JP6316898B2 - プラズマチャンバのためのプロセス条件検知デバイス及び方法 - Google Patents
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- 工作物を処理するためのプラズマチャンバ内でプラズマプロセスパラメータを測定する方法であって、
前記プラズマチャンバ内のプラズマに検知デバイスの第1の層の上部表面を暴露することであって、前記第1の層は、前記プラズマチャンバ内のプラズマによって処理される工作物と実質的に同じ材料である材料から作られ、
前記第1の層に埋め込まれる1つまたは複数のセンサに対して前記プラズマからもたらされる1つまたは複数の信号を測定することであって、前記第1の層と実質的に同じ材料から作られたコレクタ部分およびセンサ部分を備え、前記コレクタ部分は、前記第1の層の上部表面と同一平面上にある上部表面を含み、
前記センサ部分は、前記検知デバイスの第2の層に埋め込まれ、前記コレクタ部分に結合され、
前記プラズマに暴露される前記第1の層の全表面が、前記コレクタ部分であり、
前記第1の層は、前記コレクタ部分を形成する抵抗層を含み、前記1つまたは複数の信号を測定することは、前記抵抗層上の2つの場所間の電圧差を測定することを含む、方法。 - 前記1つまたは複数の信号を測定することは、第1の場所で前記プラズマに暴露されない前記抵抗層の面に結合した接点に励起を印加し、1つまたは複数の他の場所で前記プラズマに暴露されない前記抵抗層の前記面に結合した1つまたは複数の他の接点で信号を測定することを含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 工作物を処理するためのプラズマチャンバ内のプラズマプロセスパラメータを測定する検知デバイスであって、
第1の層と第2の層を含み、前記第1の層が前記プラズマチャンバ内でプラズマによって処理される工作物と実質的に同じ材料である材料から作られる基板と、
前記第1の層と前記第2の層の間に挟まれる1つまたは複数のセンサであって、各センサは、前記第1の層と実質的に同じ材料から作られたコレクタ部分を備え、前記コレクタ部分は、前記第1の層の上部表面と同一平面上にある上部表面を含む、1つまたは複数のセンサと、
前記第2の層に埋め込まれ、前記コレクタ部分に結合されたセンサエレクトロニクスと、
を備え、
前記プラズマに暴露される前記第1の層の全表面が、前記コレクタ部分であり、
前記第1の層は、前記コレクタ部分を形成する抵抗層を含み、
前記1つまたは複数のセンサは、前記抵抗層上の2つの場所間の電圧差を測定する検知デバイス。 - 前記1つまたは複数のセンサは、第1の場所で前記プラズマに暴露されない前記抵抗層の面に結合した接点に励起を印加し、1つまたは複数の他の場所で前記プラズマに暴露されない前記抵抗層の前記面に結合した1つまたは複数の他の接点で前記電圧差を測定する請求項3に記載の検知デバイス。
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