFC) coupled to the selector, and a second AFC coupled to the selector. The selector is configured to select the first AFC or the second AFC based on values of current and voltage sensed on the transmission line.
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公开(公告)号:US20170287791A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-05
申请号:US15469317
申请日:2017-03-24
CPC分类号: B08B7/0035 , B08B9/0865 , G01N21/73 , G01N21/94 , H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32669 , H01J37/32697 , H01J37/32862 , H01J37/32972 , H01J37/32981 , H01J2237/335 , H01L21/67023 , H01L21/67069 , H01L22/12
摘要: Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for acquiring optical emission spectra from an optical emission spectroscopy system by flowing a dry cleaning gas into a plasma processing chamber of the plasma processing system and igniting a plasma in the plasma processing chamber to initiate the waferless dry cleaning process.
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公开(公告)号:US20170153172A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-01
申请号:US15359936
申请日:2016-11-23
发明人: Kyoko IKEDA
CPC分类号: G01N15/0656 , B01D53/323 , B03C3/02 , B03C3/06 , B03C3/49 , G01N2015/0046 , H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32834 , H01J37/32853 , H01J37/32871 , H01J37/32981 , H01J2237/053 , H01J2237/334
摘要: A particle concentration mechanism including: a hollow member made of a conductor and having a space therein, through which the particles in a charged state flow together with a gas; a particle collecting nozzle made of a conductor which is inserted into the space within the hollow member and configured to collect the charged particles within the hollow member; an insulating member configured to insulate the hollow member from the particle collecting nozzle; and a DC power source configured to apply a DC voltage between the hollow member and the particle collecting nozzle. When the DC voltage is applied between the hollow member and the particle collecting nozzle, an electrostatic force directed to an inlet of the particle collecting nozzle acts on the charged particles within the hollow member, and the particles are guided into the particle collecting nozzle and concentrated.
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公开(公告)号:US20170133284A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-11
申请号:US14934113
申请日:2015-11-05
IPC分类号: H01L21/66
CPC分类号: H01J37/32862 , H01J37/32935 , H01J37/32963 , H01J37/32972 , H01J37/32981
摘要: A microelectronic device is formed using a fabrication tool such as a plasma thin film deposition tool or a plasma etch tool. A smart in-situ chamber clean begins with an initial plasma. A first physical signal is measured while the initial plasma is in progress, and the measured value is stored in a memory unit. A process controller retrieves the measured value, uses it to compute a deposition estimate parameter, and determines when the deposition estimate parameter meets a minimum deposition criterion. When the result of the determination is TRUE, the smart in-situ chamber clean terminates without an in-situ cleaning of the process chamber. When the result of the determination is FALSE, the smart in-situ chamber clean proceeds with an in-situ cleaning. The in-situ cleaning may be a continuation of the initial plasma. Subsequently, the microelectronic device is processed in the fabrication tool.
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公开(公告)号:US09607908B1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-28
申请号:US15273330
申请日:2016-09-22
发明人: Tsuyoshi Takeda
IPC分类号: H01L21/02 , H01L21/66 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/265
CPC分类号: H01L22/20 , H01J37/32449 , H01J37/32834 , H01J37/32963 , H01J37/32981 , H01L21/0217 , H01L21/02271 , H01L21/0234 , H01L21/265 , H01L21/3065 , H01L22/12 , H01L22/26
摘要: Provided is a technique capable of uniformizing the characteristics of a film after a plurality of substrates are processed. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include: (a) loading a substrate into a process chamber; (b) processing the substrate by performing: (b-1) supplying and exhausting a process gas into and from the process chamber without activating the process gas; (b-2) supplying and exhausting the process gas into and from the process chamber while activating the process gas; (b-3) measuring an amount of impurity desorbed from the substrate while performing (b-2); and (b-4) measuring a gas exhausted from the process chamber after performing (b-3); (c) calculating a process data based on: a first measurement data obtained by repeating (b-3); and a second measurement data obtained by repeating (b-4); and (d) determining whether to terminate (b) based on the process data.
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公开(公告)号:US09548189B2
公开(公告)日:2017-01-17
申请号:US14694356
申请日:2015-04-23
IPC分类号: H01J37/32
CPC分类号: H01J37/32963 , H01J37/32082 , H01J37/321 , H01J37/32449 , H01J37/32972 , H01J37/32981 , H01J37/3299 , H01J2237/334
摘要: A substrate etching system includes an etching control module, a filtering module, and an endpoint module. The etching control module selectively begins plasma etching of a substrate within an etching chamber. The filtering module, during the plasma etching of the substrate: receives a signal including endpoint information; decomposes the signal using empirical mode decomposition (EMD); and generates a filtered signal based on results of the EMD. The endpoint module indicates when an endpoint of the plasma etching of the substrate has been reached based on the filtered signal. The etching control module ends the plasma etching of the substrate in response to the indication that the endpoint of the plasma etching of the substrate has been reached.
摘要翻译: 衬底蚀刻系统包括蚀刻控制模块,过滤模块和端点模块。 蚀刻控制模块选择性地开始蚀刻室内的衬底的等离子体蚀刻。 过滤模块在衬底的等离子体蚀刻期间:接收包括端点信息的信号; 使用经验模式分解(EMD)分解信号; 并根据EMD的结果生成滤波信号。 端点模块基于滤波信号指示何时已经到达基板的等离子体蚀刻的端点。 响应于已经达到衬底的等离子体蚀刻的终点的指示,蚀刻控制模块结束衬底的等离子体蚀刻。
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公开(公告)号:US20160186333A1
公开(公告)日:2016-06-30
申请号:US14897769
申请日:2014-06-13
发明人: Wolfgang Mehr , Andre Wolff
IPC分类号: C23F4/00 , H01L21/308 , C23C16/50 , H01L21/3065
CPC分类号: C23F4/00 , B81C1/00111 , C23C16/50 , H01J1/3044 , H01J9/025 , H01J37/073 , H01J37/32963 , H01J37/32981 , H01J2201/30411 , H01J2209/0226 , H01J2237/334 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/3081
摘要: A method for producing a nanotip from a tip material provides a substrate which consists of the tip material or has the material in the form of a coating, produces a mask from a mask material selected so that, in a predefined reactive ion etching process, the mask material is removed at a lower etching rate than the tip material, and carries out the reactive ion etching process in an etching chamber. The mask material is additionally selected so that a gaseous component is released therefrom during the reactive ion etching process, the gaseous component not being released from the tip material. The method further comprises detecting the gaseous component while the ion etching process is being carried out, repeatedly determining whether an amount of the gaseous component in the etching chamber reaches a predefined lower threshold, and stopping the reactive ion etching process when the lower threshold is reached.
摘要翻译: 从尖端材料制造纳米尖端的方法提供了由尖端材料组成或具有涂层形式的材料的衬底,从被选择的掩模材料产生掩模,使得在预定义的反应离子蚀刻工艺中, 掩模材料以比尖端材料更低的蚀刻速率被去除,并且在蚀刻室中进行反应离子蚀刻工艺。 附加地选择掩模材料,使得在反应离子蚀刻工艺期间气态组分从其中释放,气体组分不从顶端材料释放。 该方法还包括在进行离子蚀刻处理时检测气体成分,重复地确定蚀刻室中的气体成分的量是否达到预定的下限,并且当达到下限阈值时停止反应离子蚀刻处理 。
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