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Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method

US12424417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2021
Grant dateSep 23, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68742
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for treating a substrate. The apparatus includes a chuck supporting the substrate, a gas supply unit configured to supply a process gas to an edge region of the substrate, and an edge electrode provided to surround the substrate supported by the chuck when viewed from a top and configured to generate plasma from the gas, in which the edge electrode has a ring shape and a groove recessed from an inner circumference of the edge electrode to an outer circumference of the edge electrode when viewed from the top is formed in the edge electrode.

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