AU5925999A - Methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system

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AU5925999A
AU5925999A AU59259/99A AU5925999A AU5925999A AU 5925999 A AU5925999 A AU 5925999A AU 59259/99 A AU59259/99 A AU 59259/99A AU 5925999 A AU5925999 A AU 5925999A AU 5925999 A AU5925999 A AU 5925999A
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determining
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processing system
plasma processing
etch endpoint
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M. J. Francois Chandrasekar Dassapa
Eric A. Hudson
Mark Wiepking
Jaroslaw W. Winniczek
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Lam Research Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P74/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P74/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices
    • H10P74/23—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by multiple measurements, corrections, marking or sorting processes
    • H10P74/238—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by multiple measurements, corrections, marking or sorting processes comprising acting in response to an ongoing measurement without interruption of processing, e.g. endpoint detection or in-situ thickness measurement
    • 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
    • H01J37/32917—Plasma diagnostics
    • H01J37/32935—Monitoring and controlling tubes by information coming from the object and/or discharge
    • 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
    • H01J37/32917—Plasma diagnostics
    • H01J37/32935—Monitoring and controlling tubes by information coming from the object and/or discharge
    • H01J37/32963—End-point detection

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Drying Of Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Container, Conveyance, Adherence, Positioning, Of Wafer (AREA)
AU59259/99A 1998-09-30 1999-09-15 Methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system Abandoned AU5925999A (en)

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US09164389 1998-09-30
US09/164,389 US6228278B1 (en) 1998-09-30 1998-09-30 Methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system
PCT/US1999/021336 WO2000019520A1 (en) 1998-09-30 1999-09-15 Methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system

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EP (1) EP1118113A1 (https=)
JP (1) JP4508423B2 (https=)
KR (1) KR100704345B1 (https=)
CN (1) CN1215546C (https=)
AU (1) AU5925999A (https=)
TW (1) TW429469B (https=)
WO (1) WO2000019520A1 (https=)

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TW429469B (en) 2001-04-11
CN1439173A (zh) 2003-08-27
US6228278B1 (en) 2001-05-08
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WO2000019520A1 (en) 2000-04-06
CN1215546C (zh) 2005-08-17
JP4508423B2 (ja) 2010-07-21
KR100704345B1 (ko) 2007-04-05
JP2002526924A (ja) 2002-08-20

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