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Scanned angled etching apparatus and techniques providing separate co-linear radicals and ions

US11715621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2019
Grant dateAug 1, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/3174
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system may include a substrate stage, configured to support a substrate, where a main surface of the substrate defines a substrate plane. The system may include an ion source, including an extraction assembly that is oriented to direct an ion beam to the substrate along a trajectory defining a non-zero angle of incidence with respect to a perpendicular to the substrate plane. The system may include a radical source oriented to direct a radical beam to the substrate along a trajectory defining the non-zero angle of incidence with respect to a perpendicular to the substrate plane. The substrate stage may be further configured to scan the substrate along a first direction, lying with the substrate plane, while the main surface of the substrate is oriented within the substrate plane.

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