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Plasma processing apparatus and method

US6747239B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2003
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2023

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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 unit for detecting the internal processing status of the process chamber and outputting a plurality of signals; and a signal converting unit for extracting an arbitrary number of signal processing filters from a signal filter database using a signal filter selector and creating an arbitrary number of device status signals. The signal converting unit creates fewer effective device status signals of a time series from the output signals.

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