IL104662A0 - Method and apparatus for non-contact plasma polishing and smoothing of uniformly thinned substrates - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for non-contact plasma polishing and smoothing of uniformly thinned substrates

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Publication number
IL104662A0
IL104662A0 IL104662A IL10466293A IL104662A0 IL 104662 A0 IL104662 A0 IL 104662A0 IL 104662 A IL104662 A IL 104662A IL 10466293 A IL10466293 A IL 10466293A IL 104662 A0 IL104662 A0 IL 104662A0
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Israel
Prior art keywords
smoothing
plasma polishing
uniformly thinned
contact plasma
thinned substrates
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IL104662A
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English (en)
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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Publication of IL104662A0 publication Critical patent/IL104662A0/xx

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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
    • 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
    • H01J2237/334—Etching
    • H01J2237/3341—Reactive etching
    • 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
    • H01J2237/334—Etching
    • H01J2237/3343—Problems associated with etching
    • H01J2237/3344—Problems associated with etching isotropy

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • ing And Chemical Polishing (AREA)
  • Drying Of Semiconductors (AREA)
IL104662A 1992-02-27 1993-02-09 Method and apparatus for non-contact plasma polishing and smoothing of uniformly thinned substrates IL104662A0 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/842,936 US5376224A (en) 1992-02-27 1992-02-27 Method and apparatus for non-contact plasma polishing and smoothing of uniformly thinned substrates

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IL104662A0 true IL104662A0 (en) 1993-06-10

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US (1) US5376224A (no)
EP (1) EP0558327A1 (no)
JP (1) JPH065571A (no)
IL (1) IL104662A0 (no)
NO (1) NO930681L (no)

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EP0558327A1 (en) 1993-09-01
US5376224A (en) 1994-12-27
NO930681D0 (no) 1993-02-25
NO930681L (no) 1993-08-30
JPH065571A (ja) 1994-01-14

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