Inductively coupled plasma source for improved process uniformity
First Claim
1. An apparatus for material processing, the apparatus comprising process chamber, substrate holder, and plasma source, said plasma source comprising at least one inductive coil assembly arranged within said process chamber, wherein said at least one inductive coil assembly comprises an inner conductor, a slotted outer conductor, and a dielectric layer.
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Abstract
An improved apparatus for material processing, wherein the improved apparatus including a plasma processing system to process a substrate, the plasma processing system including a process chamber, a substrate holder, and a plasma source. The plasma source further includes an inductive coil assembly for inductively coupling RF power to plasma wherein the inductive coil assembly is arranged within a process chamber. The inductive coil assembly includes an inner conductor, a slotted outer conductor, and a dielectric layer. The inductive coil assembly can further include a second dielectric layer in order to protect the slotted outer conductor from plasma. The inner conductor is surrounded by the slotted outer conductor and, between which, resides the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer encapsulates the inner conductor, first dielectric layer and the slotted outer conductor.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for material processing, the apparatus comprising
process chamber, substrate holder, and plasma source, said plasma source comprising at least one inductive coil assembly arranged within said process chamber, wherein said at least one inductive coil assembly comprises an inner conductor, a slotted outer conductor, and a dielectric layer.
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12. A plasma processing system, the apparatus comprising
process chamber, substrate holder, and plasma source, said plasma source comprising a plurality of inductive coil assemblies arranged within said process chamber, wherein each of said plurality of inductive coil assemblies comprises inner conductor, slotted outer conductor, and dielectric layer.
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23. A method of plasma processing a substrate, the method comprising the steps of arranging at least one inductive coil assembly in a process chamber, wherein said at least one inductive coil assembly comprises an inner conductor, a slotted outer conductor, and a dielectric layer,
arranging a substrate on a substrate holder, supplying a process gas to said process chamber, applying a RF power to the at least one inductive coil assembly, and processing said substrate to completion, wherein said completion is dictated by a recipe.
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24. In a method of applying RF power to a plasma processing chamber, the improvement comprising:
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arranging at least one inductive coil assembly in a process chamber, wherein said at least one inductive coil assembly comprises an inner conductor, a slotted outer conductor, and a dielectric layer; and
applying a RF power to the at least one inductive coil assembly.
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