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Plasma processing apparatus

US6534922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateJun 20, 2001
Grant dateMar 18, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05H1/46
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber having a working volume. A single Radio-Frequency (RF) plasma generating antenna is positioned outside the working volume for inducing an electric field in the working volume. A dielectric trough extends into a wall of the chamber. The antenna is non-planar and transfers power through at least one wall and the base of the trough.

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