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Time-resolved OES data collection

US12158374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2022
Grant dateDec 3, 2024
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32146
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of processing a substrate that includes: exposing the substrate in a plasma processing chamber to a plasma powered by applying a first power to a first electrode of a plasma processing chamber; turning OFF the first power to the first electrode after the first time duration; while the first power is OFF, applying a second power to a second electrode of the plasma processing chamber for a second time duration, the second time duration being shorter than the first time duration, an energy of the second power over the second time duration is less than an energy of the first power over the first time duration by a factor of at least 2; and detecting an optical emission spectrum (OES) from species in the plasma processing chamber.

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