Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

Kenneth L Starks

Bon-Woong Koo

Eric R Cobb

Richard M White

Scott C Holden

Brant S Binns

Shurong Liang

Tyler Burton Rockwell

Glen F R Gilchrist

Raees Pervaiz

An ion source with improved temperature control is disclosed. A portion of the ion source is nestled within a recessed cavity in a heat sink, where the portion of the ion source and the recessed cavity are each shaped so that expansion of the ion source causes high pressure thermal contact with the heat sink. For example, the ion source may have a tapered cylindrical end, which fits within a recessed cavity in the heat sink. Thermal expansion of the ion source causes the tapered cylindrical end to press against the recessed cavity in the heat sink. By proper selection of the temperature of the heat sink, the temperature and flow of coolant fluid through the heat sink, and the size of the gap between the heat sink and the ion source, the temperature of the ion source can be controlled.

Temperature controlled ion source

A method may include generating a plasma in a plasma chamber, the plasma comprising an etchant species and extracting a pulsed ion beam from the plasma chamber and directing the pulsed ion beam to a substrate, where the pulsed ion beam comprises an ON portion and an OFF portion. During the OFF portion the substrate may not be biased with respect to the plasma chamber, and the duration of the OFF portion may be less than a transit time of the etchant species from the plasma chamber to the substrate.

Apparatus and techniques for anisotropic substrate etching

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Gloucester, MA, United States of America

Kenneth L Starks