公开(公告)号：US20240266152A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18107487

申请日：2023-02-08

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Andrew STEARNS ,  Alok RANJAN ,  Kartik RAMASWAMY ,  Peng TIAN ,  Timothy Joseph FRANKLIN ,  Chris BLANK ,  Carlaton WONG

IPC: H01J37/32 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H01L21/3065

CPC classification number: H01J37/3266 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H01J37/3211 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01J2237/0264 ,  H01J2237/3341 ,  H01J2237/3343

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus and methods for the plasma processing of a substrate. Some embodiments are directed to a plasma processing chamber. The plasma processing chamber generally includes a planar coil region comprising a concentric coil region comprising a first concentric coil and a second concentric coil, and a power supply circuit coupled to the first concentric coil and the second concentric coil. The first concentric coil may include a first coil with a diameter measured in a direction parallel to a first plane that is smaller than the diameter of a second coil included in the second concentric coil. The power supply circuit may be configured to bias the first concentric coil and the second concentric coil to adjust a generated magnetic field in a region of control of a plasma in the plasma processing chamber to control a plasma density of the plasma.

公开(公告)号：US20250157791A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18388821

申请日：2023-11-11

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Yuhui ZHANG ,  Yang YANG ,  Zhimin JIANG ,  Kartik RAMASWAMY ,  Alok RANJAN

IPC: H01J37/32 ,  H01L21/3065

Abstract: An apparatus for generating plasma inductively in a process chamber leverages a radial coil network. In some embodiments, the radial coil network is a planar structure comprising an inner conductor with an open center where at least one RF power source is electrically connected to the inner conductor at a power node, an outer conductor spaced away from and surrounding the inner conductor where at least one ground is electrically connected to the outer conductor at a ground node, a plurality of branch conductors extending from the inner conductor to the outer conductor where the plurality of branch conductors is distributed uniformly in the radial coil network, and a plurality of capacitors where at least one capacitor of the plurality of capacitors is electrically interposed into each branch conductor of the plurality of branch conductors.