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1. EP1042783 - FOCUS RINGS

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Application Number 98963099
Application Date 11.12.1998
Publication Number 1042783
Publication Date 11.10.2000
Publication Kind B1
IPC
C23C 16/505
CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
23COATING 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
CCOATING 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
16Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes
44characterised by the method of coating
50using electric discharges
505using radio frequency discharges
H05H 1/46
HELECTRICITY
05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HPLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY- CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
1Generating plasma; Handling plasma
24Generating plasma
46using applied electromagnetic fields, e.g. high frequency or microwave energy
H01J 37/32
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
37Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
32Gas-filled discharge tubes
H01L 21/205
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
21Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
02Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
04the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer, carrier concentration layer
18the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of group IV of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
20Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth
205using reduction or decomposition of a gaseous compound yielding a solid condensate, i.e. chemical deposition
H01L 21/302
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
21Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
02Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
04the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer, carrier concentration layer
18the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of group IV of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
30Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20-H01L21/26142
302to change the physical characteristics of their surfaces, or to change their shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
H01L 21/3065
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
21Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
02Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
04the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer, carrier concentration layer
18the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of group IV of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
30Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20-H01L21/26142
302to change the physical characteristics of their surfaces, or to change their shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
306Chemical or electrical treatment, e.g. electrolytic etching
3065Plasma etching; Reactive-ion etching
CPC
H01J 37/32623
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
37Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
32Gas-filled discharge tubes, ; e.g. for surface treatment of objects such as coating, plating, etching, sterilising or bringing about chemical reactions
32431Constructional details of the reactor
32623Mechanical discharge control means
H01J 37/32642
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
37Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
32Gas-filled discharge tubes, ; e.g. for surface treatment of objects such as coating, plating, etching, sterilising or bringing about chemical reactions
32431Constructional details of the reactor
32623Mechanical discharge control means
32642Focus rings
Y10S 156/915
YSECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
156Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
915Differential etching apparatus including focus ring surrounding a wafer for plasma apparatus
H01J 37/32
HELECTRICITY
01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
37Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
32Gas-filled discharge tubes, ; e.g. for surface treatment of objects such as coating, plating, etching, sterilising or bringing about chemical reactions
Applicants LAM RES CORP
Inventors DHINDSA RAJINDER
TOKUNAGA KEN
SINGH VIKRAM
Designated States
Priority Data 9826412 11.12.1998 US
08993791 19.12.1997 US
Title
(DE) FOKUSRINGE
(EN) FOCUS RINGS
(FR) BAGUES DE MISE AU POINT
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Abstract
(EN) An improved focus ring configured for use in a plasma processing chamber is disclosed. The focus ring is configured to overlap at least a portion of a substrate-holding chuck that is powered by radio frequency (RF) power during plasma operation to act as an electrode. The focus ring includes an upper surface that is exposed to a plasma region within the plasma processing chamber during the plasma operation. The focus ring further includes a chuck-overlapping portion that overlaps the portion of the substrate-holding chuck, at least a portion of the chuck-overlapping portion being formed of a first material having a lower dielectric constant than a remainder of the focus ring.
(FR) Bague de mise au point perfectionnée conçue pour être utilisée dans une chambre de traitement au plasma. Ladite bague de mise au point est configurée de sorte qu'elle recouvre au moins une partie d'un mandrin porte-substrat alimenté en radiofréquence pendant l'opération au plasma, pour qu'il agisse comme une électrode. La bague de mise au point comporte une surface supérieure qui est exposée à une zone de plasma située dans la chambre de traitement au plasma, pendant l'opération au plasma. Elle présente également une partie chevauchant une partie du mandrin porte-substrat, au moins une partie de la partie chevauchant le mandrin étant constituée d'un premier matériau ayant une constante diélectrique inférieure au reste de la bague de mise au point.
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