Plasma Processing with Broadband RF Waveforms

    公开(公告)号:US20240021410A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US17865225

    申请日:2022-07-14

    IPC分类号: H01J37/32

    摘要: A plasma system includes a plasma apparatus including: a plasma chamber; a pedestal configured to hold a substrate in the chamber; and a radio frequency (RF) electrode configured to excite plasma in the chamber; an electromagnetic (EM) circuit block coupled to the RF electrode, the EM circuit block including: a function generator configured to output a broadband RF waveform, the waveform having EM power distributed over a range of frequencies; a broadband amplifier coupled to an output of the function generator, an operating frequency range of the amplifier including the range of frequencies; and a broadband impedance matching network having an input coupled to an output of the broadband amplifier and an output coupled to a terminal of the RF electrode, an operating frequency range of the broadband impedance matching network including the range of frequencies; and a controller configured to adjust an input parameter of the EM circuit block.

    PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240363391A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18770734

    申请日:2024-07-12

    发明人: Kazuya IKEUE

    IPC分类号: H01L21/687 H01L21/67

    摘要: A processing apparatus configured to process a substrate includes a substrate holder having a substrate holding surface configured to attract and hold the substrate thereon; and an edge cleaning device configured to clean an edge portion of the substrate holding surface. Further, a processing method of processing a rear surface of the substrate by using the processing apparatus includes processing the rear surface of the substrate while a front surface of the substrate is attracted to and held by a substrate holding surface of a substrate holder; and cleaning an edge portion of the substrate holding surface.

    Vacuum transfer device and method for controlling vacuum transfer device

    公开(公告)号:US12128550B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17761361

    申请日:2020-09-11

    摘要: A vacuum transfer device, which is arranged between a process chamber and a load lock chamber and transfers a substrate between the process chamber and the load lock chamber, includes a container, a transfer device, an exhaust device, a dew-point meter, and a control device. The container is connected to each of the process chamber and the load lock chamber via a gate valve. The transfer device is provided inside the container and transfers the substrate between the process chamber and the load lock chamber. The exhaust device exhausts a gas in the container. The dew-point meter measures a dew-point temperature of the gas in the container. The control device determines whether a process is ready to be executed, based on the dew-point temperature measured by the dew-point meter, and when the process is ready to be executed, notifies that fact to a user of the vacuum transfer device.

    SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240355669A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18689484

    申请日:2022-08-26

    摘要: A substrate processing method of processing a combined substrate in which a first substrate and a second substrate are bonded to each other is provided. A device layer including multiple devices is formed on a front surface side of the first substrate. The substrate processing method includes forming a light leakage prevention layer by radiating first laser light to an oxygen-containing film formed between the device layer and a position where a modification layer serving as a starting point for separation of the first substrate is formed; forming the modification layer by radiating second laser light to an inside of the first substrate after the forming of the light leakage prevention layer; and separating the first substrate starting from the modification layer to thin the first substrate.

    PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240355590A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18757613

    申请日:2024-06-28

    IPC分类号: H01J37/32

    摘要: A substrate processing method includes preparing a substrate. The substrate includes a first region and a second region providing an opening on the first region. The substrate processing method further includes forming a top deposit on a top of the second region by using a first plasma generated from a first gas. The substrate processing method further includes forming a first film on a surface of the top deposit and a sidewall surface defining the opening, the first film having a thickness decreasing along a depth direction of the opening.