Apparatus and methods for minimizing arcing in a plasma processing chamber
First Claim
1. A plasma processing chamber for processing a substrate to form electronic components thereon, comprising:
- a plasma-facing component having a plasma-facing surface oriented toward a plasma in said plasma processing chamber during processing of said substrate, said plasma-facing component representing a cylindrical chamber wall and being electrically isolated from a ground terminal; and
a grounding arrangement coupled to said plasma-facing component, said grounding arrangement including a first resistance circuit and an RF filter arrangement;
disposed in a first current path between said plasma-facing component and said ground terminal, said grounding arrangement further including a plurality of RF filter arrangements disposed in a plurality of current paths between said plasma-facing component and said ground terminal, said plurality of RF filter arrangements being arranged so as to improve distribution of capacitive grounding of said plasma-facing component with respect to at least one surface of said plasma-facing component wherein a resistance value of said first resistance circuit is selected to substantially eliminate arcing between said plasma and said plasma-facing component during said processing of said substrate.
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Abstract
A plasma processing chamber for processing a substrate to form electronic components thereon is disclosed. The plasma processing chamber includes a plasma-facing component having a plasma-facing surface oriented toward a plasma in the plasma processing chamber during processing of the substrate, the plasma-facing component being electrically isolated from a ground terminal. The plasma processing chamber further includes a grounding arrangement coupled to the plasma-facing component, the grounding arrangement including a first resistance circuit disposed in a first current path between the plasma-facing component and the ground terminal. The grounding arrangement further includes a RF filter arrangement disposed in at least one other current path between the plasma-facing component and the ground terminal, wherein a resistance value of the first resistance circuit is selected to substantially eliminate arcing between the plasma and the plasma-facing component during the processing of the substrate.
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1. A plasma processing chamber for processing a substrate to form electronic components thereon, comprising:
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a plasma-facing component having a plasma-facing surface oriented toward a plasma in said plasma processing chamber during processing of said substrate, said plasma-facing component representing a cylindrical chamber wall and being electrically isolated from a ground terminal; and a grounding arrangement coupled to said plasma-facing component, said grounding arrangement including a first resistance circuit and an RF filter arrangement;
disposed in a first current path between said plasma-facing component and said ground terminal, said grounding arrangement further including a plurality of RF filter arrangements disposed in a plurality of current paths between said plasma-facing component and said ground terminal, said plurality of RF filter arrangements being arranged so as to improve distribution of capacitive grounding of said plasma-facing component with respect to at least one surface of said plasma-facing component wherein a resistance value of said first resistance circuit is selected to substantially eliminate arcing between said plasma and said plasma-facing component during said processing of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A plasma processing chamber for processing a substrate to form electronic components thereon, comprising:
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a plasma-facing component having a plasma-facing surface oriented toward a plasma in said plasma processing chamber during processing of said substrate, said plasma-facing component represents a gas injector nozzle; and a grounding arrangement coupled to said plasma-facing component, said grounding arrangement including a first resistance circuit disposed in a first current path between said plasma-facing component and said ground terminal, said grounding arrangement further including a first RF filter arrangement disposed in parallel to the first resistance circuit, in a first RF current path between said plasma-facing component and said ground terminal, said first RF filter arrangement being arranged so as to improve distribution of capacitive grounding of said plasma-facing component with respect to at least one surface of said plasma-facing component wherein a resistance value of said first resistance circuit is selected to substantially eliminate arcing between said plasma and said plasma-facing component during said processing of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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