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Plasma processing apparatus and shower head

US8852387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2011
Grant dateOct 7, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/3065
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a plasma processing apparatus including: a shower head installed within a processing chamber for processing a substrate and facing a mounting table for mounting the substrate; a multiple number of gas exhaust holes formed through the shower head to be extended from a facing surface of the shower head to an opposite surface to the facing surface; a multiple number of openable and closable trigger holes formed through the shower head to be extended from the facing surface of the shower head to the opposite surface, and configured to allow plasma leakage from the facing surface to the opposite surface; and a partition wall installed in a gas exhaust space provided on the side of the opposite surface of the shower head to divide the gas exhaust space into a multiple number of regions, each region communicating with one or more trigger holes.

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