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Electrode for use in the treatment of an object in a plasma

US5022979A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 1988
Grant dateJun 11, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S156/914
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrode for use in the treatment of an object such as a semiconductor wafer through plasma reaction has at least a surface layer formed of silicon carbide. The electrode comprises a base, and the surface layer of silicon carbide is formed on a surface of the base by a CVD coating process.

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