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Apparatus for etching high aspect ratio features

US8475625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 3, 2006
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/3347
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus, such as a processing chamber, suitable for etching high aspect ratio features. Other embodiments include a showerhead assembly for use in the processing chamber. In one embodiment, a processing chamber includes a chamber body having a showerhead assembly and substrate support disposed therein. The showerhead assembly includes at least two fluidly isolated plenums, a region transmissive to an optical metrology signal, and a plurality of gas passages formed through the showerhead assembly fluidly coupling the plenums to the interior volume of the chamber body.

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