Abstract:
A magnetic assembly for a plasma processing chamber includes an annular housing having a radially outward face and a radially inwardly facing opening, a cover plate to seal the radially inwardly facing opening, and a plurality of magnets in the annular housing. The magnets may be in preassembled modules that abut one another in a ring configuration within the annular housing. A plasma processing chamber using the magnetic assembly includes a substrate support that can fit in an inner radius of the magnetic assembly, a gas supply to maintain process gas at a pressure in the chamber, a gas energizer to energize the process gas, and an exhaust to exhaust the process gas.
Abstract:
A substrate processing chamber has a substrate support to support a substrate, and an exhaust conduit about the substrate support. A first process gas distributor directs a first process gas, such as a non-reactive gas, about the substrate perimeter and toward the exhaust conduit at a first flow rate to form a curtain of non-reactive gas about the substrate. A second process gas distributor directs a second process gas, such as reactive CVD or etchant gas, toward a central portion of the substrate at a second flow rate which is lower than the first flow rate. A gas energizer energizes the first and second process gases in the chamber. A controller operates the substrate support, gas flow meters, gas energizer, and throttle valve, to process the substrate in the energized gas.
Abstract:
An electrostatic chuck for holding a substrate has an electrostatic member having a dielectric covering an electrode that is chargeable to electrostatically hold the substrate. The bond layer has a metal layer that is infiltrated or brazed between the electrostatic member and the base. The base may be a composite of a ceramic and metal, the composite having a coefficient of thermal expansion within about null30% of a coefficient of thermal expansion of the electrostatic member. The base may also have a heater.