Treatment device, treatment device consumable parts management method, treatment system, and treatment system consumable parts management method
First Claim
1. A processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of types of processing under different processing conditions inside a processing chamber in which consumable components are disposed, comprising:
- a measuring means for measuring a utilization status of a consumable component in correspondence to each type of processing executed in said processing chamber;
a storage means for storing wear coefficient information indicating wear coefficients each indicating a wear extent change rate determined in advance for said consumable component in correspondence to a specific type of processing among the plurality of types of processing executed in said processing chamber; and
a control unit that obtains utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing, having been measured by said measuring means, obtains said wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing indicated in said wear coefficients information stored in said storage means, calculates a wear index value for said consumable component based upon said utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing and the wear coefficient corresponding to the individual types of processing and executes management processing to manage said consumable component based upon said calculated wear index value.
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Abstract
A processing apparatus includes counters each used to measure the length of RF discharge time over which power is applied to a consumable component in correspondence to a specific type of processing executed in a processing chamber, a storage to store wear coefficient information indicating wear coefficients each corresponding to one of the plurality of types of processing, and a control unit that obtains information indicating RF discharge time lengths measured by the counters in correspondence to the individual types of processing, obtains the wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing indicated in the wear coefficient information stored in the storage, calculates a wear index value for the consumable component based upon the RF discharge time lengths and the wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing, and executes consumable component management processing based upon the calculated wear index value.
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32 Claims
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1. A processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of types of processing under different processing conditions inside a processing chamber in which consumable components are disposed, comprising:
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a measuring means for measuring a utilization status of a consumable component in correspondence to each type of processing executed in said processing chamber; a storage means for storing wear coefficient information indicating wear coefficients each indicating a wear extent change rate determined in advance for said consumable component in correspondence to a specific type of processing among the plurality of types of processing executed in said processing chamber; and a control unit that obtains utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing, having been measured by said measuring means, obtains said wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing indicated in said wear coefficients information stored in said storage means, calculates a wear index value for said consumable component based upon said utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing and the wear coefficient corresponding to the individual types of processing and executes management processing to manage said consumable component based upon said calculated wear index value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A consumable component management method adopted in a processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of types of processing under different processing conditions inside a processing chamber in which consumable components are disposed, comprising:
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a step in which a measuring means is engaged to measure a utilization status of a consumable component in correspondence to each type of processing executed in said processing chamber; and a step in which utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing, having been measured by said measuring means, are obtained, wear coefficients each indicating a wear extent change rate determined in advance for said consumable component in correspondence to a specific type of processing among the plurality of types of processing indicated in wear coefficient information for said consumable component stored in a storage means, are obtained, a wear index value is calculated for said consumable component based upon said utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing and said wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing and said consumable component is managed based upon said calculated wear index value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A processing system that includes at least one processing apparatus capable of exchanging information with an external apparatus, wherein:
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said processing apparatus is capable of executing a plurality of types of processing under different processing conditions within a processing chamber having consumable components disposed therein; and
comprises;a measuring means for measuring a utilization status of a consumable component in correspondence to each type of processing executed in said processing chamber; and a control unit that obtains utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing, having been measured by said measuring means, obtains wear coefficients each indicating a wear extent change rate determined in advance for the consumable component in correspondence to a specific type of processing among the plurality of types of processing from said external apparatus, calculates a wear index value for said consumable component based upon said utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing and said wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing and executes management processing to manage said consumable component based upon said calculated wear index value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A consumable component management method adopted in a processing system that includes at least one processing apparatus capable of exchanging information with an external apparatus and executing a plurality of types of processing under different processing conditions inside a processing chamber having consumable components disposed therein, comprising:
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a step in which a measuring means is engaged to measure a utilization status of a consumable component in correspondence to each type of processing executed in said processing chamber; and a step in which utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing, having been measured by said measuring means, are obtained, wear coefficients each indicating a wear extent change rate determined in advance for said consumable component in correspondence to a specific type of processing among the plurality of types of processing, indicated in wear coefficient information for said consumable component stored in a storage means, are obtained, a wear index value is calculated for said consumable component based upon said utilization statuses corresponding to the individual types of processing and said wear coefficients corresponding to the individual types of processing and said consumable component is managed based upon said calculated wear index value. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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