CA1188399A - Reduced capacitance electrode assembly - Google Patents

Reduced capacitance electrode assembly

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Publication number
CA1188399A
CA1188399A CA000432372A CA432372A CA1188399A CA 1188399 A CA1188399 A CA 1188399A CA 000432372 A CA000432372 A CA 000432372A CA 432372 A CA432372 A CA 432372A CA 1188399 A CA1188399 A CA 1188399A
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Prior art keywords
electrode
shield
plates
substrate
assembly
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CA000432372A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Vincent D. Cannella
Prem Nath
Robert J. Shuman
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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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
    • H01J37/32009—Arrangements for generation of plasma specially adapted for examination or treatment of objects, e.g. plasma sources
    • H01J37/32082—Radio frequency generated 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
    • H01J37/32431—Constructional details of the reactor
    • H01J37/32532—Electrodes
    • H01J37/32568—Relative arrangement or disposition of electrodes; moving means
    • 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
    • H01J37/32651—Shields, e.g. dark space shields, Faraday shields
    • 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
    • H01J37/32733—Means for moving the material to be treated
    • H01J37/32752—Means for moving the material to be treated for moving the material across the discharge
    • H01J37/32761—Continuous moving
    • H01J37/3277—Continuous moving of continuous material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24—Generating plasma
    • H05H1/46—Generating plasma using applied electromagnetic fields, e.g. high frequency or microwave energy
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/32—Processing objects by plasma generation
    • H01J2237/33—Processing objects by plasma generation characterised by the type of processing
    • H01J2237/332—Coating
    • H01J2237/3322—Problems associated with coating
    • H01J2237/3325—Problems associated with coating large area

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Fixed Capacitors And Capacitor Manufacturing Machines (AREA)
CA000432372A 1982-07-30 1983-07-13 Reduced capacitance electrode assembly Expired CA1188399A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US403,417 1982-07-30
US06/403,417 US4461239A (en) 1982-07-30 1982-07-30 Reduced capacitance electrode assembly

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CA1188399A true CA1188399A (en) 1985-06-04

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US (1) US4461239A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0100611B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5963775A (enExample)
AT (1) ATE22384T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU555247B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1188399A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3366280D1 (enExample)

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DE3366280D1 (en) 1986-10-23
EP0100611B1 (en) 1986-09-17
AU555247B2 (en) 1986-09-18
ATE22384T1 (de) 1986-10-15
US4461239A (en) 1984-07-24
AU1723783A (en) 1984-02-02
JPH0510818B2 (enExample) 1993-02-10
EP0100611A1 (en) 1984-02-15
JPS5963775A (ja) 1984-04-11

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