TW200733171A - Method and device for detecting arcs - Google Patents

Method and device for detecting arcs

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TW200733171A
TW200733171A TW095148560A TW95148560A TW200733171A TW 200733171 A TW200733171 A TW 200733171A TW 095148560 A TW095148560 A TW 095148560A TW 95148560 A TW95148560 A TW 95148560A TW 200733171 A TW200733171 A TW 200733171A
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detecting arcs
comparator
output signal
arcs
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TW095148560A
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Sven Axenbeck
Markus Bannwarth
Martin Steuber
Peter Wiedemuth
Lothar Wolf
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Huttinger Elektronik Gmbh & Co Kg
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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
    • H01J37/34—Gas-filled discharge tubes operating with cathodic sputtering
    • H01J37/3411—Constructional aspects of the reactor
    • H01J37/3444—Associated circuits
    • 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
    • H01J37/34—Gas-filled discharge tubes operating with cathodic sputtering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R19/00—Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
    • G01R19/0046—Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof characterised by a specific application or detail not covered by any other subgroup of G01R19/00
    • G01R19/0061—Measuring currents of particle-beams, currents from electron multipliers, photocurrents, ion currents; Measuring in plasmas
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/12—Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage ; Testing or monitoring effectiveness or level of insulation, e.g. of a cable or of an apparatus, for example using partial discharge measurements; Electrostatic testing
    • 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
    • H01J2237/02—Details
    • H01J2237/0203—Protection arrangements
    • H01J2237/0206—Extinguishing, preventing or controlling unwanted discharges

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma Technology (AREA)
  • Investigating, Analyzing Materials By Fluorescence Or Luminescence (AREA)
  • Arc Welding Control (AREA)
  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
  • Testing Relating To Insulation (AREA)
  • Drying Of Semiconductors (AREA)
TW095148560A 2005-12-22 2006-12-22 Method and device for detecting arcs TWI326462B (en)

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EP05028145A EP1801946B1 (de) 2005-12-22 2005-12-22 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Arcerkennung in einem Plasmaprozess

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TWI326462B TWI326462B (en) 2010-06-21

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EP (1) EP1801946B1 (zh)
JP (1) JP4523581B2 (zh)
KR (1) KR100862936B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN1987490B (zh)
AT (1) ATE421791T1 (zh)
DE (1) DE502005006550D1 (zh)
ES (1) ES2321309T3 (zh)
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CN1987490B (zh) 2011-07-27
JP2007173244A (ja) 2007-07-05
EP1801946B1 (de) 2009-01-21
CN1987490A (zh) 2007-06-27
DE502005006550D1 (de) 2009-03-12
KR20070066976A (ko) 2007-06-27
ATE421791T1 (de) 2009-02-15
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ES2321309T3 (es) 2009-06-04
US7640120B2 (en) 2009-12-29

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