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Plasma processing equipment and gas discharging device

US5834730A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Filing dateJan 31, 1997
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32082
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gas discharging device is provided which has a function as one of opposing electrodes to plasmanize a reaction gas and executes film formation and etching with a plasma gas. The device comprises a base body having a recess portion at its central portion and a through-hole for introducing a gas into the recess portion, a gas distributing plate provided in the recess portion for introducing the gas in a radial direction, and an annular gas discharging member for discharging the gas introduced by the gas distributing plate.

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