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公开(公告)号:US11145493B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US16832227
申请日:2020-03-27
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Satoshi Tanaka
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01J37/16 , H01L21/3065 , H05H1/46 , H01L21/02 , H01J37/248
Abstract: A plasma etching apparatus includes a processing vessel, a stage, a gas supply, a first high frequency power supply, a second high frequency power supply and a control device. The stage is provided and configured to place thereon a substrate. The gas supply is configured to supply a processing gas. The first high frequency power supply is configured to supply a first high frequency power. The second high frequency power supply is configured to supply a second high frequency power to the stage. The control device controls a supply and a stop of the supply of each of the first and the second high frequency powers at every preset cycle. The first and the second high frequency powers are supplied exclusively. A ratio of a supply time with respect to a single cycle of the first high frequency power is lower than that of the second high frequency power.
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公开(公告)号:US11101105B1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16885740
申请日:2020-05-28
Applicant: Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
Inventor: Denys Mets
IPC: H01J37/28 , H01J37/244 , G01N23/2251 , H01J37/248 , H01J37/24
Abstract: A method, and a high voltage (HV) system that may include a noise reduction unit (MNRU) and a bias setting unit (BSU). The HV system may receive a HV supply signal, over a high voltage supply line from a HV supply unit. The HV supply unit, the MNRU, the BSU and a HV charged particle system may share a ground. At least the MNRU may detect noise in the HV supply signal and send, though the ground, a noise compensation signal. The BSU may receive an indication about a requested value of a bias voltage, and apply the bias voltage to a noise compensated HV signal to provide a biased and noise compensated HV signal to the HV charged particle system.
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公开(公告)号:US20200312622A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16832227
申请日:2020-03-27
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Satoshi Tanaka
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01J37/16 , H01J37/248 , H05H1/46 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/3065
Abstract: A plasma etching apparatus includes a processing vessel, a stage, a gas supply, a first high frequency power supply, a second high frequency power supply and a control device. The stage is provided and configured to place thereon a substrate. The gas supply is configured to supply a processing gas. The first high frequency power supply is configured to supply a first high frequency power. The second high frequency power supply is configured to supply a second high frequency power to the stage. The control device controls a supply and a stop of the supply of each of the first and the second high frequency powers at every preset cycle. The first and the second high frequency powers are supplied exclusively. A ratio of a supply time with respect to a single cycle of the first high frequency power is lower than that of the second high frequency power.
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公开(公告)号:US10770261B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US15842544
申请日:2017-12-14
Inventor: Larry G. Nelson, Sr. , Klaus Petry
IPC: H01J37/24 , H01J37/248 , G21K5/04 , G01R19/165 , G01R31/12 , G01R19/17
Abstract: A system and method for monitoring glitch frequency and energy is disclosed. The system includes a glitch capture module that monitors the voltage of a biased component and captures any glitches that occur. The glitch capture module also extends the duration of that glitch so that the controller is guaranteed to observe this glitch. In certain embodiments, the glitch capture module captures the maximum energy of the glitch by storing the minimum voltage, in terms of magnitude, of the glitch.
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公开(公告)号:US20190259562A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-22
申请号:US16405377
申请日:2019-05-07
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: LEONID DORF , TRAVIS KOH , OLIVIER LUERE , OLIVIER JOUBERT , PHILIP A. KRAUS , RAJINDER DHINDSA , JAMES ROGERS
IPC: H01J37/08 , H01J37/248
Abstract: Systems and methods for creating arbitrarily-shaped ion energy distribution functions using shaped-pulse-bias. In an embodiment, a method includes applying a positive jump voltage to an electrode of a process chamber to neutralize a wafer surface, applying a negative jump voltage to the electrode to set a wafer voltage, and modulating the amplitude of the wafer voltage to produce a predetermined number of pulses to determine an ion energy distribution function. In another embodiment a method includes applying a positive jump voltage to an electrode of a process chamber to neutralize a wafer surface, applying a negative jump voltage to the electrode to set a wafer voltage, and applying a ramp voltage to the electrode that overcompensates for ion current on the wafer or applying a ramp voltage to the electrode that undercompensates for ion current on the wafer.
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公开(公告)号:US10008361B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-26
申请号:US15318455
申请日:2016-03-04
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Shuhei Yabu , Naoto Koga , Mitsuo Akatsu , Isao Takahira , Shinichi Tomita , Hiroyuki Noda , Ai Masuda
IPC: H01J37/26 , G21K5/00 , H01J37/16 , H01J37/248
CPC classification number: H01J37/16 , H01J37/248 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/2813
Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device that is small, high performance, and easy to transport. A charged particle beam device (100) is provided with a detachable body unit (15) and an auxiliary unit (14), the body unit (15) housing a functional unit related to charged particle beams, and the auxiliary unit (14) housing a power source unit (9).
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公开(公告)号:US09925567B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-27
申请号:US14971050
申请日:2015-12-16
Applicant: Charles Houston Waddell
Inventor: Charles Houston Waddell
CPC classification number: B08B1/04 , B01D53/32 , B01D2259/4508 , B01D2259/818 , B03C3/743 , H01T23/00
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for a self-cleaning ion generator that includes a self-cleaning ion generator device that includes a bottom portion, a top portion, at least one electrode extending from the top portion, and a cleaning apparatus for cleaning the at least one electrode.
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公开(公告)号:US09865426B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-09
申请号:US15056330
申请日:2016-02-29
Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
Inventor: Ken Tran , Feng Tian , Xing Chen , Franklin Lee
IPC: C01B13/11 , H01J37/248
CPC classification number: H01J37/248 , C01B13/115 , C01B2201/90
Abstract: Improvements in the supply of high-frequency electrical power to ozone-producing cells can be accomplished using the systems and techniques described herein. Application of a DC-DC converter operating at a switching frequency substantially greater than a load frequency, supports generation of a high-voltage AC for powering such cells, while allowing for reductions in component size and reductions in a quality factor of a load tuning circuit. Controllable power inverters used in obtaining one or more of the switching and load frequencies can be controlled using feedback techniques to provide stable, high-quality power to ozone-producing cells under variations in one or more of externally supplied power and load conditions. An inrush protection circuit can also be provided to selectively introduce a current-limiting resistance until an input DC bus has been sufficiently initialized as determined by measurements obtained from the DC bus. The current limiting resistance can be a positive-temperature coefficient thermistor.
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公开(公告)号:US20170229276A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-10
申请号:US15503571
申请日:2015-08-14
Inventor: Julian HIRSCHT
IPC: H01J37/02 , H01J37/248 , H01J37/073 , H01J37/26
CPC classification number: H01J37/023 , H01J37/065 , H01J37/073 , H01J37/248 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/261 , H01J37/295 , H01J2237/06333 , H01J2237/06341 , H01J2237/16
Abstract: A high voltage feedthrough assembly (100) for providing an electric potential in a vacuum environment comprises a flange connector (10) being adapted for a connection with a vacuum vessel (201), wherein the flange connector (10) has an inner side (11) facing to the vacuum vessel (201) and an outer side (12) facing to an environment of the vacuum vessel 201, a vacuumtight insulator tube (20) having a longitudinal extension with a first end (21) facing to the flange connector (10) and a second end (22) being adapted for projecting into the vacuum vessel (201), and an electrode device (30) coupled to the second end (22) of the insulator tube (20), wherein the electrode device (30) has a front electrode (31), including a photocathode or a field emitter tip and facing to the vacuum vessel (201) and a cable adapter (32) for receiving a high-voltage cable (214), wherein a flexible tube connector (40) is provided for a vacuum-tight coupling of the insulator tube (20) with the flange connector (10), and a manipulator device (50) is connected with the insulator tube (20) for adjusting a geometrical arrangement of the insulator tube (20) relative to the flange connector (10). Furthermore, an electron diffraction or imaging apparatus (transmission electron microscope, TEM) 200 for static and/or time-resolved diffraction, including (nano-) crystallography, and real space imaging for structural investigations including the high voltage feedthrough assembly (100) and a method of manipulating an electrode device (30) in a vacuum environment are described.
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公开(公告)号:US09443692B2
公开(公告)日:2016-09-13
申请号:US14803964
申请日:2015-07-20
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Mostafa Maazouz
IPC: H01J3/14 , H01J37/07 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/04 , H01J37/305 , H01J3/02 , H01J37/06 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/248
CPC classification number: H01J37/07 , H01J3/026 , H01J37/04 , H01J37/06 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/1477 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/248 , H01J37/3056 , H01J37/3178 , H01J2237/0473 , H01J2237/04735 , H01J2237/04756 , H01J2237/1518 , H01J2237/1534 , H01J2237/28 , H01J2237/31749
Abstract: The invention provides a charged particle beam system wherein the middle section of the focused ion beam column is biased to a high negative voltage allowing the beam to move at higher potential than the final beam energy inside that section of the column. At low kV potential, the aberrations and coulomb interactions are reduced, which results in significant improvements in spot size.
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