TW429469B - Improved methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system - Google Patents

Improved methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system

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TW429469B
TW429469B TW088115804A TW88115804A TW429469B TW 429469 B TW429469 B TW 429469B TW 088115804 A TW088115804 A TW 088115804A TW 88115804 A TW88115804 A TW 88115804A TW 429469 B TW429469 B TW 429469B
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etch
etch process
processing system
monitoring
plasma processing
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Jaroslaw W Winniczek
M J Francois Chandrase Dassapa
Eric A Hudson
Mark Wiepking
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Lam Res Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
    • H01L22/20—Sequence of activities consisting of a plurality of measurements, corrections, marking or sorting steps
    • H01L22/26—Acting in response to an ongoing measurement without interruption of processing, e.g. endpoint detection, in-situ thickness measurement
    • 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
    • H01J37/32917—Plasma diagnostics
    • H01J37/32935—Monitoring and controlling tubes by information coming from the object and/or 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
    • H01J37/32917—Plasma diagnostics
    • H01J37/32935—Monitoring and controlling tubes by information coming from the object and/or discharge
    • H01J37/32963—End-point detection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
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  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
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  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
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  • Drying Of Semiconductors (AREA)
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TW088115804A 1998-09-30 1999-09-14 Improved methods and apparatus for determining an etch endpoint in a plasma processing system TW429469B (en)

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EP (1) EP1118113A1 (zh)
JP (1) JP4508423B2 (zh)
KR (1) KR100704345B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN1215546C (zh)
AU (1) AU5925999A (zh)
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