AU2001296916A1 - Wafer area pressure control for plasma confinement - Google Patents
Wafer area pressure control for plasma confinementInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001296916A1 AU2001296916A1 AU2001296916A AU9691601A AU2001296916A1 AU 2001296916 A1 AU2001296916 A1 AU 2001296916A1 AU 2001296916 A AU2001296916 A AU 2001296916A AU 9691601 A AU9691601 A AU 9691601A AU 2001296916 A1 AU2001296916 A1 AU 2001296916A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- pressure control
- plasma confinement
- wafer area
- area pressure
- wafer
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
- H01J37/32—Gas-filled discharge tubes
- H01J37/32431—Constructional details of the reactor
- H01J37/3244—Gas supply means
- H01J37/32449—Gas control, e.g. control of the gas flow
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
- H01L21/18—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
- H01L21/30—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26
- H01L21/302—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
- H01L21/306—Chemical or electrical treatment, e.g. electrolytic etching
- H01L21/3065—Plasma etching; Reactive-ion etching
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
- H01J37/32—Gas-filled discharge tubes
- H01J37/32431—Constructional details of the reactor
- H01J37/32623—Mechanical discharge control means
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US09/684,695 | 2000-10-04 | ||
US09/684,695 US6492774B1 (en) | 2000-10-04 | 2000-10-04 | Wafer area pressure control for plasma confinement |
PCT/US2001/042332 WO2002029848A2 (en) | 2000-10-04 | 2001-09-26 | Wafer area pressure control for plasma confinement |
Publications (1)
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AU2001296916A1 true AU2001296916A1 (en) | 2002-04-15 |
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Family Applications (1)
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AU2001296916A Abandoned AU2001296916A1 (en) | 2000-10-04 | 2001-09-26 | Wafer area pressure control for plasma confinement |
Country Status (9)
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US (3) | US6492774B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1323179B1 (en) |
JP (2) | JP5100952B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100603682B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1322539C (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001296916A1 (en) |
RU (1) | RU2270492C2 (en) |
TW (1) | TW587272B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002029848A2 (en) |
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- 2000-10-04 US US09/684,695 patent/US6492774B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 2001-09-26 JP JP2002533335A patent/JP5100952B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-09-26 RU RU2003109437/28A patent/RU2270492C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-09-26 KR KR1020037004805A patent/KR100603682B1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-09-26 WO PCT/US2001/042332 patent/WO2002029848A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-09-26 AU AU2001296916A patent/AU2001296916A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-09-26 CN CNB018200532A patent/CN1322539C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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KR100603682B1 (en) | 2006-07-20 |
JP2004511096A (en) | 2004-04-08 |
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RU2270492C2 (en) | 2006-02-20 |
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WO2002029848A2 (en) | 2002-04-11 |
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