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公开(公告)号:US20240355582A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-24
申请号:US18760429
申请日:2024-07-01
Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
Inventor: Friedrich Paul Lindner
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/44 , C23C16/455
CPC classification number: H01J37/32082 , C23C16/4401 , C23C16/45519 , C23C16/45544 , C23C16/45565 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/3244 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A method and a device for prefixing substrates, whereby at least one substrate surface of the substrates is amorphized in at least one surface area, characterized in that the substrates are aligned and then make contact and are prefixed on the amorphized surface areas.
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公开(公告)号:US20240331979A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-03
申请号:US18295144
申请日:2023-04-03
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Sergey Voronin , Hamed Hajibabaeinajafabadi , Qi Wang , Andrew Metz
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01L21/311
CPC classification number: H01J37/32422 , H01J37/3244 , H01L21/31116 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/321 , H01J2237/024 , H01J2237/332 , H01J2237/3344 , H01J2237/3345
Abstract: An apparatus for plasma processing a substrate includes a substrate holder to hold the substrate in a first portion of a vacuum chamber, and a mesh assembly segregating the first portion from a second portion of the vacuum chamber along a vertical direction, where the mesh assembly includes a vertical stack of planar meshes. The apparatus includes a mesh positioning equipment to horizontally move one of the planar meshes to adjust a vertical permeability of the stack, and a plasma generation equipment to generate plasma in the second portion of the vacuum chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20240304429A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18118543
申请日:2023-03-07
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Tiefeng SHI , Gang FU , Keith A. MILLER
CPC classification number: H01J37/32944 , G06N3/09 , H01J37/32091 , H01J2237/24564
Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting and managing arc events during a plasma chamber process include receiving impedance data measured during a plasma chamber process, analyzing the impedance data to determine if an arc event is occurring during the plasma chamber process, and if it is determined that an arc event is occurring, an action is taken to suppress an arc of the arc event. In some instances, a machine learning model that has been trained to recognize when an arc event is occurring from received measurement data is used to determine if an arc event is occurring.
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公开(公告)号:US20240304417A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18413975
申请日:2024-01-16
Applicant: Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: James Prager , Timothy Ziemba , Kenneth Miller , Ilia Slobodov , Morgan Quinley
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01L21/683
CPC classification number: H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/32128 , H01J37/32174 , H01J37/32715 , H01L21/6833
Abstract: Some embodiments include a nanosecond pulser circuit. In some embodiments, a nanosecond pulser circuit may include: a high voltage power supply; a nanosecond pulser electrically coupled with the high voltage power supply and switches voltage from the high voltage power supply at high frequencies; a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, the nanosecond pulser electrically coupled with the primary side of the transformer; and an energy recovery circuit electrically coupled with the secondary side of the transformer. In some embodiments, the energy recovery circuit comprises: an inductor electrically coupled with the high voltage power supply; a crowbar diode arranged in parallel with the secondary side of the transformer; and a second diode disposed in series with the inductor and arranged to conduct current from a load to the high voltage power supply.
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公开(公告)号:US12068144B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US16932799
申请日:2020-07-19
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Mingle Tong
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/44 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/458 , H01L21/67
CPC classification number: H01J37/32834 , C23C16/4412 , C23C16/45508 , C23C16/45591 , C23C16/4585 , H01J37/32871 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/32449 , H01J37/32458 , H01L21/67167
Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing systems may include a pumping system, a chamber body that defines a processing region, and a pumping liner disposed within the processing region. The pumping liner may define an annular member characterized by a wall that defines an exhaust aperture coupled to the pumping system. The annular member may be characterized by an inner wall that defines a plurality of apertures distributed circumferentially along the inner wall. A plenum may be defined in the annular member between interior surfaces of the walls. A divider may be disposed within the plenum, where the divider separates the plenum into a first plenum chamber and a second plenum chamber, wherein the first plenum chamber is fluidly accessible from the apertures defined through the inner wall, and wherein the divider defines at least one aperture providing fluid access between the first plenum chamber and the second plenum chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US12062521B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US17714290
申请日:2022-04-06
Applicant: EV GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH
Inventor: Friedrich Paul Lindner
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/44 , C23C16/455
CPC classification number: H01J37/32082 , C23C16/4401 , C23C16/45519 , C23C16/45544 , C23C16/45565 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/3244 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A method and a device for prefixing substrates, whereby at least one substrate surface of the substrates is amorphized in at least one surface area, characterized in that the substrates are aligned and then make contact and are prefixed on the amorphized surface areas.
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公开(公告)号:US20240249927A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18156900
申请日:2023-01-19
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Minjoon Park , Andrew Metz
IPC: H01J37/34 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/311
CPC classification number: H01J37/3473 , H01J37/32642 , H01J37/32743 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31144 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/321 , H01J37/32568 , H01J2237/3341
Abstract: A method of etching a substrate that includes: loading the substrate into a plasma etch chamber, the substrate including a patterned hard mask layer and an underlying layer, the plasma etch chamber including a chamber part having a surface including a refractory metal, and a first electrode; flowing a process gas including fluorine and carbon into the plasma etch chamber; applying a source power to the first electrode of the plasma etch chamber to generate a plasma in the plasma etch chamber; and etching the underlying layer, the etching including exposing the surface of the chamber part to the plasma to sputter the refractory metal from the surface of the chamber part, and forming a recess in the underlying layer and a conductive polymer layer including the refractory metal over sidewalls of the patterned hard mask layer and the underlying layer, the forming including exposing the substrate to the plasma.
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公开(公告)号:US20240249914A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18158164
申请日:2023-01-23
Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
Inventor: Linnell MARTINEZ , David MILLER , Aaron RADOMSKI
IPC: H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/32128 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/321
Abstract: A RF power generation system includes a power source configured to generate a periodic waveform applied to a load and a controller configured to receive at least one of a voltage signal or a current signal indicating a respective voltage and current applied to an electrode of the load. The controller determines a surface potential of a workpiece in the load in accordance with the at least one of the voltage signal or the current signal and a series capacitance of the electrode. The controller further determines an ion potential in accordance with an approximation of the surface potential. The periodic waveform may be one of a pulsed DC waveform, a RF waveform, or a pulsed RF waveform.
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公开(公告)号:US20240234090A9
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18493515
申请日:2023-10-24
Applicant: Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Kenneth Miller , John Carscadden , Ilia Slobodov , Timothy Ziemba , Huatsern Yeager , Eric Hanson , TaiSheng Yeager , Kevin Muggli , Morgan Quinley , James Prager , Connor Liston
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01L21/683 , H01L21/687 , H02M3/335 , H03K3/57 , H03M1/12 , H05K7/20
CPC classification number: H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32082 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/32128 , H01J37/32174 , H01J37/32541 , H01J37/32568 , H01J37/32715 , H01L21/6833 , H01L21/68757 , H02M3/33523 , H03K3/57 , H03M1/12 , H05K7/20154 , H05K7/20172 , H05K7/20254 , H05K7/20272 , H05K7/20281 , H05K7/20509
Abstract: A nanosecond pulser system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the nanosecond pulser system may include a nanosecond pulser having a nanosecond pulser input; a plurality of switches coupled with the nanosecond pulser input; one or more transformers coupled with the plurality of switches; and an output coupled with the one or more transformers and providing a high voltage waveform with a amplitude greater than 2 kV and a frequency greater than 1 kHz based on the nanosecond pulser input. The nanosecond pulser system may also include a control module coupled with the nanosecond pulser input; and an control system coupled with the nanosecond pulser at a point between the transformer and the output, the control system providing waveform data regarding an high voltage waveform produced at the point between the transformer and the output.
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公开(公告)号:US12027347B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-02
申请号:US17470657
申请日:2021-09-09
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Naoki Matsumoto , Masaru Sasaki
IPC: H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/32577 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/32724
Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum-exhaustible processing container, an electrode installed in the processing container, a plurality of power feeding portions connected to a peripheral portion of a back surface of the electrode, a high-frequency power supply configured to supply high-frequency power to the electrode through the plurality of power feeding portions, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the plasma processing apparatus to periodically apply the high-frequency power to each of the plurality of power feeding portions.