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Plasma processing apparatus and method

US6590179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2001
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32935
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plasma processing apparatus having a process chamber to process specimens, a status detecting means for detecting the internal processing status of said process chamber and outputting a plurality of signals, and signal converting means for extracting an arbitrary number of signal processing filters from a signal filter database using a signal filter selecting means and creating an arbitrary number of device status signals. The signal converting means creates fewer effective device status signals of a time series from said output signals.

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