Tokyo Electron Limited

Megan Doppel

Merritt Funk

Toshihisa Nozawa

Jianping Zhao

Kazuki Moyama

Chelsea Dubose

Justin Moses

John Entralgo

Embodiments of method and system for controlling plasma performance are described. In an embodiment a method may include supplying power at a first set of power parameters to a plasma chamber. Additionally, the method may include forming plasma within the plasma chamber using the first set of power parameters. The method may also include measuring power coupling to the plasma at the first set of power parameters. Also, the method may include supplying power at a second set of power parameters to the plasma chamber. The method may additionally include measuring power coupling to the plasma at the second set of power parameters to the plasma. The method may also include adjusting the first set of power parameters based, at least in part, on the measuring of the power coupling at the second set of power parameters.

Methods and systems for controlling plasma performance

A processing system is disclosed, having a multiple power transmission elements with an interior cavity that may be arranged around a plasma processing chamber. Each of the power transmission elements may propagates electromagnetic energy that may be used to generate plasma within the plasma process chamber. The power transmission elements may be designed to accommodate a range of power and frequency ranges that range from 500 W to 3500 W and 0.9 GHz to 9 GHz. In one embodiment, the power transmission elements may include a rectangular interior cavity that enables the generation of a standing wave with two or more modes. In another embodiment, the power transmission elements may have a cylindrical interior cavity that may be placed along the plasma processing chamber or have one end of the cylinder placed against the plasma processing chamber.

Multi-cell resonator microwave surface-wave plasma apparatus

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