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Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method

  • US 9,805,959 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2013
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plasma processing apparatus comprising:

  • a processing container which defines a processing space;

    a microwave generator;

    a dielectric having an opposing surface which faces the processing space;

    a slot plate formed with a plurality of slots and provided on a surface of the dielectric at an opposite side to the opposing surface to radiate microwaves for plasma excitation to the processing space through the dielectric based on the microwaves generated by the microwave generator; and

    a heating member accommodated within an insulating material provided inside the slot plate,wherein the slot plate has a disk shape, wherein the plurality of slots includes;

    (i) a first slot group including a plurality of pairs of elongated holes arranged along a circumferential direction of the slot plate, two elongated holes in each pair of elongated holes in the first slot group extending in crossing directions, and (ii) a second slot group including a plurality of pairs of elongated holes arranged along the circumferential direction of the slot plate outside of the first slot group in a radial direction of the slot plate, two elongated holes in each pair of elongated holes in the second slot group extending in crossing directions, andthe heating member includes;

    (i) a first heater provided in a central region of the slot plate inside the first slot group in the radial direction, (ii) a second heater provided in an intermediate region of the slot plate outside the first slot group in the radial direction, and inside the second slot group in the radial direction, and (iii) a third heater provided in an outer periphery region of the slot plate outside the second slot group in the radial direction.

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