GB2244721B - Plasma processing apparatus - Google Patents

Plasma processing apparatus

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GB2244721B
GB2244721B GB9109602A GB9109602A GB2244721B GB 2244721 B GB2244721 B GB 2244721B GB 9109602 A GB9109602 A GB 9109602A GB 9109602 A GB9109602 A GB 9109602A GB 2244721 B GB2244721 B GB 2244721B
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processing apparatus
plasma processing
plasma
processing
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9109602A
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GB2244721A (en
Inventor
Rudolf August Herbert Heinecke
Geoffrey Alan Scarsbrook
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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Northern Telecom Ltd
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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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C16/00—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
    • C23C16/22—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the deposition of inorganic material, other than metallic material
    • C23C16/30—Deposition of compounds, mixtures or solid solutions, e.g. borides, carbides, nitrides
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C16/00—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
    • C23C16/44—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
    • C23C16/50—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
    • C23C16/505—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using radio frequency discharges
    • C23C16/509—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using radio frequency discharges using internal electrodes
    • C23C16/5096—Flat-bed apparatus
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C16/00—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
    • C23C16/44—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
    • C23C16/50—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
    • C23C16/515—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using pulsed discharges
    • 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
    • H01J37/3255—Material

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Plasma Technology (AREA)
GB9109602A 1990-05-03 1991-05-03 Plasma processing apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2244721B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB909010000A GB9010000D0 (en) 1990-05-03 1990-05-03 Phosphide films

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GB9109602D0 GB9109602D0 (en) 1991-06-26
GB2244721A GB2244721A (en) 1991-12-11
GB2244721B true GB2244721B (en) 1993-05-19

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GB909010000A Pending GB9010000D0 (en) 1990-05-03 1990-05-03 Phosphide films
GB9109603A Expired - Fee Related GB2244285B (en) 1990-05-03 1991-05-03 Phosphide films
GB9109602A Expired - Fee Related GB2244721B (en) 1990-05-03 1991-05-03 Plasma processing apparatus

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GB909010000A Pending GB9010000D0 (en) 1990-05-03 1990-05-03 Phosphide films
GB9109603A Expired - Fee Related GB2244285B (en) 1990-05-03 1991-05-03 Phosphide films

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US4287851A (en) * 1980-01-16 1981-09-08 Dozier Alfred R Mounting and excitation system for reaction in the plasma state
GB1598146A (en) * 1977-03-11 1981-09-16 Fujitsu Ltd Method and apparatus for plasma treatment of semiconductor materials
EP0115970A1 (en) * 1983-01-05 1984-08-15 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Vessel for the processing and particularly etching of substrates by the reactive plasma method
US4637853A (en) * 1985-07-29 1987-01-20 International Business Machines Corporation Hollow cathode enhanced plasma for high rate reactive ion etching and deposition
US4661203A (en) * 1985-06-28 1987-04-28 Control Data Corporation Low defect etching of patterns using plasma-stencil mask
WO1988001435A1 (en) * 1986-08-13 1988-02-25 The Australian National University Improvements in reactive ion etching apparatus
GB2201162A (en) * 1987-02-20 1988-08-24 Asm Inc Electrode boat apparatus for plasma enhanced chemical vapour processing semiconductor wafers
US4910041A (en) * 1987-09-11 1990-03-20 Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. Film formation process

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Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1598146A (en) * 1977-03-11 1981-09-16 Fujitsu Ltd Method and apparatus for plasma treatment of semiconductor materials
US4287851A (en) * 1980-01-16 1981-09-08 Dozier Alfred R Mounting and excitation system for reaction in the plasma state
EP0115970A1 (en) * 1983-01-05 1984-08-15 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Vessel for the processing and particularly etching of substrates by the reactive plasma method
US4661203A (en) * 1985-06-28 1987-04-28 Control Data Corporation Low defect etching of patterns using plasma-stencil mask
US4637853A (en) * 1985-07-29 1987-01-20 International Business Machines Corporation Hollow cathode enhanced plasma for high rate reactive ion etching and deposition
WO1988001435A1 (en) * 1986-08-13 1988-02-25 The Australian National University Improvements in reactive ion etching apparatus
GB2201162A (en) * 1987-02-20 1988-08-24 Asm Inc Electrode boat apparatus for plasma enhanced chemical vapour processing semiconductor wafers
US4910041A (en) * 1987-09-11 1990-03-20 Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. Film formation process

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GB9109603D0 (en) 1991-07-17
GB9010000D0 (en) 1990-06-27
GB2244285B (en) 1994-01-26
GB9109602D0 (en) 1991-06-26
GB2244721A (en) 1991-12-11
GB2244285A (en) 1991-11-27

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