Wafer probe for measuring plasma and surface characteristics in plasma processing environments
First Claim
1. An apparatus for obtaining measurements in a plasma processing system comprising:
- a) a substrate;
b) an optical emission sensor disposed on the substrate to obtain measurements of the plasma in the plasma processing system; and
c) a wireless communication transceiver mounted on the substrate disposed to transmit sensor measurement data from the substrate outside the plasma processing system.
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Abstract
There is provided by this invention a wafer probe for measuring plasma and surface characteristics in plasma processing environment that utilizes integrated sensors on a wafer substrate. A microprocessor mounted on the substrate receives input signals from the integrated sensors to process, store, and transmit the data. A wireless communication transceiver receives the data from the microprocessor and transmits information outside of the plasma processing system to a computer that collects the data during plasma processing. The integrated sensors may be dual floating Langmuir probes, temperature measuring devices, resonant beam gas sensors, optical emission sensors, or other sensors of plasma or surface properties. There is also provided a self-contained power source that utilizes the plasma for power that is comprised of a topographically dependent charging device or a charging structure that utilizes stacked capacitors.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for obtaining measurements in a plasma processing system comprising:
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a) a substrate;
b) an optical emission sensor disposed on the substrate to obtain measurements of the plasma in the plasma processing system; and
c) a wireless communication transceiver mounted on the substrate disposed to transmit sensor measurement data from the substrate outside the plasma processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of measuring properties of a plasma processing environment comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a measurement probe comprising a substrate, a first optical emission sensor disposed on the substrate to obtain measurements of the plasma in a plasma processing system, and a wireless communication transceiver mounted on the substrate disposed to transmit sensor measurement data from the substrate outside the plasma processing system;
b) disposing the measurement probe into the plasma processing system; and
c) collecting data relating to plasma properties in the plasma processing system using the measurement probe. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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