Toshiba Memory Corporation

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Kazuhiro Tomioka

Hisataka Hayashi

Akio Ui

Tsubasa Imamura

In one embodiment, a plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber; an introducing part; a counter electrode; a high-frequency power source; and a plurality of low-frequency power sources. A substrate electrode is disposed in the chamber, a substrate is directly or indirectly placed on the substrate electrode, and the substrate electrode has a plurality of electrode element groups. The introducing part introduces process gas into the chamber. The high-frequency power source outputs a high-frequency voltage for ionizing the process gas to generate plasma. The plurality of low-frequency power sources apply a plurality of low-frequency voltages of 20 MHz or less with mutually different phases for introducing ions from the plasma, to each of the plurality of electrode element groups.

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Kuwana, Japan

Hiroshi Yamamoto