Patent · US Active

Apparatus with optical cavity for determining process rate

US10930478B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
0References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 2018
Grant dateFeb 23, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 3, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/3065
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for processing a substrate is provided. A processing chamber is provided. A substrate support is within the processing chamber. A gas inlet provides a process gas into the processing chamber. A gas source provides the process gas to the gas inlet. An exhaust pump pumps gas from the processing chamber. A parameter measurement system comprises a cavity ring down device in fluid communication with the processing chamber, comprising a first cavity ring down mirror on a first side of the cavity ring down device and a second cavity ring down mirror on a second side of the cavity ring down device spaced apart from the first cavity ring down mirror. At least one laser light source is optically coupled to the first cavity ring down mirror. A light detector is optically coupled to either the first cavity ring down mirror or the second cavity ring down mirror.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.