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Plasma product treatment apparatus and methods and gas transport systems for use therein

US4776923A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 1987
Grant dateOct 11, 1988
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32871
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In semiconductor treatment apparatus with a plasma generating zone, a treatment zone, and a bent path connecting the two so as to block direct transmission of ultraviolet light from the plasma generating zone to the workpiece in the treatment zone, a light trap is provided to suppress indirect transmission of light as by reflection or by transmission within transparent walls of a conduit defining the bent path.

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